General Information

CSA's 2026 Winter Anesthesia Conference is a comprehensive program designed to enhance the continuing medical education experience of physician anesthesiologists, fellows, residents and other healthcare providers. Topics selected provide updates on the latest clinical information in anesthesiology and its subspecialties.

EDUCATIONAL LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to: 

• Articulate patient safety bundle components of readiness, recognition, response and reporting in the management of obstetric hemorrhage
• Appraise optimal epidural insertion (combined-spinal epidural and dural puncture epidural) and maintenance (patient-controlled epidural analgesia and programmed intermittent epidural boluses) techniques for labor analgesia
• Identify preferred anesthetic and analgesic drugs for pregnant and breastfeeding patients
• Understand the indications for outpatient catheter use
• Discuss patient selection criteria and safety considerations
• Appraise current evidence and future directions for outpatient catheter
• Understand the complexity of the pharmacology of general anesthesia and the implications for clinical care
• Appreciate the gap between knowledge and practice in management of neuromuscular blockade in anesthesia, and the risks of not closing the gap
• Evaluate the evidence for and against anesthetic neurotoxicity at the extremes of age

STATEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL NEED
Anesthesiology is a dynamic specialty with significant changes expected on several fronts in the years to come, including new clinical technologies and practices, regulatory changes, business process changes, and overall changes in the healthcare 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.

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

Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program® and MOCA® are registered certification marks of the American Board of Anesthesiology®.

This activity contributes to the patient safety CME requirement for the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s (ABA) redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology^® (MOCA^®) program, known as MOCA 2.0^®. Please consult the ABA website, www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements. This activity is certified for 21 MOCA units.

PLANNING COMMITTEE DISCLOSURES
The following are members of the activity Planning Committee. Unless otherwise noted, they have
no relevant financial disclosures.

Richard Applegate II, MD FASA
Chair, CSA Education Planning Committee
Disclosure: Masimo and Tsumura paid grants to university

Shalini Shah, MD MBA
Vice Chair, CSA Education Planning Committee
Disclosure: Allergan and SPR Therapeutics Consulting

David Copenhaver, MD MPH
Program Chair

CSA Staff have no relevant financial disclosures. 

The CSA Educational Programs Division also reviewed the syllabus and disclosures related to
this education activity.