Overview
Learn from the Experts: Advances in Anesthesiology
Comprehensive Review of Anesthesiology, an online video CME program, highlights the core concepts of conducting anesthesia and stresses the implementation of perioperative best practices to facilitate enhanced recovery after surgery.
Directed by Jeffrey S. Berger, MD and Eric R. Heinz, MD, this review includes case-based lectures covering a broad range of topics, including preoperative assessment and evaluation, cardiac anesthesia, the opioid crisis, robotic anesthesia, ERAS, physician impairment, and more. It’s contininuing medical education that will help you to better:
- Recognize scientific principles that guide basic anesthetic management
- Formulate a thoughtful anesthetic plan for a variety of subspecialties
- Compare the techniques and technology available at your facility with best practices
- Plan for incorporation of new knowledge into routine practice
PLEASE NOTE: The credit expiration date for this program is April 29, 2026. While you will no longer be able to earn CME credits after that date, you’ll have access to the content until April 30, 2028.
Topics / Speakers
Basic – Sciences
Pharmacology – Gases – Adam W. Baca, MD
Pharmacology – Drugs – Adam W. Baca, MD
Physiology – Cardiopulmonary – Marc J. Popovich, MD, FCCM
Neurologic System: Physiology – Raymond Pla, MD
Physiology – Renal – Raymond A. Pla, MD
Breathing Systems and Their Use in the Operating Room – William Whitehead, MD, PhD
Operating Room Safety – S. Lynn Knox, MD, FASA
Patient Monitors in Anesthesiology – Eric R. Heinz, MD, PhD
Basic – Clinical
Preoperative Assessment and Evaluation – Gurwinder K. Gill, MD
Anesthetic Planning – Eric R. Heinz, MD, PhD
General Anesthesia and Management – Connor McNamara, MD, MS
Neuraxial Anesthesia – Eric R. Heinz, MD, PhD
Acute Pain Medicine and Regional Anesthesia – Emily Garmon, MD
Emergence and Postoperative Care – Jarrett Heard, MD, MBA
Complications – Part 1 – Nilda Salaman, MD
Complications – Part 2 – Nilda Salaman, MD
Advanced – Clinical
Chronic Pain Medicine – Palak Turakhia, MD, MPH
Cardiac Anesthesia – Part 1 – K. Gage Parr, MD FASA
Cardiac Anesthesia – Part 2 – K. Gage Parr, MD FASA
Thoracic Anesthesia – Geetha Shanmugam, MD
Critical Care Medicine – ARDS, Sepsis, Shock, and Vasopressors – Donald S. Prough, MD, FASA, FCCP, FAHA
Critical Care Medicine – VAD, IABP, and ECMO – Donald S. Prough, MD, FASA, FCCP, FAHA
Topics in Neuroanesthesia – Stefanie R. Fischer, MD
Obstetric Anesthesia – Michael Hofkamp, MD
Pediatric Anesthesia – Carroll Labron Chambers, Jr., MD, MBA, FASA
Abdominal Organ Transplantation for the Anesthesiologist – Shaun Yockelson, MD
Trauma and Burn Anesthesia – Gurwinder K. Gill, MD
Vascular Anesthesia – Adrienne B. Warrick, MD
Hot Topics
Physician Impairment – Diana Zentko, MD
Multimodal Analgesia in the time of an Epidemic – Palak Turakhia, MD, MPH
Non-Operating Room Anesthesia – Mitchell H. Tsai, MD, MMM, FASA, FAACM
Cardiac Anesthesia – Jacob Martin, MD
New Peripheral Nerve Blocks – Emily Garmon, MD
Fetal Surgery – Michelle S. Burnette, MD
Perioperative Management of Older Adults – Marc J. Popovich, MD, FCCM
Practice Management – Jarrett Heard, MD, MBA
Faculty
Course Director
Jeffery S. Berger, MD, MBA, FASA
Seymour Alpert Professor and Chair
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
George Washington University
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
Eric R. Heinz, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
George Washington University
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
Speakers
Adam Baca, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
George Washington University
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
Michelle S. Burnette, MD
Clinical Instructor
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
George Washington University
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
Carroll Labron Chambers, Jr., MD, MBA, FASA
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Brenner Children’s Hospital
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Winston-Salem, NC
Stefanie R. Fischer, MD
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
Emily Garmon, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Texax A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
Medical Director
Temple Acute Pain Management Service
Baylor Scott and White Hospital
Temple, TX
Gurwinder Gill, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
George Washington University
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
Jarrett Heard, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor
Clinical Anesthesiology
Associate Medical Director
Ambulatory Services
Associate Director
Ambulatory Anesthesia Business Fellowship
Department of Anesthesiology
Outpatient Surgery Center
Eye and Ear Institute and
Jameson Crane Sports Medicine institute
Columbus, OH
Michael Hofkamp, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Texas A&M Health Science Center
College of Medicine
Director of Obstetric Anesthesia
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center
Temple, TX
S. Lynn Knox, MD, FASA
Professor and Vice Chair for Education
Department of Anesthesiology
Residency Program Director
University of Texas Medical Branch
Distinguished Teaching Professor
University of Texas
Galveston, TX
Jacob Martin, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Larner College of Medicine
Director of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
University of Vermont Medical Center
Burlington, VT
Conner McNamara, MD
Assistant Professor
Critical Care Anesthesiology
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Case Western Reserve
University School of Medicine
Cleveland, OH
K. Gage Parr, MD, FASA
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
George Washington University
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
Raymond A. Pla, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
George Washington University
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
Marc J. Popovich, MD
Helmut F. Cascorbi Professor and Chair
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Senior Medical Director for Critical Care
University Hospitals Health System
Cleveland, OH
Donald S. Prough, MD, FASA, FCCP
Rebecca Terry White Distinguished Professor and Chair
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Galveston, TX
Nilda Salaman, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
George Washington University
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
Geetha Shanmugam, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
George Washington University
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
Mitchell Tsai, MD, MMM
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Vermont
Larner College of Medicine
Burlington, VT
Palak Turakhia, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
George Washington University
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
Adrienne B. Warrick, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical Director of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
University of Florida
College of Medicine
Jacksonville, FL
William Whitehead, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
Shaun Yockelson, MD
Assistant Professor
University of Queensland
Ochsner Clinical School
New Orleans, LA
Diana Zentko, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
George Washington University
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
Accreditation
Accreditation Statement
Oakstone Publishing is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
Oakstone Publishing designates this enduring material for a maximum of 29.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABA MOC
This activity contributes to the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology™ (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.
Reviewed for Re-Release: April 30, 2023
Date Credits Expire: April 29, 2026
Date of Original Release: March 15, 2020
CME credit is awarded upon successful completion of a course evaluation and a post-test.
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Recognize scientific principles that guide basic anesthetic management
- Devise a thoughtful anesthetic plan for a variety of subspecialties
- Appraise the techniques and technology available at your facility for comparison to best practices
- Plan for incorporation of new knowledge into routine practice
Intended Audience
The activity is designed to update anesthesiology, intensive care, and pain medicine health care providers with core concepts and cutting-edge findings to increase the level of sophistication of perioperative management, pain medicine, and critical care medicine.
SKU: ANX357E0