Continuing Medical Education (CME)


Upcoming Meetings Accredited by MSA

 

March 13, 2010
Saturday
MSA Sponsored Conference
Ultrasound Skills for Nerve Block Anesthesia Workshop, Waltham Woods Conference Center, Waltham, MA
April 3, 2010
Saturday
MSA/Boston Medical Center Jointly Sponsored Conference
4th Annual New England Anesthesia Resident Conference (NEARC)
Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
May 15, 2010
Saturday
MSA Sponsored 5th Annual "Update on Sedation and Analgesia"
Waltham Woods Conference Center, Waltham, MA
September 23-26, 2010
Thursday-Sunday
MSA/NESA Jointly Sponsored Conference
New England Society of Anesthesiologists
53rd Annual NESA Fall Conference

Wentworth by the Sea, Newcastle, NH

 

MSA Committee on Programs Mission Statement (11/20/2008)

Purpose:

The Massachusetts Society of Anesthesiology (MSA) through its Program Committee seeks to:

  1. To enhance patient care through the provision of up-to-date and evidence based information.
  2. To provide educational opportunities of continuing education in the field of anesthesiology and related subjects that will contribute to quality care
  3. To support professional development that will result in improved patient care

Content Areas:
The MSA Program Committee will develop program in areas related to the practice of Anesthesiology, including but not limited to perioperative care, critical care medicine, pain medicine, practice and risk management, leadership and administration and other topics related to the practice of our specialty. The topics will be selected from the needs delineated in the priority list developed by the CME Committee. This list of priorities will be developed from our survey (s), suggestions from attendees to programs and major changes in the practice of the specialty of anesthesiology.

Target Audience:

Learning activities will be directed to MSA members, anesthesia care providers, perioperative nurses, and other healthcare providers whose activities are related to the field of anesthesiology, in order to enhance their ability to provide safer patient care and service the public and the profession.

Types of activities and service provided

These goals will be accomplished by meetings and conferences where physicians and other healthcare providers learn, discuss, and share information about professional practice issues, specific educational needs, and current modalities related to safe and effective patient care.
Additionally, the MSA Committee on Programs may produce enduring materials and electronic media to be distributed to its target audience.

Expected Results:
The MSA Programs Committee activities will enhance knowledge, competence and performance of member of the anesthesia care team, perioperative nurses, and other healthcare providers whose activities are related to the field of anesthesiology. The impact of the MSA sponsored educational activities will be evaluated utilizing assessment tools such as evaluation summaries, informal feedback and the survey results.

Mission Statement revision 10/01/2008

 



 

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