Protect Patients At-Risk for Sleep Apnea
Implementing Methods for Patient Safety
Product Description:
AUDIO CONFERENCE ON CD OR AUDIO ON-DEMAND
Sponsored by Briefings on Patient Safety
presented on May 21, 2009
Obstructive sleep apnea is growing as the American population ages and becomes more obese. However, this condition is undiagnosed in 80-90% of all affected patients. And when these patients present for surgery at your facility, they are at particular risk for respiratory arrest and other post-operative complications.
Because many sleep apnea sufferers are unaware of their condition, it is crucial that you and your staff learn to effectively understand and identify this condition, as well as properly monitor affected patients after surgery.Prevent deaths from sleep apnea
For information, advice, and techniques on how to manage risks in sleep apnea patients, listen to this audio conference. Purchase today to hear insight from our expert speakers on how to prevent complications and deaths in sleep apnea sufferers. You will also learn tips on how to implement a sleep apnea program at your facility.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this audio conference, you will be able to:- Explain how to identify and diagnose sleep apnea patients
- Identify treatment and prevention techniques and safeguards to help keep sleep apnea patients safe
- Determine how to most effectively monitor a patient with sleep apnea
- Implement steps to start your own sleep apnea program
AGENDA
I. Diagnosing patients with sleep apnea
- What to look for
- Conducting patient assessments
II. Prevention
- Identifying sleep apnea patients before surgery
III.Monitoring patients with sleep apnea
- Traditional monitoring techniques are not always the best
- Technology
- Cost effective alternatives that work
IV. Steps to implement a program – learn from Chesapeake Regional Medical Center
- Gaining leadership support
- Education and training
- Creating a policy and procedure
- Collaboration with respiratory therapy
- Education across all departments
- Results of the program
- Barriers and challenges
A Q&A session follows the presentation.
SPEAKERS
Shelly Collins, PharmD, currently serves as the coordinator of clinical pharmacy services at Chesapeake (VA) Regional Medical Center.. Her practice focuses on developing and implementing clinical pharmacy services as well as medication safety and Joint Commission medication management standards and other national patient safety goals. She also works as staff pharmacist at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. Collins is president of Drug Information Consultants, a business offering consultation and expert witness review for attorneys on medical malpractice cases. She is co-author of Pharmacology and the Nursing Process, Sixth Edition. Collins was awarded the Clinical Pharmacist of the Year Award in 2007 from the Virginia Society of Healthsystem Pharmacists.
Sandra L. Young, MSN, APRN, BC-ADM, serves as manager for nursing education and health sciences at Chesapeake (VA) Regional Medical Center. She is responsible for development and oversight of nursing staff development and education, and has previously worked as program director for an inpatient diabetes program, served as clinical nurse specialist and in staff development. She is board certified in advanced diabetes management and medical-surgical nursing by American Nurses Credentialing Center.
BONUS MATERIAL INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audio conference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials and copies of the following:
- Sample policy and procedure
- Competency checklist
These materials are provided with PDF links.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Patient safety officers and professionals, accreditation professionals, pharmacists, quality, risk, and performance improvement professionals, anesthesiologists, ASC administrators, surgeons, and nursing professionals.AUDIO ON-DEMAND
In addition to the regular purchase options for HCPro audio conferences, we are pleased to offer a new option, an audio on-demand. An audio on-demand allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience on your computer or MP3 player. Purchase a CD, or audio on-demand of the program and listen when you can.Product Types : Departments :
