CME Information and Accreditation

Accreditation Information

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  

The American Society of Anesthesiologists designates this live activity for a maximum of 27 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

This activity offers up to 27 CME credits, of which 13 credits contribute to the Patient Safety CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology® (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®.  

The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) has approved this program for 27 AOA Category 2-A CME credits.  

Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology® and MOCA® are registered certification marks of the American Board of Anesthesiology®. MOCA 2.0® is a trademark of the American Board of Anesthesiology®.

American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) 

The American Society of Anesthesiologists is authorized to award 16 hours of preapproved ACHE Qualified Education credit for this program toward advancement, or recertification, in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Participants in this program who wish to have the continuing education hours applied toward ACHE Qualified Education credit must self-report their participation. To self-report your Qualifying Education credits, please log on to www.ACHE.org and go to your My ACHE page.  Then select My Education Credit in the Helpful Links box on the right side of your screen.  Add the credits into the section titled Self-Reported Credits (Qualifying Education)." 

European Union of Medical Specialists  

The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialties (UEMS). European physicians can earn their ECMEC®s by attending live events that have been certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ worldwide, except in Europe.

Disclosure Policy

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) remains strongly committed to providing participants in this educational activity with the best available evidence-based clinical information and requires disclosure of all financial relationships with ineligible companies by all individuals in control of content. It is not the intent of the ASA to eliminate all situations involving potential conflicts of interest; rather, the intent is to enable individuals working with the ASA to recognize situations that may be subject to scrutiny by others.

All disclosed conflicts of interest are reviewed by ASA staff and non-conflicted planners to ensure that such situations are appropriately evaluated and, when necessary, mitigated. The ASA educational standards pertaining to conflicts of interest are intended to maintain the professional autonomy of clinical experts while promoting balanced presentations of scientific information. Through this review process, all ASA educational activities are ensured to provide independent, objective, and scientifically balanced presentations of information. Disclosure of relevant relationships will be made available to learners prior to the start of all educational activities.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

All other individuals involved in the development or delivery of content for this educational activity who are not included in the disclosure index have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure Index
As of 10/12/2026

Curated by: ASA Education Department

Date of last update: October 13, 2026