Course Content: Surgeons often don’t identify anesthetic emergencies in pediatric patients before they happen. This activity will identify and discuss management techniques of anesthetic emergencies in children and review the “4 P’s” of pediatric anesthesia: preparation prevents poor performance.

Educational Objectives:

• Identify anesthetic emergencies in pediatric practice before they happen and manage them effectively if they do happen

Intended audience: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Release and expiration date: September 7, 2016 – September 7, 2017

Teaching methods used and method of participation: video format to be viewed by the learner. In addition, the learner completes the pre and post-test and an evaluation form to receive credit.

Faculty with titles and affiliations and financial disclosure: Deepak Krishnan, DDS, Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Cincinnati, OH. Dr. Krishnan receives research grants from the Anesthesia Research Foundation and the University of Cincinnati Research Council.

Credit designation statement with ADA CERP logo: ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. This activity has been approved for one and one quarter (1.25) hours of Continuing Dental Education (CDE) credit.


Commercial support attribution (if applicable): N/A

Cost: $45 ACOMS members/$75 non-members

Refund and cancellation policy (if applicable): All sales are final. 

Computer system requirements: For questions related to this activity, please contact ACOMS at info@acoms.org or (202) 367-1182. Computer system requirements and technical support documentation are available here.