Patient Safety

Abstract Submission

Integrating Cognitive Aids into Practice to Improve Perioperative Outcomes (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
  Coralville, IA
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  Heather Bair, DNP, CRNA, CHSE

  Assistant Clinical Professor and Associate Director DNP Program in Nurse Anesthesia
  University of Iowa Anesthesia Nursing Program

This session will discuss the principles of crisis resource management applicable to the perioperative arena and other anesthetizing locations. It will describe how multi-disciplinary simulation can be used to promote real-time use of cognitive aids as part of crisis resource management to improve patient outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

• State Principles of Crisis Resource Management.
• State the beneficial outcomes of using cognitive aids to their practice setting.
• Describe the use of simulation to promote the use of CRM and cognitive aids during actual perioperative emergencies.