Schedule of NAFA RVA: Improving patient safety through high-fidelity simulation and evidence-based practice
October 26 - 29, 2023 | Richmond, Virginia
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This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology for 22.00 Class A CE credits; Code Number 1043043; Expiration Date 10/29/2023. AANA designates this program as meeting the criteria for up to 3.25 CE Credits in pharmacology/therapeutics.
Note – The virtual program includes 12 Class A CE in lecture and 3 Class A CE for the scientific posters including up to 1.25 CE Credits in pharmacology/therapeutics. The bonus hands-on ultrasound scanning workshops on Thursday, October 26 and the Anesthesia Crisis Resource Management (ACRM) sessions on Saturday, October 28 are in-person only.
Please note that schedules, speakers, times and venues are subject to change.
Thursday, October 26, 2023
1:00 pm - Pre-Conference Workshop Registration & NAFA Gifts at Welcome Desk
2:00 pm - Perioperative Ultrasound Applications Workshop - 1 CE
Rebekah L. Carmel, PhD, CRNA
Objective: Demonstrate and discuss the basic use of ultrasound in the perioperative environment.
3:00 pm - Ultrasound Troubleshooting Challenges Workshop - 1 CE
Rebekah L. Carmel, PhD, CRNA
Objective: Practice and troubleshoot the challenges of using ultrasound in perianesthesia applications
Friday, October 27, 2023
7:30 am - Continental Breakfast & NAFA Gifts at Welcome Desk
8:00 am - AANA President Update - 1 CE
Dru Riddle, PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAAN
Objective: Identify key issues that affect nurse anesthesia practice in 2023
9:00 am - Numbers and Numbers! Interpretation of Interoperative Coags and ABGx – 1 CE
Dru Riddle, PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAAN
Objectives: Identify four intraoperative coagulation results that need to be treated.
Describe two ABG values that indicate volume status.
10:00 am - Refreshment Break
10:30 am - Inclusive Leadership of Interprofessional Teams: Fostering Belonging Amid Unprecedented Workforce Challenges—1 CE
Stephen Davis, DNP, MHSA, FACHE, FNAP, FAAN
Objective: Delineate key principles of inclusive leadership.
11:30 am - Evidence-based practices to improve patient safety during anesthesia—1 CE
Jiale Hu, PhD, RN, FAAN
Objectives:
1. Describe the recently updated evidence-based nurse anesthesia practices.
2. Discuss their potentials to improve patient safety during anesthesia.
12:30 pm - Lunch (provided)
1:30 pm - Integration of research evidence into nurse anesthesia practice—1 CE
Jiale Hu, PhD, RN, FAAN
Objective: Recognize the emerging research findings in the field of nurse anesthesia and relate them to the clinical practice.
2:30 pm - Interpreting the 12 lead ECG: A review—1 CE
Beverly George-Gay, DNP, MS, MSN, AGPCNP-BC
Objective: Describe a replicable process of interpreting the 12 Lead ECG and the basics of its evaluation.
3:30 pm - Question & Answer Session—1 CE
Objective: Further discuss interpretation of intraoperative Coags and ABGs, inclusive leadership and evidence-based practices.
4:30 pm - New! Scientific Poster Session: Evidence-based Pain Management—1 CE (.50 Pharmacology/Therapeutics CE)
Saturday, October 28, 2023
7:30 am - Continental Breakfast & NAFA Gifts at Welcome Desk
8:00 am - Introduction of anesthesia crisis resource management (ACRM) principles—1 CE
Brenda Wands, PhD, MBA, CRNA, FAANA, CHSE
Objective: Describe the principles of ACRM.
9:00 am - High Fidelity Simulation - Case Scenario One (prebriefing, scenario, debriefing)—1.5 CE
Rebekah L. Carmel, PhD, CRNA
Michael Kammerman, BS, EMT-P (Ret.), CHSE
Objectives:
1. Practice the principles of ACRM to manage critical events during anesthesia in a high-fidelity interactive live scenario.
2. Discuss outcomes and ways to incorporate best practices into clinical practice.
10:30 am - Refreshment Break
11:00 am - Implementation of anesthesia crisis resource management principles—1 CE
Jiale Hu, PhD, RN, FAAN
Objectives:
1. Explain the importance of ACRM principles for anesthesia professionals to manage crises and advance patient safety in their everyday practice.
2. Describe the complex contextual factors influencing the adoption of ACRM principles in clinical settings.
Identify different implementation strategies to mitigate the barriers.
12:00 pm - High Fidelity Simulation - Case Scenario Two (prebriefing, scenario, debriefing)—1.5 CE
Rebekah L. Carmel, PhD, CRNA
Michael Kammerman, BS, EMT-P (Ret.), CHSE
Objectives:
1. Practice the principles of ACRM to manage critical events during anesthesia in a high-fidelity interactive live scenario.
2. Discuss outcomes and ways to incorporate best practices into clinical practice.
1:30 pm - New! Scientific Poster Session: Evidence-based Innovative Anesthesia Care Strengths—1CE
Sunday, October 29, 2023
7:30 am - Continental Breakfast & NAFA Gifts at Welcome Desk
8:00 am - Antiemetics: Preventing PONV—1 CE (1 Pharmacology/Therapeutics CE)
Andrew Metz, DNAP, CRNA
Objective: Discuss current evidence-based management of frequently used antiemetics, their respective receptors and related MIPS quality measures.
9:00 am - Optimizing Mechanical Ventilation—1 CE
Andrew Metz, DNAP, CRNA
Objective:
1. Discuss types of Ventilator Associated Lung Injuries (VALI) and the limitations of mechanical ventilation using Bipap or a Ventilator.
2. Interpret spirometry and scalers and discuss the basics of respiratory physiology.
10:00 am - Refreshment Break
10:30 am - The Business of Anesthesia—1 CE
Matthew Zinder, MS, CH, CRNA
Objective: Discuss the principles of business, and how they apply to the practice of anesthesia.
11:30 am - Anesthetic Implications of Psychiatric Disorders—1 CE (1 Pharmacology/Therapeutics CE)
Matthew Zinder, MS, CH, CRNA
Objective: List the most common psychiatric disorders and how they can affect an anesthetic.
12:30 pm - Question & Answer Session—1 CE
Objective: Further discuss preventing PONV, optimizing mechanical ventilation, the business of anesthesia and anesthetic implications of psychiatric disorders.
1:30 pm - New! Scientific Poster Session: Evidence-based Anesthesia Medication Management —1 CE (.75 Pharmacology/Therapeutics CE)