NORA Education for Practitioners: Anesthesia in the Electrophysiology Lab

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ONLINEAANACMECNEPSRM - Patient Safety/Risk ManagementState Required CME

Friday, October 25, 2019, 9:00 AM - Monday, July 25, 2022, 5:00 PM, Online, Philadelphia, PA

The Electrophysiology (EP) lab may be an anxiety provoking assignment for those unfamiliar with the site. In this course, “Anesthesia in the Electrophysiology Lab,” join Dr. Roger Moore, a cardiac anesthesiologist (and past president of the ASA), for a 2-part video lesson that provides in-depth information, techniques, and insight helpful for you to care for these often very sick patients. The slide presentation on the fundamentals of the EP lab provide you and your team the introduction needed to become familiar with the types of procedures performed.

ATTENTION Nurse Anesthetists! In order to receive your AANA certificate, please enter your AANA ID# under My CE/CME, PROFILE, CREDENTIALS. You are also required to enter your AANA ID# on the evaluation before proceeding to download your certificate.

How to Receive Credit:

To receive your Certificate of Credit for participating in this CME/CE-certified educational curriculum, please follow these steps:

• Read all the introductory material including faculty and disclosure information
• Complete the pre-test
• View the video lectures, slides, references and resources
• Complete the post-test. You will have 3 attempts to earn at least 80% in order to proceed
• Evaluate the activity using the brief survey. You must complete the post activity evaluation to download your certificate
• You will be able to download your certificate after completing the post-activity survey

1. Explain the reasons behind the growth in NORA/EP cases
2. Review key points in pre-operative evaluation and in the anesthetic preparation of the laboratory during the pre-operative period
3. Discuss various options for anesthetic management and the rationale behind those choices
4. Describe the common “Holding Room” procedures, such as NIPS, DFTs, and cardioversion
5. Review the 3 groupings of Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) in the Electrophysiology Labs
6. Explore different options of airway management, including High Frequency Jet Ventilation (HFJV)
7. Review the management of post-ablation testing, such as the Isoproterenol Challenge
8. Discuss care and management of the post-procedure patient

In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Designation of Credit

Penn Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Physicians: This activity is approved for 0.75 contact hours.

 

Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. PAs may receive a maximum of 0.75 Category 1 credits for completing this activity.

 

AANA (Nurse Anesthetists): This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists for .75 Class A CE credits; Code Number 1038319; Expiration Date 07/25/22.

 

DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS 

Staff in the Office of Continiung Medical and Interprofessional Education (CMIE) and Penn Nursing (Vaughn Wurst, Belinda Rose, CHCP and Ansheai Spence-Jones, CMP) and the Senior Peer Reviewer, Stanley Goldfarb, MD, have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests related to the content of this educational activity.

The following planning committee and faculty members have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests related to the content of this educational activity:

William Bramble, PhD

Kathryn Cobb, MD

Anthony Lanfranco, MD

Richard Month, MD

Roger Moore, MD

Mark Weiss, MD

 

Permission to Use Copyrighted Materials

Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Pennsylvania, has sought and obtained permission to use copyrighted content and materials in the preparation of this educational activity ("Use in Electronic Course Materials").

 

Questions: For questions related to this educational activity, contact Penn Medicine Continuing Medical and Interprofessional Education at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania at [email protected] or at 215-898-8005.

 

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (0.75 hours), NCPD Hours (ANCC) (0.75 hours), American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (0.75 hours)