Perioperative Management: Johns Hopkins Clinical Update

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This online CME course provides the most up-to-date knowledge you need to deliver effective, evidence-based perioperative care.

Topics covered in this course include:

• Perioperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Testing
• Perioperative Myocardial Ischemia and Stroke: Mechanisms and Management Strategies
• Perioperative Management of Patients with Cardiomyopathy
• Preoperative Evaluation: Optimized, Not Cleared
• Perioperative Management of Patients on Anti-Platelet Therapy
• Perioperative Management of Patients with Warfarin and Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs)

After completing this course, you will better be able to:

• Illustrate effective management of bleeding and thrombotic risks in surgical patients
• Identify strategies for controlling postoperative pain and reducing opioid dependency
• Outline ways to prevent, diagnose and treat common infections that complicate surgical procedures
• Discuss multi-disciplinary approaches to minimize complications and improve patient outcomes

Target Audience: anesthesiologists, internal medicine specialists, hospitalists, surgeons, family practitioners, nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.