Anesthesia

Airway Management for Advanced Practice Practitioners

Course Overview

This intensive course provides Advanced Practice Practitioners (APPs) and Respiratory Therapists (RTs) with the critical skills necessary to provide effective airway management in diverse healthcare settings. Participants will review airway anatomy, formulate comprehensive airway management plans, and practice essential non-invasive and invasive airway techniques.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the challenging patient airway.
2. Display simulation proficiency with multiple airway management techniques.
3. Describe effective communication with Interprofessional team during emergent airway management.

Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesia (MOCA)

Anesthesia Crisis Management: An ASA-Endorsed Simulation Course for Maintenance of Certification of Anesthesia (MOCA)

Course Overview

A one-day simulation training course in anesthesia crisis management endorsed by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) that fulfills Part 4 (Practice Performance Assessment & Improvement) of MOCA®.

Participants will actively participate in a series of carefully selected clinical scenarios, mirroring both common and rare critical events encountered in anesthesia practice. Following each scenario, a structured debriefing session will analyze performance, identify areas for improvement, and reinforce best practices.

Learning Outcomes

1. Develop and refine the ability to diagnose and treat a wide range of anesthesia emergencies.
2. Enhance crisis resource management skills through practical application in simulated high-pressure situations.
3. Strengthen teamwork and improve communication and collaboration within the anesthesia team.

Introduction to Anesthesia Simulation for First Year Clinical Anesthesia Residents (CA1)

Course Overview

This course provides new CA1 anesthesia residents and an introduction to anesthesia simulation. Residents are typically paired up and will participate in two simulations that help orient the residents to the pre-anesthetic patient assessment, the equipment and medications used to induce and maintain general anesthesia, and management of common anesthetic complications.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate performing a pre-anesthetic patient assessment and applying the information to an anesthetic plan.
2. Perform a standard anesthetic induction and apply airway management techniques.
3. Recognize and treat common anesthetic side effects and complications.