AOCA Second Sundays: Excellence in Clinical Care Webinar Series

Join AOCA on the Second Sunday of the month for our upcoming webinar series. If you are attending or speaking at an upcoming webinar, check out our media toolkit. AOCA members can access past webinar recordings by logging in and visiting the On-Demand Education Center.  All Second Sunday webinars are complimentary for members, while non-members can participate for a $40 fee. 

A More Coherent Approach to Managing Vasoplegic Shock

Fredrick Balzer, MD
Thomas Jefferson University

Date: November 9, 2025
4:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern Time

Learner Objectives
1. Discuss limitations of conventional approach to managing refractory distributive shock.
2. Introduce new insights into cellular disease mechanisms and treatments that target these defects.
3. Introduce direct monitoring of microcirculatory dynamics, and the conceptual framework of hemodynamic coherence as a new target for shock resuscitation.

Disclosure of unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs and/or products.:
I do intend to reference unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs and/or products.

Specify product by name / used to be discussed:
CYANOKIT (hydroxocobalamin) for use other than Smoke Inhalation, can be used in rescue treatment of Refractory Distributive Shock.

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2026 Webinar Dates: January 11 | April 12 | July 12 | November 8

Ethics and the Osteopathic Anesthesiologist, from Oath to Practice

Date: January 11, 2026
4:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern Time

Learner Objectives

1. Examine the core ethical principles and integrate them with osteopathic tenets to support holistic, patient-centered care.
2. Apply ethical decision-making frameworks to perioperative and pain management scenarios, including issues of informed consent, patient autonomy, and end-of-life care.
3. Evaluate the osteopathic anesthesiologist’s role as an ethical leader by assessing responsibilities for patient safety, interprofessional collaboration, and professional accountability.
   
   

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