Planner(s):

Catherine Bell MD (Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia, Catherine.j.bell@kp.org, 415-833-3495 )
Brian Lee, MD (staff anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia SFO, brian.j1.lee@kp.org, 415-833-3495)

Target Audience:

Anesthesiologists and CRNAs caring for our patients that require anesthesia, analgesia, or sedation.
Nurse practitioners may also attend to hear of updates in clinical guidelines. 

Series Objectives:

1. Using current literature and society guidelines, evaluate, plan and administer anesthetics effectively.

2. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of practice changes suggested by the literature and develop a departmental consensus when applicable, to adopt practice changes recommended by peer-reviewed        journals, when appropriate.

3. Recognize and treat perioperative complications

Session Objectives: 

Anaphylaxis in the Perioperative Setting And Reducing the use of volatile anesthetics to minimize its environmental impact

After this session providers should be able to:

1. Reduce greenhouse impact of anesthesia gases by appropriate management of ventilator settings and gas flow rate.
2. Identification of anaphylaxis and management of anaphylaxis in the perioperative setting.

Presenter(s):

Brian Lee, MD (KPSFO) 

Accreditation Statement: The Kaiser San Francisco (San Francisco, CA 94115) is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation: The Kaiser San Francisco (San Francisco, CA 94115) designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement: The  planners for this activity, as well as the CME staff, do not have any relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.