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Myrtle Beach - Q & A – Open Forums
- At the close of each day a review of the days presentations will be held in an interactive format
- Each open forum earns one credit hour (4 total)
Myrtle Beach - Lecture 01 - Physiology of Pregnancy: Anesthesia for Labor and Delivery
- Describe the normal physiologic alterations that occur with pregnancy
- Discuss strategies for providing labor analgesia through the administration of epidural and intrathecal medications
Myrtle Beach - Lecture 02 - Trauma Update: Implications for the Nurse Anesthetist
- Identify new technological advances in fluid resuscitation
- Describe recent ventilation strategies that assist in state of the art management of the critically injured trauma patient
- Discuss diagnostic work-up advances involved in trauma patient resuscitation
Myrtle Beach - Lecture 03 - Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
- Discuss the incidence, presentation, and management of heparin induced thrombocytopenia
- Discuss the mechanism of action of common antithrombin drugs
Myrtle Beach - Lecture 04 - Fluid Resuscitation Controversies
- Identify appropriate volume replacement fluids to meet situational needs
- Discuss resuscitation endpoints
- Comment on current fluid resuscitation practices
Myrtle Beach - Lecture 05 - Pharmacology of Local Anesthetics
- Discuss the mechanism of action of local anesthetic agents
- Describe the influence of stereo-isomerism on the pharmaco-dynamics of local anesthetic agents
- Discuss the role of lipid emulsion in the management of local anesthetic toxicity
Myrtle Beach - Lecture 06 - Toxicology of Local Anesthetics
- Describe the mechanism of action of local anesthetic cardiac and neurotoxicity
- Discuss the role of intralipid in the management of local anesthetic toxicity
Myrtle Beach - Lecture 07 - OR Safety Protocols
- Discuss the involvement of the FDA, The Joint Commission, the APSF and other organizations in the promotion of patient safety within the perioperative area
- Discuss the implications of the AANA’s motto: “Supporting our members-Protecting our patients”
- Identify current “safety” practices within the operating room designed to protect the patient from negative outcomes
- Discuss current safety practices and their implications for the CRNA
Myrtle Beach - Lecture 08 - Awareness Under General Anesthesia
- List the factors the increase the risk of unintended awareness under anesthesia
- Discuss the appropriate care of a patient who has experienced awareness under anesthesia
Myrtle Beach - Lecture 09 - Technology in Anesthesia
- Discuss the benefits of new airway device technology on patient outcomes
- Identify benefits of new monitoring technology in terms of cardiovascular hemodynamic consequences
- Compare and contrast new drugs available to the CRNA for the induction, maintenance and emergence of an anesthetic
Myrtle Beach - Lecture 10 - Post-Operative Urinary Retention
- List the factors that increase patient's susceptibility to post operative urinary retention
- Discuss strategies for preventing and managing post operative urinary retention
Myrtle Beach - Lecture 11 - Post-Operative Visual Loss
- Identify the most common mechanisms associated with POVL
- Compare and contrast POVL related to spine surgery with ION and CRAO
- Utilizing evidence based practice develop an anesthesia plan of care for a patient undergoing a spine surgical procedure in the prone position
Myrtle Beach - Lecture 12 - Wellness, Chemical Dependency, and the Anesthesia Community
- Discuss the factors that predispose anesthesia providers to chemical dependency
- Describe the prevalence and consequences of chemical dependency within the anesthesia community
Myrtle Beach - Lecture 13 - Anatomy for Upper Extremity Anesthesia
- Describe the surface and neural anatomy important for performing upper extremity regional anesthesia
- Discuss strategies to minimize the occurrence of complications associated with upper extremity regional anesthesia
Myrtle Beach - Lecture 14 - Technique for Upper Extremity Anesthesia
- Appreciate the process for choosing the appropriate block for the proposed surgery
- Describe the major landmarks for each of the techniques for upper extremity regional anesthesia
Myrtle Beach - Lecture 15 - Introduction to Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia
- Discuss the principles of ultrasound technology
- Appreciate the basic anatomic structures with common regional techniques using ultrasound guidance
Myrtle Beach - Lecture 16 - Coagulation and Regional Anesthesia
- Discuss the role of platelets in hemostasis
- Discuss the implications of antiplatelet agents for spinal and epidural anesthesia