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The American Society of Anesthesiologists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology™ program and MOCA^® are registered trademarks of The American Board of Anesthesiology^®. MOCA 2.0^® is a trademark of the American Board of Anesthesiology^®.

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 for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.

This activity contributes to the Quality Improvement (QI) component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s (ABA) redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program^® (MOCA^®). Earn up to 4 points for completion of the activity.

Perform and interpret screening tools for cognitive impairment and frailty in older adults anticipating inpatient procedures.
Inform the patient’s family of possible outcomes based on screening results.
Develop a plan for changing patient care based on preoperative screening.
Compare the benefits and risks of neuraxial and general anesthesia in older adults, emphasizing their equivalent impact on postoperative delirium risk.
Demonstrate effective shared decision-making strategies to involve older adult patients and their families in selecting between neuraxial and general anesthesia.
Develop anesthetic care plans for older adults that prioritize safety, efficacy, and individual patient characteristics.
Identify and manage potential adverse effects of dexmedetomidine, including strategies to mitigate bradycardia and hypotension in older patients.
Develop anesthetic plans that incorporate dexmedetomidine as a preventive strategy for postoperative delirium, when clinically appropriate.

The target audience for this educational series will be the following members of the anesthesia care team:

Anesthesiologists
Anesthesiologists Assistant
CRNAs
Residents/Fellows
Medical Students

Faculty can be found within each course in the package.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists remains strongly committed to providing the best available evidence-based clinical information to participants of this educational activity and requires an open disclosure of any potential conflict of interest identified by our faculty members. It is not the intent of the American Society of Anesthesiologists to eliminate all situations of potential conflict of interest, but rather to enable those who are working with the American Society of Anesthesiologists to recognize situations that may be subject to question by others. All disclosed conflicts of interest are reviewed by the educational activity course director/chair to ensure that such situations are properly evaluated and, if necessary, resolved. The American Society of Anesthesiologists educational standards pertaining to conflict of interest are intended to maintain the professional autonomy of the clinical experts inherent in promoting a balanced presentation of science. Through our review process, all American Society of Anesthesiologists activities are ensured of independent, objective, scientifically balanced presentations of information. Disclosure of any or no relationships will be made available for all educational activities.

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