Watch our conference on intraoperative cardiac arrest — where the history begins,
what puts patients at risk today, and how to prevent it. Sixty focused minutes of clinical
education with a attendee Q&A.
Class A MAC Ed
Earn 1 AANA-approved MAC Ed (Class A) credit
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Sign up for and watch the webinar (invite your colleagues).
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Complete 5 short questions within 30 days.
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Receive your credit (auto-reported for active AANA members).
Presented and operated by CRNAs who are committed to your success.
Session Agenda
60 minutes on intraoperative cardiac arrest designed to stick
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0–10min
Introduction & historical context
Overview of intraoperative cardiac arrest as a patient safety issue and the early anesthesia events that reshaped modern standards.
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10–20min
Epidemiology in modern anesthesia practice
Incidence rates, mortality trends, and the distinction between anesthesia-related and patient-related cardiac arrest.
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20–35min
Causes and risk factors
Root causes from medication errors to hemodynamic instability, with evidence-based frameworks for pre-op risk stratification.
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35–50min
Prevention & intraoperative monitoring
Current guidelines, monitoring standards, and clinical decision-making protocols that reduce arrest risk.
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50–60min
On-demand Q&A
Watch an open discussion with the presenter that were shared during the live session.
Your Presenter
Learn from a working clinician
Lead PresenterChuck Biddle, PhD, CRNA
Epidemiology
Chuck Biddle, PhD, CRNA, served as Editor-in-Chief of the AANA Journal for 26 years before joining APEX Anesthesia as a Content Creator and Editor. He was Associate Professor and Chief Nurse Anesthetist at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire for 10 years before taking a position at Virginia Commonwealth University Health Science Center Anesthesiology in Richmond, VA, as a clinician and educator, and is now Professor Emeritus. He has nearly 200 first-author publications in peer-reviewed journals and is the sole author of the textbook, Evidence Trumps Belief: Evidence-Based Practice in Nurse Anesthesia. A U.S. Navy Medical Corpsman veteran, he earned his graduate degree in physiology and his CRNA credential at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA, and his PhD in Epidemiology at the University of Missouri.
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Free MAC Ed CE Credit: Cardiac Arrest in the OR On-Demand Webinar
- Approved by the AANA for 1 Class A credit
- We report credits for active AANA members Monday – Friday
Before You Register
Quick answers to the most common questions before you sign up.
How do I earn my credit?
On the course page you will see directions for viewing the video lecture, and then completing the post-test required to earn your credit. In “Step 1: Watch Video” view the embedded video recording of the LIVE lecture. Then proceed to “Step 2: Post-Test” to complete your post-test (5 questions) and evaluation. After, click “Finish Quiz” and the passing message/ “Print Your Certificate” button will display. Credit/ certificate populates in “My CE Courses” and Progress Report.
Will APEX report my credits to the AANA?
We report credits for active AANA members on normal business days Monday – Friday.
If you’re not an AANA member, you can print your credit transcript to submit to the NBCRNA.
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