Continuing Medical Education

Upcoming Meetings Accredited by MSA

Apr. 28, 2012 Saturday	MSA Update in Sedation & Analgesia Waltham Woods Conference Center, Waltham MA (save the date)
Sept. 13-16, 2012 Thursday-Saturday	New England Society of Anesthesiologists 55th Annual Fall Conference "Pearls, Pitfalls, Preparation and Progress in Anesthesia Care" Hotel Viking, One Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI Announcement flyer >

MSA Committee on Programs Mission Statement (7/11/2011)

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

To enhance patient care through the provision and dissemination of up-to-date and evidence-based information.
Provide educational opportunities for continuing education in the form of classroom learning as well as technical skill enhancement and enduring materials.

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

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 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 Program Committee activities will give the opportunity to enhance the knowledge, competency, and performance of members 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.