“Opioid-free Anesthesia: What, Why, How?”
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Initiatives Webinar series with support from Medtronic* presents…“Opioid-Free Anesthesia: What, Why, How?”
The use of opioids in modern anesthesia has been an article of faith for more than a century. Opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) can be considered heresy that challenges the current thinking, however OFA has provided improved patient outcomes for nearly 30 years. Opioid-inclusive anesthesia not only fails to prevent postoperative pain, but also increases postoperative nausea and vomiting, respiratory depression, and opioid rescue. Sedated patients breathe spontaneously and can move. This presentation focuses on OFA for IV sedation and applies OFA principles applicable to general anesthesia.
Learning Objectives | After this activity, participants should be able to:
- Discuss incremental propofol induction
- Describe Ketamine side-effect avoidance
- Discuss how to differentiate between purposeful and non-purposeful patient movement
Presenter: Barry L. Friedberg, M.D. | Board Certified Anesthesiologist
Continuing Education for Physicians, Nurses & Respiratory Therapists
- This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of SynAptiv and Saxe Healthcare Communications. SynAptiv is accredited by ACCME for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association of Respiratory Care.
- This education activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour. Provider Saxe Healthcare Communications approved by California Board of Nursing, Provider # 14477 and the Florida Board of Nursing Provider # 50-17032.
Educational support provided by Medtronic
Questions should be addressed to: webinar@saxecommunications.com
*NOTE: This is a contracted supplier-sponsored webinar. HealthTrust has not approved and/or endorsed the content. This program may contain the mention of products, services, drugs or brands presented in a case study or comparative format. Such examples are intended for educational and informational purposes and should not be perceived as a HealthTrust endorsement of any particular supplier, product, service, drug, brand or approach.
