Maintenance of Certification for Anesthesiologists MOCA

Course Description
The ABA requires all diplomats that have concluded their training in 2000 or later to enroll into a MOCA program. Simulation Education Course is Part IV: Practice Performance Assessment and Improvement of the MOCA program and has to be completed at an American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) Endorsed Simulation Center.

The simulation center offers an 8-hour one-day course for up to 6 participants. The day will start with orientation to the simulation environment. During the rest of the day the participants will manage 7 operating room simulation scenarios.

Each participant will act as the main anesthesia provider at least once. The other participants may take the role of a secondary anesthesia provider, or play a role of OR personnel. All simulation scenarios will be recorded and debriefed immediately following the scenario.

Upon completion of this course the participant will be able to:

• Demonstrate principles of good communication skills, teamwork and leadership during a critical perioperative event.
• Practice expert management of hemodynamic and respiratory instability in a critically ill patient.'
• Demonstrate expert skills in preparation of different types of anesthesia machines for patients with different pulmonary and systemic pathological states.
• Manage operating room environment and patients in a manner, which prevents possibility of OR fires.
• Describe management of ethically challenging clinical scenarios.