The goal of this activity is to provide learners with basic knowledge and skills on how to make ethical evaluations on research protocols, including understanding of specific ethical requirements and regulations. In this activity, learners will engage with the content by moving through a series of website pages that other brief lecture videos, links to related readings, downloadable resources, and quizzes.There was no commercial support used in the development of this educational activity.Conten...

Understand the purpose of telehealth and which patients may be appropriate for telemedicine appointments.  This course is complimentary to participate on and is available ONLY to Penn Faculty.

This course provides an overview of how clinicians and policymakers have approached the rationing of health care resources, as well as an ethical framework that can inform present and future rationing and resource allocation decisions. During the course, we delineate a system for ethically allocating resources based on 4 principles: - Treating people equally. - Favoring the worst off. - Maximizing total benefits. - Promoting and rewarding social usefulness. Content last ...

Unprecedented times demand expertise to inform decisions, guide behavior, and shape disrupted business practices. Zeke Emanuel and colleagues present their latest work to address COVID-19 issues from ethics and policy perspectives.There was no commercial support used in the development of this educational activity.Content last reviewed: April 6, 2020

This series of courses, “Non-Operating Room Anesthesia (NORA) Education for Practitioners,” has value not only to residency training programs, but can also be a standard teaching tool for the entire anesthesia provider team, including Staff Anesthesiologists, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, and Procedural Physicians supervising the delivery of anesthesia in the NORA setting.For additional information on this series of courses, please click the BROCHURE tab. There are...

The NORA suite presents unique challenges for safety to the anesthesia team and their patients. In this course, “Non-Operating Room Anesthesia (NORA) Safety and the Human Factor Element,” join the NTSB’s Chief Human Factors Investigator, Dr. Bill Bramble, to learn how safety measures developed in the aviation industry can be applied to help ensure the safety of our patients in the NORA setting. Then, view the slide presentation so that you and your team understand the underlying reasons for the ...

GI procedures are the most common types of NORA cases. However, the Endoscopy suite also may present some of our biggest challenges. In this course, “Anesthesia for GI Endoscopic Procedures,” join Dr. Mark Weiss for a 2-part video lesson on the types of cases we do, patient management, anesthesia controversies, and finally, an addendum on “Pearls” so that you may thrive in the NORA suite. Then view the slide presentation for the GI suite to allow you and your team to review and discuss the basic...

Interventional Pulmonology has revolutionized our ability to treat patients with lung pathology without resorting to surgical intervention. In this course, “Anesthesia for Interventional Pulmonology Procedures,” join Drs. Anthony Lanfranco, an Interventional Pulmonologist, and Dr. Richard C. Month, an Anesthesiologist, for a 2-part video lesson that reviews the types of procedures performed in the suite, airway management, fundamentals of jet-ventilation, and more. Then, check out the slide pres...

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is perhaps the original NORA procedure. In this course, “Anesthesia for Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT),” join Dr. Katherine Cobb from the University of North Carolina for a video lecture on practical applications and lessons to help you help your patients. Then view the slide presentation, which offers you and your team the ability to view and discuss the fundamentals of the ECT procedure. ATTENTION Nurse Anesthetists! In order to receive your AANA certifica...

This educational activity is based on a recording of a live webinar in the Geriatrics for Practicing Professional Series that took place at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania on May 24th, 2017. An interdisciplinary presentation involving a geriatric physician, a palliative medicine physician, a social worker, and a chaplain introduces the learner to some tools to determine prognosis, how to communicate that prognosis effectively, and how to support the patient ...