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Program Objectives:
Medical Malpractice and Anesthesia: Politics of a
Crisis
Discuss the nature of the legal system and how cases are started
Define the following: Malpractice, Discovery, Deposition...Settlement...Trial
Review what happens if you are accused of malpractice
Discuss some preventive measures, especially charting, to keep
you out of court
Review some cases of nurse anesthesia malpractice
Informed Consent from a Legal Perspective: What Every Nurse Anesthetist
Should Know
Discuss the legal importance of informed consent including
the pitfalls and not following appropriate forums and protocol
for your clinic/hospital practice
Discuss effective communication with patient and patient's family
Discuss Informed Consent in emergency situations relative to
nurse anesthesia practice
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Describe methods other than trial to resolve a malpractice
claim
Delineate methods used in alternative dispute resolution
Anesthetic Management of the Down's Syndrome Patient
Understand the etiology and radiographic determination of atlantoaxial instability in the Down's patient.
Summarize the clinical airway features and the potential problems with perioperative airway management
Etiology and Physiological Consequence of Hypocapnia and Hypercapnia
List the end-organ effects of hypercapnia.
Appreciate the impact of hypocarbia upon cardiovascular function
Uncommon Aspects of Commonly Used Agents
Review some of the uncommon side effects associated with commonly
used anesthetic agents.
The Future of Anesthesia: Preparing our Successors
Review our current staffing situation nationwide
Find the source of future CRNAs
Discuss the problems associated with tapping into this source
Review the positive steps each CRNA can take to help insure
ours is not the last generation of anesthetists
Anesthetic Management of the Cerebral Palsy Patient
Define the term cerebral palsy and appreciate the social
and medical impact
Devise an anesthetic plan of care for the cerebral palsy patient
Discuss the role of baclofen in the management of spasticity
Rapid Sequence Induction: Is Cricoid Pressure Necessary?
Describe the proper technique for the application of cricoid
pressure
Appreciate the need for teaching the application of cricoid pressure
Detail the complications that attend the application of cricoid
pressure
Deposition 101 (Part 1)
Describe techniques for deposition preparation
Discuss commonly used techniques lawyers employ during a deposition
Explain deponent rights with respect to depositions
Integrate knowledge of deposition preparation into selected case
studies
Deposition 101 (Part 11)
Define the most effective means to participate in a given potential
malpractice case as a defendant.
Define the most effective means to participate in a given potential
malpractice case as an expert witness.
Review malpractice cases from the nurse anesthetists' prospective
including the answering of the complaint and their role in the litigation
Postoperative Visual Loss
Define the incidence of ophthalmologic injury and postoperative
visual loss in the surgical patient.
List operative procedures that are associated with postoperative
visual loss
List the intraoperative management strategies for anesthetic management
of the prone patient
Gastro Esophageal Reflux and its Impact on Anesthesia
Define GERD and its clinical occurrence
Review the Anesthetic Implications
Discuss perioperative management
Pediatric Preoperative Preparation and Anesthetic Risk
Develop a strategy for the preoperative preparation of the pediatric
patient
With a review of current literature, discuss the current knowledge
regarding the etiology of pediatric cardiac arrest during the intraoperative
period.
The CRNA as an Expert Witness: What you Need to Know
Discuss the individual requirements necessary to qualify as an
expert witness
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