SAGE Conferences
Academic Curriculum
Education that happens inside an extraordinary journey
Conference Co-Directors and SAGE Founders
Keira P. Mason MD
Steve Yun MD
Conference Co-Leaders* and Faculty
Ronald Kosinski DMD*
Clinical Associate Professor (Retired)
Department of Pediatric Dentistry
NYU College of Dentistry
Mark Roback MD *
Professor Pediatrics- Emergency Medicine
Section Head Emergency-Medicine
Children’s Hospital Colorado
University of Colorado
Non-OR Anesthesia and Sedation: Introduction, Pearls and Pitfalls — 1.0 hour
Core principles, safety considerations, and practical insights for sedation outside the operating room.
Optimizing Pediatric Sedation Outcomes — 1.0 hour
Strategies to improve safety, efficiency, and patient experience in pediatric sedation.
Evaluation of the Difficult Pediatric Airway — 1.0 hour
Approaches to recognizing and managing airway challenges in children.
Medical Evaluation and Risk Assessment for Office-Based Sedation — 1.0 hour
Pre-procedural assessment and stratification of sedation risk.
Sedation Delivery: Exploring All Routes — 1.0 hour
Comparison of IV, oral, intranasal, and alternative sedation routes.
Oral Sedation for Pediatric Patients: Safe and Effective Medication Strategies — 1.0 hour
Medication selection, dosing, and safety in oral sedation.
Case-Based Mastery in Pediatric & Adult Sedation: Managing the Most Challenging Scenarios — 1.5 hour
This interactive, case-based session explores complex and high-stakes sedation scenarios across both pediatric and adult populations. Through real-world cases, participants will develop structured approaches to managing difficult airways, behavioral challenges, physiologic instability, and unexpected complications. Emphasis is placed on decision-making, risk mitigation, and adapting sedation strategies in resource-variable environments.
Navigating Sedation Regulations, Standards, and Scope of Practice — 1.0 hour
Understanding regulatory frameworks and scope across practice settings.
Risk Management and Sedation Safety: Lessons Across Practice Settings — 1 hour
Real-world safety insights and risk mitigation strategies.
Identifying and Managing Risk in Procedural Sedation for Children — 1.0 hour
Recognition and management of high-risk pediatric sedation scenarios.
Challenging Cases: An Interactive Discourse on Real-World Challenges — 1.5 hours
This session explores the critical role of human factors in procedural sedation, including communication, team coordination, situational awareness, and error prevention. Through real-world examples, participants will learn how cognitive load, hierarchy, and environmental pressures influence performance, and how to build systems and behaviors that improve safety during high-stakes sedation events.
Sedation for Patients with Syndromes and Complex Comorbidities — 1.0 hour
Tailoring sedation strategies for medically complex patients.
Novel Anesthetics and Analgesics — 1.0 hour
Emerging medications and evolving clinical applications.
Non Pharmacologic Techniques for Success — 1.0 hour
This session focuses on non-pharmacologic strategies that enhance safety and success in procedural sedation. Topics include behavioral techniques, environment optimization, caregiver involvement, and anxiety-reduction approaches that reduce sedation requirements and improve patient experience and outcomes.
This session explores the intersection of adolescent development, substance use, and assent in procedural sedation. Participants will review risk identification, communication strategies with teens and families, and safe sedation planning in the setting of potential substance exposure or misuse.
Teenage Challenges of Substance (Ab)Use and Assent — 1.0 hour
Adult M&M: Root Cause Analysis of Closed Claim Cases — 1.5 hour
Learning from litigation and adverse outcomes.
ACLS and PALS: A Review and Update — 1.5 hours
Practical updates in life-saving resuscitation protocols.
Impactful Publications of the Year — 1 hour
Key studies that are shaping current sedation practice.
Total CME Credits: 20.0 Hours
Adult M&M: Root Cause Analysis of Closed Claim Cases — 1.5 hour.
Challenging Cases: An Interactive Discourse on Real-World Challenges — 1.5 hours.
Through interactive, real-world cases, this session explores high-risk and complex sedation scenarios across both adult and pediatric populations. Emphasis is placed on clinical decision-making, complication management, and adapting sedation strategies in dynamic and resource-variable environments.
Impactful Publications of the Year — 1.5 hour.
