The goal of the ID Case Management Conference as an educational activity is to create a setting where real cases are presented and discussed. This will keep the attendees (physicians, nurses, pharmacists) up-to-date with the latest trends in infectious diseases, diagnoses, diagnostic approaches, and treatments. Such a series will allow attendees to maintain their competence and improve patient safety. These goals are also important links to the departmental/institutional quality improvement i...

THERE IS NO FEE TO REGISTER FOR THIS ACTIVITY, HOWEVER REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.The Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) and faculty experts from Penn Medicine are offering an education curriculum for prescribers on best practices for using the PDMP and on how to address substance use disorder with patients. We invite you to view these complimentary online educational courses that are relevant to your practice needs and will address the following topi...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...