Dannemiller Anesthesiology Review Course

Dannemiller Anesthesiology Review Course on DVD (5th Edition) provides a comprehensive review of the specialty of anesthesiology. This superb educational activity allows the user to earn valuable CME/CE credit while studying for boards or reviewing current anesthesiology practice. This program contains 59 complete lectures from 15 renowned anesthesiologists offering Category 1 CME credits for physicians, and AANA Credit for CRNAs. CME/CE Certificates are provided through an Internet link allowing the user to complete a posttest as well as an evaluation and print certificates directly from a computer. Individual transcripts of completed lectures are kept to allow users to print additional copies of certificates.

Syllabus: Dannemiller Anesthesiology Review Course on DVD (5th Edition)

This syllabus contains the slides from the 2010 Anesthesia Review Course that was presented in San Antonio, Texas in April 2010 and Chicago, Illinois in June 2010. This syllabus is not available for credit. However, to accompany this syllabus, you may also order the Dannemiller Anesthesia Review Course DVD which offers CME/CE credit.

DVD SET

Method of Participation

The healthcare provider who purchases this product (DVD ROM) will be considered the Registered Owner of the Program. Only registered owners may obtain CME/CE credit for completion of the activities included in this program. To receive CME/CE credit for completed lectures, you must enter your individual User ID when you access the online Post Test and Evaluation Website. Please ensure that you protect this password.

Your individual password was provided with your welcome letter when you ordered this material.

This activity contains 59 lectures with audio and slides. The participant should:

1. Read the learning objectives and other CME information.
2. Select a topic from the table of contents.
3. Listen to the audio while viewing the slides.
4. Take the post-test after each lecture.
5. The participant must answer 80% of the questions correctly in order to receive credit.
6. Complete the evaluation: Participants who complete the post-test and evaluation will be issued a certificate, which may be printed at your location. No additional certificate will be mailed. If you have any questions, you may contact Dannemiller at editor@dannemiller.com or by calling 800-328-2308.
7. *No credit will be given after September 30, 2012 for physicians and October 24, 2011 for CRNA’s.

Statement of Need

Practicing anesthesiologists, anesthesiology residents, and practicing CRNAs require a thorough periodic review of our specialty's core information. Dannemiller has organized such a review of this body of information by drawing on the opinions of expert anesthesiology educators, as well as feedback from anesthesia professionals and participants at previous Dannemiller programs. Based on this information, this course has been designed to provide an in-depth, state-of-the-art review of the practice of anesthesia. It is intended to meet the needs of those preparing for certification or re-certification examinations, and/or practitioners who desire a comprehensive review of our discipline's core body of information.

Faculty

Purpose

The overall goal of this Course is to provide a comprehensive review of the specialty of anesthesiology.

Course Objectives

After attending this review course, participants should be able to:

• Describe the workings and the inherent hazards of common anesthesia administration and monitoring equipment.
• Describe and apply pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles in the administration of intravenous and inhaled anesthetics.
• Describe the physiology and pharmacology of neuromuscular blockade.
• Describe the mechanisms of normal coagulation and common anticoagulants, and describe the infectious and non-infectious hazards of transfusion.
• Describe the indications and techniques, including ultrasound, for upper and lower extremity regional blocks.
• Describe the assessment of the respiratory system prior to pulmonary resection surgery; describe intraoperative management and post operative analgesia for thoracic surgery.
• Describe the preoperative evaluation and intraoperative management of patients with various endocrinopathies including diabetes and thyroid disease.
• Describe the essential elements of transitional/neonatal physiology; describe the anesthetic management of common and neonatal and pediatric emergencies.
• Describe the techniques for anesthesia and analgesia for vaginal and caesarean delivery; describe the management of obstetrical emergencies.
• Describe the evaluation and management of patient with coronary and valvular disease; describe the anesthetic management techniques for on and off pump cardiac surgery.
• Describe the physiology and pharmacology relevant to neuroanesthesia; describe the anesthetic management for aneurysm, posterior fossa lesions and head injury surgery.
• Describe the pathophysiology and treatment of sepsis, acute lung injury and multi-organ failure.
• Describe the physiology of normal and neuropathic pain; describe the clinical management of acute, chronic and cancer related pain.

Target Audience

This Course is intended for residents preparing for Board certification examinations, for anesthesiologists preparing for re-certification, and for practicing anesthesiologists and CRNAs seeking a comprehensive review of the specialty’s core body of knowledge.

Accreditation Statement

Dannemiller is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physicians

Dannemiller designates this educational activity for a maximum of 59 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse Anesthetists

This program has been approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists for 59 CE Credits. Code Number: 33376 Expiration Date: 10/24/2011

Disclosures

In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Dannemiller requires that any person who is in a position to control the content of a CME activity must disclose all relevant financial relationships they have with a commercial interest. Accordingly:

Dannemiller staff and all others involved in the development of this activity have no financial relationships with commercial interests. To resolve identified conflicts of interest of the faculty, the proposed educational content was fully reviewed by the Program Director, John C. Drummond, M.D., FRCP(C) Professor of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, Staff Anesthesiologist, VA Medical Center, San Diego, California. Dr. Drummond has nothing to disclose. The resulting certified activity was found to provide educational content that is current, evidence-based and free of commercial bias.

Off Label Statement

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by FDA. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings. Further, attendees/participants should appraise the information presented critically and are encouraged to consult appropriate resources for any product or device mentioned in this program.

Disclaimer

The content and views presented in this educational activity are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Dannemiller. This material is prepared based upon a review of multiple sources of information, but it is not exhaustive of the subject matter. Therefore, healthcare professionals and other individuals should review and consider other publications and materials on the subject matter before relying solely upon the information contained within this educational activity.