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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health and Northwest Anesthesia Seminars. The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Anesthesiology: CME credit will be sent directly to The American Board of Anesthesiology to fulfill the Part 2 requirement for the Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program (MOCA®).

Canadian Physicians: This activity is eligible for Section 1 credits in the Royal College’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. Participants must log into MAINPORT to claim this activity.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: This program is designed to meet requirements for Class A CE credit. Once approved by AANA, this will be indicated.

Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accept CME from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Osteopathic Physicians: This program is eligible for Category 2 credit with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 24 hours of Category I credit for completing this program.

Registered Nurses: NWAS is an approved provider for the following state nursing boards: California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider Number 4833), District of Columbia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Florida Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Georgia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), and the South Carolina Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480). This program offers 24 contact hours.

†Pharmacology hours subject to change.

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This course is designed for physicians, certified registered nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and other medical care providers who must maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the specialty or are impacted by it.

PROGRAM PURPOSE

Presentations are designed to facilitate the physician, nurse specialist, and other providers maintaining skills of the same kind to review and update knowledge and abilities in one or more of these areas vital to the practicing professional:

Possess the scientific background for clinical practice

Maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of not only the specialty, but also of all additional related disciplines which may impact it

Maintain an up-to-the-minute armamentarium of knowledge and skills for the selection and use of complex equipment, pharmacological agents, and procedures necessary for the provision of quality patient care

Manage self and colleagues to function toward common goals in the clinical setting, the clinical and educational institutions, and the community in which the practice resides

Serve as an expert in matters involving health care delivery; serve as an informed manager of clinical and educational services provided, including the acquisition and distribution of resources necessary in meeting professional goals

Provide assistance with and support of other service providers, departments, institutions, and organizations dependent upon the professional expertise of the practitioner

OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Apply the pertinent physical and behavioral sciences - to include but not be limited to advanced anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and social sciences - as they impact and are affected by the planning, delivery, and monitoring of anesthesia and related services inherent in the anesthesia professions.

Explain the selection, dosing considerations with methods of administration, safe use, and contraindications and precautions of presented pharmacological agents through the understanding of their physico-chemical properties, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, updated uses, and more recently developed additional, related, and similar drugs.

Outline comprehensive management plans for the group of patients discussed, whether related in age, physical status, cultural background, invasive procedure, anesthetic or analgesic requirements, clinical setting, adverse reactions, and/or goals of care.

Apply the principles of safety and asepsis in the performance of anesthetic procedures and administrations, equipment use, and other applications encountered during the provision of anesthesia and analgesia whether in the surgical unit, the labor and delivery suite, the pain management clinic, or other more remote location of anesthetizing services.

Incorporate the appropriate recommendations and/or requirements of pertinent external organizations, institutions, and professional groups - recognized as serving as the authority for and/or holding the responsibility to compile and approve such tenets - in the provision of anesthesia and related services, whether medical, legal, philosophical, ethical, or health care management standards.

Apply the new techniques in the clinical setting of the participant.

Bonjo M. Batoon, MSN, CRNA

Staff Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Member of Shock Trauma Go Team

International Medical Surgical Response Team (IMSuRT)

Maryland-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team (MD-1 DMAT)

R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center

University of Maryland Medical Systems                  

Baltimore, Maryland

James Grady Crosland, MD

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Arkansas Children's Hospital

Little Rock, Arkansas

Gaurav P. Patel, MD 

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology 

Clinical Director, Surgical Specialties Anesthesia

Associate Program Director, Anesthesiology Residency 

Emory University School of Medicine 

Atlanta, Georgia

Alexandru Visan, MD, MBA

CEO, Executive Cortex Consulting, LLC

Miami, Florida

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Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

The Ritz Carlton, Buckhead

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Deluxe guest rooms are 360 sqft. and offer a spacious layout with 1 King or 2 Double beds (based on hotel availability). Amenities include refreshment center with coffee/teamaker, honor bar, flat-screen TV, desk, iPod docking station, alarm clock, digital safe, iron/board, rain shower head, exclusive Asprey bath amenities, hair dryer, lighted shaving/make-up mirror, Italian marble vanity and more. 

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The Ritz Carlton, Buckhead is located approximately 18 miles form the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL). Parking at the hotel: Overnight valet parking, approximately $38 per car, per night; Self-parking, $12 maximum for up to 12 hours; after 12 hours, up to 24 hours is $17 per day. Parking prices subject to change without notice.

Submission Info

Northwest Seminars

Phone: 800-222-6927

Fax: 509-547-1265

Email: info@northwestseminars.com

Northwest Seminars

Phone: 800-222-6927

Fax: 509-547-1265

Email: info@northwestseminars.com