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What Anesthesia is Thinking When They Look Like They Are Doing Nothing and How You Can Help #1069 (1.00 CH)

1069 - What Anesthesia is Thinking When They Look Like They Are Doing Nothing and How You Can Help #1069 (1.00 CH)

Speaker(s)

• BC

  Brian Cammarata, MD

  Partner & Dir of Risk Management
  Tucson, AZ
• LR

  Lynn Reede, DNP, MBA, CRNA, FNAP

  Senior Director, Professional Practice
  American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
  Park Ridge, IL

As with each profession in the perioperative space, anesthesia has their unique perspective and skill set to offer the patient and team. There are many times that it is helpful if other members of the entire perioperative team understand how to lend a hand. Join the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation team to look at frequent and rare situations that require specific and situational skills that you have or may wish to acquire.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe how to assist anesthesia through clear and timely communication of perioperative concerns for development of anesthesia care.
• Discuss the value and use of cognitive aides, such as an emergency checklist manual to improve team effectiveness and patient outcomes.
• Describe how to assist the anesthesia professional in a failed airway or equipment failure situation.