Series date: 
06/28/2019 - 12:00pm EDT to 08/31/2019 - 1:00pm EDT

OVERVIEW

This Evidence-based Clinical Care lunch and learn course will review the new system-wide, pre-anesthesia/sedation testing guidelines developed for planned procedure. Adequate preoperative patient evaluation and preparation may improve patient outcomes, decrease complications, delays, cancellations, costs, length of hospital stay, and mortality.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Hospitalists, Surgeons, Anesthesiologists and Nurses

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Explain the evidence-based data supporting standardization efforts to improve pre-surgical planning. 
  • Utilize pre-procedure testing guidelines successfully for planned procedures. 
  • Recognize the impact of standardization efforts to decrease unnecessary pre-surgical testing, waste and unecessary delays due to lack of patient optimization. 

FACULTY AND DISCLOSURES

Bianca Capella, APRN-BC, RN-BSN
Corporate Clinical Consultant | Evidence Based Clinical Care

Erika Gonzalez, MSN RN CCRN NE-BC
Director | Evidence Based Clinical Care
Baptist Clinical Enterprise | Baptist Health South Florida

Lellany Ruiz
Project Manager | Evidence Based Clinical Care
Baptist Clinical Enterprise | Baptist Health South Florida

Bianca Capella, APRN-BC, RN-BSN, Erika Gonzalez, MSN RN CCRN NE-BC and Lellany Ruiz have indicated that neither they nor their spouse/partner has relevant financial relationships with commercial interest companies, and they will not include off-label or unapproved product usage in their presentation(s) or discussion(s).

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

Series location: 
various locations
Miami, FL
United States