Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists (WSA) 2019 Annual Meeting

WSA 2019 Annual Meeting is organized by Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists (WSA) and will be held from Sep 07 - 08, 2019 at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 13.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

ABA MOCA Credit®: This activity contributes to the patient safety CME requirement for Part II: Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s (ABA) redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program® (MOCA®), known as MOCA 2.0™. Please consult the ABA website, www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements. Maximum of 13.75 hours available.

Description:
This year's meeting is being organized by Dr. Peggy Kim and Dr. Alaa Abd-Elsayed, who are pain practitioners at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. They have put together a great program with many topics on timely issues such as perioperative pain management, marijuana and CBD oil, infusion therapy and demonstrating value of our specialty. We again will offer multiple ultrasound workshops. We will also feature a panel discussion on physician wellness, burnout and suicide.

A special session this year will be four nationally recognized speakers who will speak on safety considerations when using opioid analgesics. This session is being sponsored by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).

This will be a great chance to earn continuing medical education and is one of the benefits of your WSA membership, so please join us for this easily accessed learning opportunity.

Goals & Objectives:
• Discuss common usages and indications for medical marijuana and/or CBD oil, as well as the medicolegal issues and anesthetic/perioperative implications associated with the use of these substances. 
• Appreciate opportunities for utilizing different infusions for pain in the perioperative setting. 
• Develop strategies and/or protocols for improving pain management in adult and child ICU settings. 
• Articulate opportunities for implementing value-added services to their institution/hospital such as ERAS, chronic pain clinic, and acute/regional/inpatient pain services. 
• Demonstrate anatomical placement and understand the use of ultrasound guidance for common regional/chronic pain blocks and/or point of care uses. 
• Identify important current medicolegal issues facing anesthesiologists. 
• Describe ways and strategies to improve preoperative patient care. 
• Recognize the warning signs of physician burnout and suicidality and discuss ways to mitigate these risks and improve physician wellness. 
• Develop individualized pain treatment plans, including nonpharmacologic and/or pharmacologic (non-opioid and opioid analgesics) as approprate.