Program #872 • Available Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
through Friday, June 24, 2011
Best Practices in Blood Management
Faculty
Aryeh
Shander, MD, FCCM, FCCP
Chief of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Hyperbaric Medicine, and Pain Management
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Englewood, New Jersey
Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Medicine, and Surgery
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York
Program Description
Potential adverse effects of blood transfusions range from immunomodulatory reactions to infections with blood-borne pathogens. In addition to these health risks, issues of blood shortages, blood storage, and high costs make alternatives to transfusion even more attractive. In this timely and authoritative video, Dr. Shander explores strategies to markedly reduce the need for transfusion, such as optimizing the perioperative hemoglobin level through the use of pharmacologic agents, preoperative autologous blood donation, acute normovolemic hemodilution, and meticulous hemostasis and operative techniques. In addition, he discusses steps hospital taems can take toward developing cost-effective blood management programs for their own institutions.
(70 minutes)
Credit Information
Up to 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
This activity is designed for surgeons, oncologists, anesthesiologists, hematologists, critical care physicians, hospitalists, intensivists, primary care physicians, critical care nurses, surgical nurses, and pharmacists.
Learning Objectives
After taking part in this CME activity, participants should be able to:
CME Credit Designations
ACCME The Network for Continuing Medical Education (NCME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA NCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their
participation in the activity.
AAFP This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 1 Prescribed credit by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP accreditation begins Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Term of approval is for one year from this date, with option for yearly renewal.
AOA This activity is eligible for up to 1 hour of credit in Category 2-A of the American Osteopathic Association.