Sleep Apnea 2014 - Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Perioperative Period

Overview: The webinar focuses on the patient safety issues in patients with diagnosed or undiagnosed OSA undergoing surgery. We'll help you understand the risk factors for OSA and use appropriate screening tools can help identify undiagnosed cases.
Determining which patients and procedures can be safely managed in ambulatory settings vs. inpatient settings will be discussed. Anesthesia and intra-operative considerations will also be discussed. But most important will be the discussion on monitoring of OSA patients in the postoperative period. Monitoring OSA patients with pulse oximetry alone is insufficient and may give a false sense of security.
We use many case examples to illustrate the problems encountered in patients with OSA, including opioid-related events, hazards of supplemental oxygen, and others.
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Why should you attend:
Are you aware of which patients have or might have OSA?
Are your patients with diagnosed or undiagnosed OSA at risk of dying?
Have you already had adverse events in patients with diagnosed or undiagnosed OSA?
Are you monitoring your at-risk patients correctly?
Does your staff fully understand the risks involved in patients with OSA?
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Areas Covered in the Session:
Prevalence of OSA
Risk factors for OSA
Screening for OSA
Risks of OSA in the Perioperative Period
Inpatient vs. Ambulatory Surgery
Pre-operative Considerations
Operative Considerations
Anesthesia
Post-operative Management
Monitoring
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Who Will Benefit:
Nurse Managers
Chief Nursing Officers
Nurses
Chief Medical Officers
Physicians
Patient Safety Officers
Quality Improvement Personnel
OR Staff
Risk Management Staff
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Brad Truax, M.D is board-certified in both Neurology and Internal Medicine. He is a clinician and educator with 20+ years of experience in medical administration and has been involved in quality and patient safety for over 25 years. He has provided medical director services in a broad range of healthcare venues - a large public teaching hospital, a large private hospital, a small rural hospital, a managed care organization, and an accountable care organization (ACO). He was an original and long-standing member of the NYSDOH council that advised New York State’s hospital incident reporting system (NYPORTS).
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