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Point of Care Ultrasound for Perioperative Anesthesia - Gastric Ultrasound

Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1|Recognize FULL and EMPTY stomach via gastric ultrasound.
2|Identify different gastric contents (liquid vs. solid).
3|Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative assessment of gastric content/volume.
4|Interpret gastric ultrasound to formulate clinical decisions for anesthesia airway management that reduce aspiration risks.

Faculty

Cassandre Victor-Vega, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Chief, POCUS Point of Care Ultrasound Program
UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
Physician
Baystate Medical Center 

Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.

None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Physicians
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.  Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.