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What’s the latest in anesthesiology CME online courses? Listen below to some of the country’s leading experts in the field from institutions such as the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Keck School of Medicine of USC, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital.

1. Anesthesia Implications of Acute And Chronic Marijuana Use

Join J. Julian Grove, MD, Partner, Pain Consultants of Arizona; President, Arizona Pain Society; Arizona Chapter President, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Phoenix as he reviews ways to improve the perioperative management of patients using marijuana and other tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products in this CME-accredited lecture. After listening to this full lecture, you will be better prepared to:

• Differentiate marijuana from hemp and other cannabinoids.
• Elaborate on the physiologic effects of cannabinoid products.
• Recognize the signs of marijuana intoxication and withdrawal.
• Distinguish the perioperative risk factors of acute and chronic marijuana use.
• Optimize anesthetic technique to account for the effects of marijuana use.

2. Rapid-sequence Induction in Patients with Trauma

Listen to Catherine M. Kuza, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care, Associate Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Director of Trauma Research, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles discuss ways to improve outcomes of anesthesia in patients with trauma in this CME-accredited audio lecture. After listening to this full lecture, you will be better prepared to:

• Identify patients with traumatic injuries who require intubation.
• Follow evidence-based procedures for rapid-sequence induction in patients with trauma.
• Choose among induction and neuromuscular blocking medications for rapid-sequence induction based on patient factors.
• Reverse neuromuscular blockade through the appropriate use of sugammadex.
• Prevent intraoperative awareness during trauma surgery.

3. Exposure to Ultrapotent Opioids

Kristopher Schroeder, MD, MS, Associate Professor and Division Chief, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison summarizes ways to improve the prevention and management of exposure to ultrapotent opioids (UPO) in this CME-accredited lecture. Once you listen to the full lecture, you will be better prepared to:

• Identify patients with traumatic injuries who require intubation.
• Describe the physiologic effects of opioids and opioid receptor subtypes.
• Identify UPOs commonly utilized in veterinary medicine and occasionally in clinical practice as a substitute for traditional opioids.
• Distinguish among the risks associated with opioid and UPO use, including substance abuse and addiction.
• Treat UPO exposure using naloxone and other opioid antagonists.

4. Pulmonary Hypertension

Join Jochen Steppan, MD, DESA, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, and Director of Perioperative Medicine, High Risk Cardiovascular Disease, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD as he goes over ways to improve the management of pulmonary hypertension in this CME-accredited lecture. After listening to the full lecture, you will be better prepared to:

• Use disease markers to assess pulmonary hypertension.
• Select effective treatment of pulmonary hypertension depending on severity of disease.
• Implement adequate measures during surgery to support right ventricular function. • Choose appropriate anesthetic drugs for patients with pulmonary hypertension.
• Consider measures for reducing perioperative morbidity and mortality associated with pulmonary hypertension.

5. Recognizing Substance Abuse in Colleagues

Listen to Robert J. Corba, DO, Co-Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; Director of Pain Management, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital; Attending Physician, Orthopaedic Associates of Allentown, Allentown, PA discuss how to improve identification and reporting of medical colleagues with impairment because of substance use disorder in this CME-accredited lecture. Once you listen to the full lecture, you will be better prepared to:

• Recognize substance use disorder and addiction in patients and colleagues.
• Follow appropriate procedures for reporting and investigating a colleague suspected of impairment from substance use disorder.

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