Activity ID
13507Expires
July 14, 2026Format Type
InternetCME Credit
1Fee
$0CME Provider: American Society of Anesthesiologists
Description of CME Course
Failed airway management is a major contributor to patient morbidity and mortality. Inadequate planning and judgment contribute to patient harm.
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.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Anesthesiology
Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
Conduct a preoperative airway assessment of the patient and be able to identify features of the exam correlated with a possible difficult airway.
Identify strategies for airway management in the anatomically difficult airway.
Perform the appropriate steps using the ASA difficult airway algorithm upon encountering an unanticipated difficult airway.
Competencies
Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Inpatient, Rural, Urban
