Patient Safety

Preparing for Perioperative Emergencies through Simulation Lecture (1 Class A CE)

Speaker(s)

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  Cormac O'Sullivan, PhD, MSN, CRNA, ARNP

  Associate Clinical Professor and Director DNP Program in Nurse Anesthesia
  University of Iowa
  Iowa City, IA

This is a part of the "Preparing for Perioperative Emergencies through Simulation, 2-hour course. You will need to participate in both the lecture and simulation lab, to obtain credit for this course.

NOTE- This course is First Come, First Serve. 91 attendees will be accepted to participate for each 2-hour time block.


Preparing for Perioperative Emergencies Using Simulation will involve learners in a two-hour, two-part educational experience. The first hour will be an interactive lecture/discussion of various cognitive aids and how they improve outcomes in emergencies. The second hour will involve small group simulations of select emergency situations with some of the nurse anesthesia profession’s leading simulation experts. Simulation sessions will be limited to 13 people per room and active participation is expected. This is a hands-on interactive experience.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the benefits of using cognitive aids during anesthesia emergencies.
• State 3 examples of cognitive aids designed for use during anesthesia emergencies.
• Understand and use cognitive aides during emergency simulations.