Speaker:  Elizabeth Kremen, MD, PGY-4

Objectives: 

• Review key characteristics, selection criteria and demographics of pediatric liver transplant candidates, elucidating anesthetic needs and coagulation profiles
• Differentiate the key phases of liver transplantation procedure and the corresponding anesthetic considerations
• Address the common anesthetic setup for a liver transplant, describing intraoperative and of postoperative goals

Format: Lecture and discussion

Target Audience:  Anesthesia Physicians and Residents

Disclosure:  The planners and speaker have indicated that there are no financial relationships with any commercial interests to be disclosed.

Commercial Support:  There is no external financial support for this activity.

Accreditation Statement: Advocate Aurora Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement: Advocate Aurora Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity contributes to the 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.

Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology™ program and MOCA® are registered trademarks of the America Board of Anesthesiology®. MOCA 2.0® is a trademark of The American Board of Anesthesiology®.

Participation information will be shared with the ABA through the Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS).