OVERVIEW

The Curbsiders Episode #475: Perioperative Update with Dr. Avital O’Glasser is organized by VCU Health Continuing Education.

Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 10:00 AM - Saturday, April 1, 2028, 11:59 PM

Description:
Master perioperative medicine! Learn when to hold ACE inhibitors, how to manage OSA without delaying surgery, and why "NPO after midnight" is outdated. We’re joined by Dr. Avital O’Glasser, our Chief of Perioperative Medicine!

Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

  1. Discuss updates to the most recent (2024) ACC/AHA guidelines on the management of perioperative care and how they differ from past guidelines.
  2. Recognize the limitations of modern cardiac risk calculators and how these calculators should be used in clinical practice.
  3. Identify how cardiac biomarkers and stress testing should be used to drive decision-making in perioperative patients before and after surgery.
  4. Discuss how pulmonary conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea impact perioperative care.
  5. Discuss best practices of perioperative consultation including medications, labs, and how to best communicate your recommendations to the surgical service.

 

Credits

Credits:
Accreditation:
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by The Curbsiders and VCU Health. VCU Health Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

VCU Health Continuing Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.75 medical knowledge MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

It is the responsibility of the participant to provide the correct information [ABIM ID Number and DOB (in MMDD format)] in order to receive MOC credit for participating in a CE activity.

VCU Health Continuing Education designates this activity for a maximum of 1.75 ANCC contact hour. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

VCU Health Continuing Education has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

This activity provides 1.75 contact hours (1.75 CEUs) of continuing education credit.

  • 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • 1.75 MOC
  • 1.75 Contact Hours
  • 1.75 AAPA
  • 1.75 CEUs
  • 1.75 CME
  • TARGET AUDIENCE

    PhysicianPhysician Assistant

    SPECIALITIES

    Surgery

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