I must admit it felt a little like cheating the first time I used a MDCalc calculator. It was drilled in my head during training to calculate allowable blood loss for every case. It was second nature. Then came along a website that had several calculators that applied to anesthesia. Trying it the first time, …
What a difference a year makes! Our team is looking forward to getting back out there and checking out some live anesthesia CME/CE courses to review (I think they’re looking for an excuse to travel), but until then our list of the top courses this year are from these online programs. We added one newcomer …
I remember when Sugammadex first hit the market. It was big. It had been a long time since a product was introduced that fundamentally changed patient safety and how providers practiced anesthesia. Like other areas of medicine, CME programs really have not changed in decades. Sure they went from mail subscriptions and in-person meetings to …
Anesthesia CME courses are like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get. I know. I totally stole that line from Forrest Gump. But it’s true. Especially, with all the different online courses that are now offered. Sometimes you get lucky with your choice and that’s the one you stick with for …
The first time I tried Audio Digest coincided with my 6-year-old daughter chucking a naked Barbie across the room and cracking the screen on our TV. As I scanned back and forth multiple times between my stunned daughter, the TV and Barbie, I thought, well I know what I’m going to use the Amazon gift …
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Choosing a new CME/CE course sometimes is like picking a new dish at a restaurant hoping you like it. Over the years, I’ve routinely used the same two or three companies to stay current with continuing education credits. However, I thought it was time to leave my comfort zone and try something new, hoping I …
If you weren’t lucky enough to take that CME/CE trip before Covid-19 shut down the country and your conference, then you might be scrambling to meet your continual education requirements. The year has already been crazy enough and choosing the right program to meet your budget and time constraints is just another thing to add …
Continuing education requirements are often thought of as a chore to get out of the way. While the importance of constant learning and staying up to date cannot be ignored, life often gets in the way of comfortably meeting these requirements. With anesthesia providers in the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic and the unique …
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