UC San Diego (UCSD) Anesthesia Update 2018

UC San Diego (UCSD) Anesthesia Update is organized by UC San Diego School of Medicine and will be held during Jan 10 - 13, 2018 at Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, California, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is Anesthesiologists, CRNA’s and other providers involved in perioperative care. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Course Description :
The Anesthesiology Update has as its basic theme a critical evaluation of current practices of anesthesia. Consequently, the program contains state of the art elements in all the anesthesia subspecialties and discusses important new problems and their solutions which can be incorporated by the participants.

Course Objectives :
At the conclusion of this activity participants should be able to:
• Apply new American Heart Association preoperative guidelines to their practice
• Apply new cardiovascular monitoring indices such as Stroke Volume Variation in managing fluid administration
• Use ultrasound technology in their practice of Regional Anesthesia
• Apply the American Society of Regional Anesthesia Guidelines for the performance of regional anesthesia in anti-coagulated patients
• Use advanced airway techniques and apply the latest American Society of Anesthesiologists guidelines in management of the difficult airway
• Apply evidence-based principles in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting. In addition, they will be able to apply ethical principles in managing perioperative dilemmas and potential conflicts of interest.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.