Registration is now open for the 2013 Annual Anesthesiology Review Course!

DOWNLOAD COURSE MATERIALS HERE.

The 2013 course will be held Friday, February 15 - 17, 2013, at the Embassy Suites Birmingham-Hoover, 2960 John Hawkins Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama.*

New to the 2013 Review Course is an optional workshop day on Friday, February 15, 2013. Four workshops will be offered.  Seating is limited, so please register early. 

• Ultrasound Guided Regional Blocks: Upper and Lower Extremity Blocks
• Ultrasound Guided Epidural Catheter Placement
• Adult Simulation
• Pediatric Simulation 

The department is also pleased to host the 2nd Annual Anesthesiology Alumni Reception on Saturday, February 16, from 6:30 - 9:00pm at Vestavia Country Club.  Formal invitations to be sent in January 2013.

Learning Objectives

• Upon completion of the UAB Annual Anesthesiology Review Course 2013, the participants will be able to:
• Demonstrate the knowledge necessary to manage the complex diagnosis and treatment of malignant hyperthermia.
• Utilize new regulations from the American Board of Anesthesiology to assure their lifelong learning objectives for Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesia.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the ongoing recognition and treatment of peripartum coagulopathies.
• Adopt the latest recommendations on anticoagulation and neuraxial anesthesia.
• Demonstrate an understanding of perioperative acute kidney injury and its treatment.
• Adopt the latest recommendations for infection control in the operating room.
• Utilize the most recent recommendations for transfusion therapy in the pediatric patient population.

Accreditation Statement

The University of Alabama School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Alabama School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of ethnicity, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans.

*Please note venue change. The Wynfrey Hotel at the Galleria has merged with Hyatt and is currently under construction.