Program Description: 

Medicine, and the specific field of anesthesiology, are changing rapidly. The number of journals describing these changes and the articles describing the investigative work being done has just exploded and, unless following the information in one of our many subspecialties, it would be impossible to remain current with evolving information. This series was designed to provide current information to our faculty, students and staff to allow their care of patients to reflect best practices and to encourage each of them to make a regular practice of seeking new and accurate information so that they can remain current in their practices. The visiting professor series is designed to offer timely, current and critical education to all types of Anesthesia practitioners (faculty, ancillary staff, and residents). The visiting professor series will focus on the integration of new research/literature/techniques into the current knowledge base of the faculty and residents. Much emphasis will be given on how to integrate the information into clinical practices. Speakers are carefully selected based on the quality of the education they will provide the audience (new information/skills/techniques) and the relevance and timeliness to the field of Anesthesiology.

Key Words: Value-based Care, Benchmarks for Clinical Care, Prehabilitation and Outcome, Extra-corporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Target audience: 
  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
  • Medical Students, CRNA's
Learning objectives: 

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

  • Reconstruct the patient’s peri‑procedural clinical course leading to cardiovascular collapse during atrial flutter ablation.
  • Delineate the physiologic mechanisms contributing to hemodynamic instability, with particular attention to right ventricular dysfunction and obstructive shock physiology.
  • Appraise anesthetic management choices and procedural decisions that may modify the risk of cardiovascular collapse in patients with limited cardiopulmonary reserve.
  • Recognize system‑based and human factors, including communication and workflow issues, that impact the identification and management of peri‑procedural cardiovascular emergencies.
  • Synthesize insights from this case to refine peri‑procedural risk assessment and management strategies for similarly high‑risk patients.
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):
Cynthia A. Lien, MD
Chair, Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Medical College of Wisconsin-Froedtert 
 
Speaker:
  • Yasmine Payne, MD - CA-3 Resident, Department of Anesthesiology
  • Carolyn Pinkerton, MD - Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
  • Paul Uzodinma, MD - CA-3 Resident, Department of Anesthesiology
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
  • Cynthia A. Lien, MD
  • Yasmine Payne, MD
  • Carolyn Pinkerton, MD
  • Paul Uzodinma, MD

Contact

Name: 
Isabella Zanzucchi
Phone number: 
+1 (847) 345-6966
Email: 
[email protected]

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Session date: 
04/22/2026 - 6:30am to 7:30am CDT
Location: 
Zoom
WI 53226
United States
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  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
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