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Medication Safety in Pediatric Anesthesia 2023

  • Claim Credits by 7/9/2026
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Credits Available: CME, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement (Part 4)
Drug errors are not uncommon in health systems. In this course, you will learn about the impact of medication errors and adverse events, categories of drug errors, the incidence of medication errors in the operating room, a review of closed claims...  Read More +



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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 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. 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 patient safety CME requirement for the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s (ABA) 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.

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.

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  • Describe the categories of medication errors and standard definitions.
  • List mechanisms of medication errors in anesthesia plus the additional factors that contribute to medication errors in the pediatric population.
  • State the most common types of medication errors and the most common types of medications involved.
  • Apply strategies that reduce the occurrence of medication errors over the course of anesthetic care.
All members of the anesthesia care team.
Sarah Palsen, MD; Alexander Arriaga, MD, MPH, ScD

Jonathan Cohen, MD
Delcath Systems, Inc. – Consultant
Jeffrey Green, MD, MSHA, FASA
Cerus Corporation – Grant / Contract
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company – Consultant
Medtronic – Consultant
Senthilkumar Sadhasivam, MD, MPH, MBA, FASA
NeurOptics – Consultant

All relevant financial relationships for this activity have been mitigated. All other planners, authors, editors, and staff have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests.

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Medication Safety in Pediatric Anesthesia 2023
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