General Information

Our new CSA 2021 Summer Anesthesia Conference is a comprehensive program designed to  enhance the continuing medical education experience of physician anesthesiologists, fellows, residents and other healthcare providers. Topics provide updates on the latest clinical information in anesthesiology and its subspecialties, including, but not limited to pain medicine, regional anesthesia, perioperative care, obstetric anesthesia, pediatric anesthesia and critical care.

MISSION STATEMENT OF THE CSA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DIVISION
The misson of the CSA Educational Programs Division is to provide high quality opportunities, enabling physicians and other allied health care professionals to maintain, develop, and increase knowledge, skills, performance, and relationships necessary for continuing to improve patient safety and medical care. Providing continuing medical education (CME) is one of the major ways in which the CSA is committed to promoting the highest standards of the profession of anesthesiology. “Continuing medical education for the needs of an evolving specialty” is the mission statement that guides the Summer Conference Program Committee.

TARGET AUDIENCE
This program is designed to enhance and maintain the knowledge of practicing physician anesthesiologists, anesthesiologist assistants, nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, anesthesiology residents and students, and other health care professionals in the practice of anesthesiology.

TYPES OF ACTIVITIES
Educational activities feature multiple teaching methods, including lectures, case presentations/ studies, and question and answer sessions.

STATEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL NEED
Anesthesiology is a dynamic specialty with significant changes expected on a number of fronts in the years to come, including new clinical technologies and practices, regulatory changes, business process changes, and overall changes in the health care environment. In addition to covering the latest clinical information, this program seeks to prepare participants for emerging and anticipated changes in the practice of anesthesiology.

COMMERCIAL SUPPORT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This CME activity may be supported by educational grants. A complete list of supporters will be available online in the course syllabus.

RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, the CSA adheres to strict guidelines and processes to identify and resolve conflicts of interest for all individuals in a position to control content of this CME activity.

ACCREDITATION AND CREDIT DESIGNATION
The California Society of Anesthesiologists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education to physicians. The California Society of Anesthesiologists designates this live activity for a maximum of 25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION IN ANESTHESIOLOGY
The California Society of Anesthesiologists is pleased to announce that the CSA 2021 Summer Conference has been approved by the American Board of Anesthesiology to fulfill 15 units of the Patient Safety Requirement for Part II of ABA’s Maintenance of Certification Anesthesiology Program (MOCA). The Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology™ (MOCA®) program logo is a trademark of the American Board of Anesthesiology