The Center for Immersive and Simulation-based Learning (CISL) offers a one-day simulation training course in anesthesia crisis management. As one of ASA’s endorsed programs, our course can be used toward Part 4 (Practice Performance Assessment & Improvement) of Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA®).

Our course is delivered by leaders in anesthesia and the field of simulation-based training. It offers hands-on practice of current techniques, diagnosis and treatment of difficult anesthesia cases which also covers Crisis Resource Management (CRM) training.

Objectives

• Develop strategies to apply technical skills to appropriately diagnose and treat anesthesia emergencies.
• Develop strategies to apply crisis resource management skills during clinical crisis situations.
• Develop strategies to apply reflective and self-assessment skills to review and analyze clinical performance.

Enrolled participants will experience or observe various clinical scenarios carefully selected to represent common and infrequent critical events in anesthesia practice. Each participant will play the role of the primary anesthesiologist for at least one scenario and observe or serve as a secondary responder for the other scenarios. Each scenario is followed by a group debriefing. Participants will refresh their skills in managing critical incidents, team interactions and resource utilization.

MOCA Credit Information

Registration Information 

Please register here for an upcoming MOCA Course. This also places you on our wait list to receive immediate notification of our next available course dates.

Course Fee

$2,000*

Course fee includes:

• tuition
• continental breakfast
  
• lunch
• CME credit
• parking permit
  
• educational materials
  
  

*Reduced-fee available for:

• Alumni of the Stanford Anesthesiology Residency or Fellowship
• Current Stanford Anesthesiology Faculty

Contact the Education Program Manager at immersivelearningcenter@stanford.edu for details.

Faculty Instructors

Stanford University boasts a world renowned faculty who have been pioneers in the field of simulation as a methodology and are all affiliated with the Stanford University School of Medicine. As thought leaders, they have been responsible for much of the work done in the field of anesthesia simulation. 

Typically, each MOCA Course has 3 or more instructors from this list:

• David Gaba, MD
  Associate Dean for Immersive and Simulation-based Learning
  Professor, Anesthesiology
  Course Director
• Steven Howard, MD
  Professor, Anesthesiology
  Course Co-Director
• Naola Austin, MD
  Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
• Ruth Fanning, MD
  Clinical Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
• Sara Goldhaber-Fiebert, MD
  Clinical Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
• T. Kyle Harrison, MD
  Clinical Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
• Anita Honkanen, MD
  Clinical Professor, Anesthesiology
• Calvin Kuan, MD
  Clinical Associate Professor, Anesthesiology