Center for Perioperative Medicine FAQs

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Board of Directors approved the creation of a Center for Perioperative Medicine (CPMed) in 2022 as an organizational strategy for the long-term development of ASA’s initiatives and goal setting in perioperative medicine. CPMed aims to 1) accelerate the adoption of perioperative medicine as a distinct specialty, 2) address the perioperative policy needs of hospitals and health systems, and 3) serve as the leading authority on anesthesia-based issues in perioperative medicine and offer a collaborative platform for stakeholders in this specialty.

CPMed develops educational materials, works toward increasing the perioperative medicine content in residency and fellowship curricula and convenes stakeholders to establish greater collaboration and amplify the tenants of perioperative medicine.

In 2024, the Center hosted the first Perioperative Stakeholder Summit at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024 in Philadelphia, PA. This event brought together anesthesiology focused perioperative medicine stakeholder organizations to discuss various issues in perioperative care. The Center plans to host the next summit in October 2025. 

CPMed supported several sessions at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024. These CPMed Supported Sessions provided learners with a roadmap for developing and implementing multidisciplinary perioperative care pathways. CPMed plans to support several sessions at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025.

CPMed’s efforts are already underway to provide recommendations to the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) in increasing perioperative medicine content in the anesthesiology residency curriculum.

Currently, CPMed promotes perioperative medicine and the role of anesthesiologists in this care. This approach is intended to also provide opportunities for all perioperative medical professionals to collaborate, learn, and implement best practices to improve perioperative outcomes.

Perioperative Medicine was previously covered by multiple ASA committees and physician groups, including the former Committee on Future Models of Anesthesia Practice, the PSH Steering Committee, and the ASA Ad Hoc Committee on perioperative medicine. CPMed builds off previous ASA initiatives and unifies ASA’s efforts to advance perioperative medicine.

We anticipate opportunities for engagement starting in 2025. Stay tuned to the CPMed website for more information. If you have any additional questions, please email [email protected].