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CE Evaluation

Patient Safety

Withhold or Continue? Perioperative Medication Management for Elective Surgery (1 Class A CE with 1 Pharm)

Sunday, August 4, 2024
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM PT
Location: CC- Upper Level- Room 1AB
Perioperative medication management decisions and instructions remain crucial elements of preoperative assessment, optimization, and risk reduction. The benefits of continued therapies for associated chronic medical conditions and control of patient symptoms must be weighed against the risk of medication-related adverse perioperative events including undesired therapeutic effects, predictable adverse effects, and drug-drug interactions.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the available research and evidence for medication management in the perioperative setting.
  • Apply recommendations for perioperative comprehensive medication management specifically addressing: cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal, endocrine (diabetic), psychiatric, dietary supplement/ weight loss, and pain management medications.
  • Explain the role of the CRNA in providing perioperative medication management across the surgical continuum.