Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:

• Identify key components of the Affordable Care Act
• Define aspects of optimal mechanical ventilation management
• Identify important aspects of fast track cardiac anesthesia
• Review use of perioperative low dose ketamine
• Discuss a physiologic approach to management of the patient with pulmonary hypertension
• Identify neurodevelopmental effects of early anesthetic exposure
• Examine pitfalls associated with perioperative management of bariatric surgery patients
• Determine risk factors for perioperative nerve injuries
• Identify the pathophysiology and treatment of anesthesia-associated cardiac arrest
• Review perioperative pain management in the chronic pain patient
• Evaluate the anesthetic implications of head and neck trauma
• Discuss drug diversion in the healthcare work place
• Evaluate fatigue and the anesthesia provider
• Examine how echocardiography helps in management of the acutely unstable patient
• Review components of central line insertion safety
• Evaluate common checklists used during anesthetic care
• Identify mechanisms to assess for residual neuromuscular paralysis
• Discuss recommendations regarding pediatric outpatient anesthesia
• Review brain protection during the perioperative period
• Discuss the use of Tranexamic acid in orthopedic surgery
• Discuss the primary determinants of maternal mortality in obstetric patients
• Identify co-morbid conditions that influence the risk of outpatient surgery
• Discuss anesthetic implications of new anticoagulants

Attendance at this Mayo course does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in the performance of any procedures which may be discussed or taught in this course.