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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 for a maximum of 4 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 4 points for completion of 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, www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.

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After successfully completing this activity, the learner will be able to:

Plan an approach to manage IV infusion injuries in your practice or at your institution to reduce and ultimately eliminate the number of IV failures and injuries to patients in the perioperative setting.
Prepare a performance plan to improve the quality of IV infiltration and extravasation.

Anesthesiologists, plastic surgeons, thoracic surgeons, urologists

Jeffrey Green, MD, MSHA, FASA

Jeffrey Green, M.D., MSHA, FASA has disclosed consulting fees (self) and honoraria (self) with Medtronic and honoraria (self) with the American Board of Anesthesiology. Michael Loushin, M.D. has disclosed an equity position (self) and stock options (self) with Preceptis Medical, Inc. Scott Watkins, M.D. has disclosed funded research (self) from Pfizer. All other authors, editors and staff have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests.

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