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

The American Society of Anesthesiologists designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity contributes to the Part 4: Improvement in Medical Practice requirement of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s (ABA) redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program^® (MOCA^®), known as MOCA 2.0™. Earn up to 16 points for completion of 4 module(s).

Commercial Support Statement
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Describe the perioperative protocols for the care of patients with and without COVID undergoing elective procedures.
Identify common post-COVID comorbidities in patients and their implications for undergoing surgery, perioperative assessment, and care.
Describe safe airway management of patients in the COVID-19 era.
Review best practices of critically ill patients with COVID-19.

The target audience for this initiative is physician anesthesiologists and care team members. We anticipate reaching 2,000 members of the target audience with this educational initiative.

Talia Ben-Jacob, MD, MS Chair/Planning Committee
Kristina Goff, MD Presenter/Planner/Faculty
Margit Kaufman, MD Presenter/Planner/Faculty
Ashish Khanna, MD Presenter/Planner/Faculty
John Klick, MD Presenter/Planner/Faculty
Michael O’Connor, MD Presenter/Planner/Faculty
Dorothea Rosenberger, MD Presenter/Planner/Faculty
Shahla Siddiqui, MD Presenter/Planner/Faculty
Nathan Smischney, MD Presenter/Planner/Faculty
Roshni Sreedharan, MD Presenter/Planner/Faculty
Jared Staab, DO, MA Presenter/Planner/Faculty
David Stahl, MD Presenter/Planner/Faculty
George Williams, MD Presenter/Planner/Faculty

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 accredited 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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Lessons Learned in Caring for Patients During The COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

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11/30/2020

Activity Expiration Date:
11/29/2021

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The American Society of Anesthesiologists and The France Foundation (TFF) have partnered to design a certified medical education initiative leveraging expert faculty physician anesthesiologists in the academic and private setting to present patient cases illustrating the nuances and changes to standard practice when operating under COVID-19
restrictions/protective conditions and the role of the anesthesiologist in critical care medicine. This educational program will include 4 online case-based interactive modules that will be updated every 60 days to remain current and relevant to the target audience as well as reflect real time challenges and barriers to care.

ACCME Accreditation and Designation Statements

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 live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity contributes to the Part 4: Improvement in Medical Practice requirement of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s (ABA) redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program® (MOCA®), known as MOCA 2.0™. Earn up to 16 points for completion of 4 module(s).

Commercial Support Acknowledgement

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.

Learning objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

· Describe the perioperative protocols for the care of patients with and without COVID undergoing elective procedures

· Identify common post-COVID comorbidities in patients and their implications for undergoing surgery, perioperative

assessment, and care

· Describe safe airway management of patients in the COVID-19 era

· Review best practices of critically ill patients with COVID-19

Disclosure Statement

The content of this activity is not related to products or services of an ACCME-defined commercial interest; therefore no one in control of content has a relevant financial relationship to disclose and there is no potential for conflicts of interest.

Course Presenters

ASA COVD Lessons Learned Module 1: How to Get COVID-19 Patients Back Into Surgery

Margit Kaufman, MD

Michael O’Connor, MD

George Williams, MD

ASA COVD Lessons Learned Module 2: Post-COVID Comorbidities and Perioperative Care

Shahla Siddiqui, MD

David Stahl, MD

Roshni Sreedharan, MD

ASA COVD Lessons Learned Module 3: Safe Airway Management in Patients With and Without COVID

John Klick, MD

Dorothea Rosenberger, MD

Jared Staab, MD

ASA COVD Lessons Learned Module 4: Anesthesiology in the ICU: Best Practices in Case of Another Surgery

Kristina Goff, MD

Ashish Khanna, MD

Nathan Smischney, MD

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