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Perioperative Care of Older Adults Educational Videos

Listen to CME-certified videos where experts explain recommendations from the Perioperative Care advisory and share practical implementation strategies.

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Patient with anesthesiologist

Delirium Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Anesthesiologists with expertise in perioperative brain health give an overview of how to assess, manage and treat delirium in the PACU.

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Anesthesiologist helping a patient during surgery

Improving Perioperative Brain Health

Watch the authors of a new paper discuss the key steps that can be taken to reduce risk of surgery-related delirium.

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Group of doctors reviewing patient files.

Inside the Monitor – Brain Health

Dr. Cole discusses COVID’s effect on the brain and more proposed Monitor topics.

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Physician anesthesiologists work with your physician team to evaluate, monitor and supervise your care before, during and after surgery.

Perioperative Diagnostic Excellence for the Older Adult

This free 4-part series trains anesthesiologists in geriatric screening tools to improve older adult care.

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Perioperative Brain Health Initiative Vision and Mission

Vision Statement:

All Physician Anesthesiologists implement current guidelines and scientific advances to protect and preserve the brain function of every patient undergoing a surgical procedure or intervention.

Mission Statements:

  1. We promote routine preoperative screening for specific risk factors for perioperative neurocognitive disorders
    (e.g., delirium, postoperative cognitive decline)
  2. We promote evidence-based perioperative strategies to prevent, identify, and treat perioperative neurocognitive disorders
  3. We provide education about perioperative neurocognitive disorders for patients and providers

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