"Wait, Where Are My Parents? Oh, Look Bubbles!": A Guide to Pediatric Pre-Op and Peaceful Separation of Child From Caregiver (1 Class A CE with .25 Pharm)

Saturday, August 10

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Regency Ballroom B, Ballroom Level, West Tower

Speaker(s)

Leah Bergman, CRNA

CRNA
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
Nashville, Tennessee

"There's no way she's coming with you."; "I'm warning you now, he's a screamer...he does this every time."; "She bites everyone she doesn't like."
Come to a session where you can identify with others who have heard these lectures and proved the caregiver WRONG! Do you have some great techniques to share at the end of the lecture? Come, share them and be heard in this unconventional session that explores our creative and interactive side!

Learning Objectives:

Understand dosages, mechanisms of action, and indications for pediatric pre-medication in the pre-operative period.
Utilize important techniques using, play, song, and video to aid in peaceful separation of child from caregiver prior to proceeding to the operating room.
Understanding the change in environment between holding room and operating room, and integration of mask into therapeutic play prior to induction.