CME Information
To receive your CME certificate:
- Upon completion of the program, access the Evaluation and Credit Claim Form.
- Indicate the number of hours you attended (credit will be verified against registration).
- Send the completed form to asrameetings@asra.com.
- Your certificate will be emailed to you within 3 weeks.
Educational objectives
Upon completion of this learning activity, participants should be able to:
- Update participants on contemporary innovations, discoveries, and current evidence regarding the role and value of regional anesthesia in clinical practice, including strategies for creative problem-solving, addressing controversies, incorporating revised guidelines, and optimizing block selection.
- Engage with leading experts through interactive “Ask the Experts” sessions and case-based discussions to address current hot topics in regional anesthesia and obtain practical, individualized guidance on clinical, research, and academic challenges.
- Enhance procedural proficiency in regional anesthesia by participating in hands-on workshops tailored by subspecialty, anatomical region, and level of experience, with a focus on practical techniques and expert tips.
- Foster collaboration and idea exchange in acute pain management by connecting with peers during dedicated networking events, including an innovative “Shark Tank”–style acute pain session.
- Integrate updated point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) applications—such as gastric ultrasound, hemodynamic assessment, and perioperative fluid management—into regional anesthesia practice to improve patient care.
- Apply current ASRA Pain Medicine guidelines on anticoagulation, neurologic injury, and buprenorphine management to ensure safe, consistent, and evidence-based regional anesthesia practice.
- Distribute and discuss new knowledge in acute pain management with the ASRA Pain Medicine community through moderated poster sessions, with opportunities for high-visibility oral presentation.
- Critically appraise and synthesize emerging and controversial literature to support more informed, evidence-based clinical decision-making in regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine.
- Broaden professional networks by connecting with regional anesthesia and acute pain enthusiasts nationally and internationally, and explore pathways for deeper engagement within ASRA Pain Medicine.
Target audience
This ASRA Pain Medicine CME program was developed specifically for physicians, residents, fellows, and scientists. ASRA Pain Medicine supports a multidisciplinary and interprofessional approach to continuing education and patient care by also providing relevant education for other healthcare professionals not directly engaging in interventional regional anesthesia and/or pain medicine procedures. ASRA Pain Medicine offers learning opportunities to the national and international healthcare community.
Accreditation and credit designation statements
| Credits by Day | Maximum |
| Thursday | 7.00 |
| Friday | 6.75 |
| Saturday | 8.00 |
| Total Credits | 21.75 |
Physicians
The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine designates this Live Course for a maximum of 21.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should claim only the credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PAs (Physicians Assistants)
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 21.75 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.
Nurse Practitioners
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. This activity has been approved for a maximum of 21.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Registered Nurses
Regulations dictate that only physicians may earn CME credits; however, many state Boards of Registered Nursing accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Attendees
are responsible for confirming their specific board’s acceptance of ASRA Pain Medicine-provided credits. This activity has been approved for a maximum of 21.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™
The American Board of Anesthesiology® MOCA®
Part 2 Patient Safety CME: This activity contributes to the patient safety CME requirement for the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s (ABA) redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology™ (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0.® Please consult the ABA website, http://www.theAba.org for a list of all MOCA 2.0® requirements.
Max. 4.50 credits.
PBLD-22: Practical Recommendations on the Safe Use of IV Lidocaine for Postoperative Pain and Recovery (1.5 credits)
IS-02: Regional Anesthesia Education Potpourri (1.5 credits)
PS-01: Regional Anesthesia Safety (1.5 credits)
WS-21: Blocks for Abdominal Surgery (1.5 credits)
Credit Reporting to the ABA: ASRA Pain Medicine is an ABA-approved provider and, as a service to ASRA Pain Medicine members and participants, CME credits are reported to the ABA. Participants must include their correctly formatted ABA ID number (34567890) during the online evaluation and credit claim process available at the conclusion of the activity. Once the online evaluation and credit claim process is closed, certificates will be issued and credits reported to the ABA. After this time, participants may request their CME certificate by contacting asrameetings@asra.com, but ASRA Pain Medicine will no longer report credits to the ABA, which will then be the individual participant’s responsibility. Maintenance of Certification in AnesthesiologyTM program and MOCA® are registered trademarks of The American Board of Anesthesiology.® MOCA 2.0® is a trademark of The American Board of Anesthesiology.®
International credits
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada has agreements based on the mutual recognition of credit points with the American Medical Association for live and web-based (synchronous or asynchronous) educational events. You may submit your CME certificate directly for credit recognition of this accredited group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. For more information, visit: www.royalcollege.ca
European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (UEMS-EACCME)
The UEMS-EACCME has agreements based on the mutual recognition of credit points with the American Medical Association for live and e-learning educational events. Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS): www.uems.net
Commercial support disclosure
This live meeting is supported, in part, by in-kind support from industry. All support is managed in strict accordance with the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence. Appropriate acknowledgement of all supporting organizations is made to participants prior to the educational activity in the program guide, on the event website, and with signage during the meeting. View the guidelines for company representative and in-kind support.
ASRA Pain Medicine thanks the following organizations for their support:
Durable Equipment – Clarius, Fujifilm Sonosite, GE Healthcare, Wisonic Medical
Disposable Supplies – Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , SPR
Disclosure and mitigation of personal conflicts of interest
In accordance with the ACCME’s Standards of Integrity and Independence of Accredited Education and related policies, ASRA Pain Medicine is committed to ensuring balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in its CME/CPD activities. Those in control of the educational content disclose all relevant relationships (financial or other) with any ineligible company that they have had within the past 24 months. If an individual refuses to disclose, they are disqualified from participating. Disclosure information is evaluated for relevance and conflicts of interest mitigated. Disclosure of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies is made to participants prior to the activity. Participants are asked to evaluate the objectivity and independence. Off-label or investigational use of a therapeutic product is also disclosed.