WHEREAS, CAA training programs must include a minimum of 24
to 27 months in a Master's level program accredited by the
Commission for the Accreditation of Allied Health Educational
Programs which must be based at, or in collaboration with, a
university that has a medical school and academic
anesthesiologist physician faculty; and
WHEREAS, An average of 600 hours of classroom/laboratory
education, 2,600 hours of clinical anesthesia education, and the
administration of more than 600 anesthetics, including all types
of surgery, are typically required to successfully complete CAA
training; and
WHEREAS, CAAs are trained extensively in the delivery and
maintenance of quality anesthesia care, as well as, advanced
patient monitoring techniques; and
WHEREAS, CAAs perform such tasks as administering drugs,
obtaining vascular access, applying and interpreting monitors,
establishing and maintaining patient airways and assisting with
preoperative assessment; and
WHEREAS, In 1989, the National Commission for Certification
of Anesthesiologist Assistants was established to create a
national certification process; and
WHEREAS, Since 2002, there has been a significant expansion
of CAA education programs in the United States; and
WHEREAS, CAAs are authorized to practice in 19 states, the
District of Columbia, the United States Territory of Guam and
the Medicare system; and
WHEREAS, CAAs provide anesthesia services for a multitude of
medical procedures every year in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Academy of Anesthesiologist
Assistants is dedicated to the ethical advancement of the CAA
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