Activity ID
3169Expires
May 8, 2026Format Type
InternetCME Credit
1.50Fee
$225CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Description of CME Course
While over 25 million Americans undergo the risks of medical anesthesia per year, there is a generally low incidence of adverse events. However, anesthesiologists rank 7 out of 28 medical specialties sued for malpractice with about 27% of those suits resulting in payment. Among the reasons for anesthesiology lawsuits are intubation problems and problems with patient monitoring in the perioperative period. The most common outcomes of these problems were cardiac or cardiorespiratory arrest. To these outcomes, emerging issues in anesthesiology have been perioperative respiratory complications caused by opioids, obesity, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This activity will explain how opioids, obesity, and OSA influence the respiratory system, how to screen patients preoperatively for these conditions, and how to prevent and/or deal with perioperative respiratory complications from these conditions.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Anesthesiology
Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
Explain how opioids, obesity, and obstructive sleep apnea can lead to respiratory problems.
Utilize methods to preoperatively screen patients for potential respiratory problems from opioids, obesity, and obstructive sleep apnea.
Discuss options to prevent or deal with respiratory complications from opioids, obesity, and obstructive sleep apnea in the perioperative setting.
Keywords
opioids, obstructive sleep apnea, respiratory complications, obesity
Competencies
Medical Knowledge, Patient Care & Procedural Skills
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Inpatient, Rural, Urban
