Patient Safety Through Education
Robert C. Bosack, DDS
The delivery of anesthesia in any setting is not without risk. The environment is complex, uncertain and ever-changing. Human performance of this potentially hazardous task can be unpredictable and imperfect, especially in times of urgency, intensity and time-pressure. Risk and Human Error cannot be eliminated. Risk and Human Error can be reduced and managed, by eliminating a culture of blame and punishment and replacing it with a culture of vigilance and cooperation to expose and remediate systems weaknesses, which, in combination, often lead to error and injury. This presentation will explore various aspects anesthetic risk identification, management and reduction.
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Presenter: Robert C. Bosack, DDS
Course Description: This is the fourth of 10 modules included in the Anesthesia Assistant Training Program (AATP). Pre-anesthetic evaluation via patient interview and physical examination is discussed. Concepts of risk assessment and patient optimization prior to sedation / anesthetic are introduced. PLEASE NOTE: This course is only available as part of the Anesthesia Assistant Training Program and cannot be purchased individually. Please navigate to ANESTHESIA ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM (upper left) to purchase this program.
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Availability: 6/15/2011 to 6/15/2014
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CE Hours: 1
