Harvard Anesthesiology Update 2024

Cardiac, Regional, Office-Based, Thoracic, Obstetric, Neuro, and Pediatric

In the past year, there have been a number of very significant clinical changes that affect the practice of anesthesiology. This comprehensive CME program provides a special and timely opportunity for anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists and others with interest in the field to hear directly from world-renowned specialists and master clinicians about these changes.

The curriculum at Anesthesiology Update 2024 ensures not only that attendees leave with a comprehensive understanding of the latest advances, risk mitigation strategies and anesthesiology guidelines, but also with specific recommendations to incorporate these updates into practice.

The format is engaging and attendees are encouraged to pose questions of the national and international experts who will be delivering the updates and education at this event.

Updates, best practices and new guidelines cover:

Analysis of never events
Advances in transfusion practices
The aging anesthesia practitioner
Anesthesia and cancer recurrence
Artificial intelligence in anesthesia delivery
Brain health: pediatrics and adults
Coagulation monitoring during surgery
End-of-life care
Informed consent: minimizing malpractice risk
Maternal cardiac arrest
Mechanical circulatory support
New developments in anesthetic pharmacology: hypnotics and analgesics
Nerve blocks outside the operating room
NORA / office based anesthesia / ambulatory anesthesia: patient safety
Integrating technology for postpartum hemorrhage management
Recent advances in airway management: pediatrics and adults
Total intravenous anesthesia: theoretical foundation and practical considerations
The agony of GLP1 agonists
Virtual reality tools
Participants will take away important guidelines and checklists that they can put to immediate use in their anesthesia practice.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

2024 Guidelines, New Innovations, Challenging Cases, and State-of-the-Art Clinical and Patient Safety Updates in the Areas of:

Regional anesthesia
Cardiac anesthesia
Critical care medicine
Ambulatory anesthesia, office-based anesthesia, NORA
Pediatric anesthesia
Obstetric anesthesia
Thoracic anesthesia
Perioperative transfusion medicine
Neuroanesthesia
Clinician wellness
Pain management
Patient safety and risk reduction
Enhanced recovery after surgery
IMPORTANT DRUG UPDATES

Anesthetic drugs in the development pipeline
Anesthetic neurotoxicity
GLP1 agonists
Total intravenous anesthesia
Inhalational anesthetics
New hypnotics
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