Colorado Review of Anesthesia for Surgicenters & Hospitals (CRASH)

February 27 - March 3, 2022 

Colleagues,

As Course Director of the Colorado Review of Anesthesia, Surgi-centers, and Hospitals (CRASH), the decision to hold an in-person conference in 2022 has been made with your health and safety as a top priority. 

For the 2022 conference, the University of Colorado is requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of arrival at the conference. More detailed information will be provided in the coming weeks and months about the process.

This will be a terrific opportunity to attend CRASH since our meeting in 2020, and an extraordinary opportunity to reconnect personally and professionally with colleagues and friends. This conference will offer not-to-be-missed educational sessions that will renew, update, and expand your knowledge of clinical practice, new procedures and techniques in all subspecialty areas. 

The CRASH Planning Committee has made significant enhancements to the 2022 conference in order to improve, add value, and advance our specialty in 2022 and beyond. For more information, see the Program & Accreditation page of this website.  We look forward to connecting with you in Vail.

Please be assured that we’ll continue to monitor the COVID pandemic situation closely and provide updated information to all registrants as it becomes available. 

Best regards,

Brenda A. Bucklin, MD, MEHP, FASA
Professor of Anesthesiology
Associate Dean, Continuing Medical Education
University of Colorado School of Medicine

CRASH is a week-long anesthesia conference starting Sunday evening and ending Thursday evening. We have lectures in the morning and workshops or panels in the afternoons. We bring in top speakers from all throughout North America as well as using many of our own nationally renowned faculty. There are workshops to choose from including ultrasound and difficult airway management. In addition, we have specialized panels that cover a wide variety of topics. CRASH typically hosts over 250 physicians, nurse anesthetists, anesthesiology assistants, residents, and other health care providers, representing many countries as well as the USA. Over fifty percent of our participants return each year to gain the valuable knowledge offered at this conference!

The CRASH conference, located at the Vail Marriott at Lionshead Village, is family-friendly and enables attendees to obtain the most CME while still enjoying a plethora of outdoor activities within walking distance to the Gondola Ski Lift, very competitive room rates, and group rates on lift tickets.

Presented by University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology

Sponsored by University of Colorado School of Medicine, 
Office of Continuing Medical Education

Why are there so many choices at CRASH?

Most mountain conferences have lectures in the morning and afternoon and not much else to offer. We offer lots of options for several reasons:

1. Studies show that most people learn best using a variety of techniques; the least effective is sitting in a room while someone gives a lecture. That is still the best way to get a lot of information to a large group of people, but retention is limited. The most effective educational techniques include hands-on and interactive sessions with smaller groups..
2. We are lucky to have an incredible faculty at the University of Colorado that includes many nationally and internationally renowned speakers, so we don’t invite many guest speakers.
3. Participants have different needs and interests; being able to offer choices helps improve patient outcomes by catering to different peoples education gaps.
4. Lectures after a hard day on the mountain can be challenging to keep participants engaged. We offer hands-on workshops and panel discussions to create a dynamic learning environment at the end of the day.  
   

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