American Board Of Anesthesiology
The American Board of Anesthesiology
4200 Six Forks Road, Suite 1100
Raleigh, NC 27609-2687
Phone: (866) 999 - 7501
Fax: (866) 999-7503
www.theaba.orgMaintenance of Certification Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Requirements
- All credits must be AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits™.
- No more than 70 CME credits per calendar year (completed between 2006 and 2012) will be credited toward the Part II requirement.
- No more than 60 CME credits per calendar year (completed in or after 2013) will be credited toward the requirement.
- Complete a minimum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits™ from ABA-approved Patient Safety CME Activities.
Featured Activities
Patient Safety Highlights 2021 Package American Society of Anesthesiologists
Patient Safety Highlights 2021 Package consists of 28 patient safety sessions recorded at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2021. The patient safety sessions included in this package are:
Understanding Medical Accidents
Preventing and Managing Complications on L&D: How to Move From Being Just REactive to PROactive
Best Practices in Regional Anesthesia and Interventional Pain Medicine: The Benefit of Closed Claims Analysis
Cannabinoids in Acute and Chronic Pain: Utility, Legality, Safety and Efficacy
Medication Errors and Medication Safety: Preventing Errors in the Operating Room
Postoperative Respiratory Events: Identification, Management and Post PACU Destination; Can Artificial Intelligence Help?
The Difficult Pediatric Airway
Tackling the Top Patient Safety Problems in Your Practice: Recommendations from the ASA Patient Safety Editorial Board
AIRS Safety Tables
Lessons Learned from the National Incident Reporting System, AIRS and the Australian/New Zealand Incident Reporting System
Risk Reduction in Pediatric Anesthesia
Documentation for Regional Anesthesia: Why Do You Write All of that Stuff in Your Procedure Note?
Office-Based Anesthesia 2020: Safety, Snippets and Snaps
Occupational Hazards for Anesthesiologists
My Patient is Too Sick for Surgery, but not for NORA? Confronting Challenges to Patient Safety Outside of the OR
Enhancing Patient Safety During Peri-procedural Neurologic Emergencies
Anesthesia-Advanced Cardiac Life Support (A-ACLS)
APSF Panel: Clinician Safety: To Care is Human
ASRA Practice Advisories: Review and Update
Current Controversies in Airway Management
Do Perioperative Handoffs Really Cause Harm? If So, What Can We Do about It?
Emergency Manuals in Clinical Uses: Impacts, Uptake, and Tips
Interventional Neuroradiology: Anesthetic Considerations and Crisis Management
Is this Malignant Hyperthermia?
Physician Burnout: Is Resilience the Only Answer? Identifying and Addressing Stressors, Mistreatment, and Harassment
Ellison Pierce Lecture: Anesthesia Safety in an Asymmetrical World
SOAP/Gertie Marx Plenary Lecture: One-third of a Century of Learning: The Contributions of Anesthesiologists to Obstetric Care
FAER Helrich Lecture: Crisis and Opportunity in Clinical TrialsDifficult Airway Algorithm American Society of Anesthesiologists
Failed airway management is a major contributor to patient morbidity and mortality, and inadequate planning and judgment contribute to patient harm. This online course will walk you through steps for managing an unanticipated difficult airway to ensure you’re prepared for any situation.
Infection Control and Prevention American Society of Anesthesiologists
Improve infection control and prevention in your clinical practice by implementing strategies for adherence to hand hygiene and safe administration for medication.
The requirements and other information provided on this page are determined by each ABMS Member Board and may be subject to change. Please refer to the relevant Board’s website to confirm the applicable requirements.
Specialties & Subspecialties
Professional Organizations
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Society for Critical Care Medicine
American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
