Monday, December 16, 2019, 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Cedars-Sinai Women’s Guild Simulation Center, Los Angeles , CA

Anesthesiology

Simulation Training for Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA®) Cedars-Sinai Medical Simulation Center endorsed by the American Society of Anesthesiologists. The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA®) has bestowed Cedars-Sinai Medical Simulation Center with its Simulation Education Network endorsement. With this endorsement, Cedars-Sinai Medical Simulation Center) joins an elite group of more than 47 centers nationwide that currently hold this distinction. Cedars-Sinai Medical Simulation Center is proud of its work to provide high-caliber educational opportunities. ASA’s endorsement will allow the center to provide physician anesthesiologists and their patients with a powerful advantage as simulation education demonstrates a direct upgrade in patient safety and quality of care. Simulation education is an innovative training method where physician anesthesiologists problem-solve issues in a setting that closely replicates actual clinical experience during surgery. Courses are designed to realistically recreate challenging cases, such as insufficient oxygen levels in the blood, difficult airway management, emergency blood pressure issues or cardiac events. These centers also offer courses that provide a safe environment to learn about new techniques or drugs. Simulation education programs offer participants experience in crisis management, patient safety and professional teamwork in a controlled setting that can be difficult to teach in the active operating arena. The approval process for ASA endorsement is extensive. It includes review of the center’s mission, educational offerings, curriculum development, instructor and course effectiveness, program leadership, infrastructure and standing with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). For additional information, please visit http://education.asahq.org/Simulation-Education. Purpose The purpose of this simulated activity is to provide anesthesiologists with case scenarios that may be seen in daily practice. They will complete the simulation and reflect individually and as a group on their performances with guided debriefing. The Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology & Peri-operative Care faculty and staff are dedicated to the ABA MOCA components including adherence to good professional standing, lifelong learning and self-assessment, cognitive examination, and practice performance assessment and improvement.  High-fidelity simulation allows for active learning and cognitive and performance assessment through scenario participation and after action review. Our extensive libraries of common and critical scenarios are derived from actual cases seen in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center operating rooms or from published case reports. Many of the scenarios explore broad differential diagnoses and devolve into an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) based crisis scenario, requiring active and current knowledge of guidelines, effective interdepartmental and interpersonal communication skills, and confidence in a stressful situation. Target Audience Board Certified Anesthesiologists who need to fulfill their Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA®) Part IV requirements or who would like to gain experience in critical cases in a simulated environment.

1. Decrease the instance of vague or disorganized communication, and thereby improve patient safety though the use of communication verification tools and clear multi-departmental communication.
2. Decrease the occurrence of morbidity and mortality through effective timing and utilization of resources in emergency situations.
3. Provide effective management of hemodynamic and respiratory critical events in anesthesia.
4. Provide a broader differential diagnosis during debriefing sessions by recognizing and eliminating potential areas of cognitive bias.
5. Reflect on optimal teamwork, leadership and communication skills require in crisis management.
6. Develop a process improvement plan to implement at home institution.

Course Fee:

Course fee is $ 1,950.

Course fee includes breakfast, lunch, and educational materials.

Payment Method

Form of payment: Credit Card

Cancellation Policy

All cancellations will incur a $200 administrative fee. Cancellations made less than 30 days prior to the course will forfeit payment in full unless a replacement can be found.

Any session that does not have a minimum of 4 confirmed participants will be cancelled. Enrolled participants will be notified of cancellation at least 4 weeks prior to the schedule course.

Participants may have the option of receiving a full refund or transfer their enrollment to the next available course date.

Processing fees will not apply to courses cancelled by the CSMC Simulation Center.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Women’s Guild Simulation Center for Advanced Clinical Skills is accredited by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).

Credit Designation Statement
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Simulation Course Program Director

Roya Yumul, MD, PhD - Cardiac, General Anesthesia, ACLS, ATLS

Organizes and is responsible for the anesthesia simulation training program and provides faculty, staff Education and support.

Instructors:

Roya Yumul, MD, PhD - Cardiac, General Anesthesiology, ACLS, ATLS

Omar Durra, MD - Cardiac, Neuro Anesthesiology 

Robert Wong, MD – Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology

Taizoon Yusufali, MD - General Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine

Marshal Kaplan, MD - General Anesthesiology, ACLS, ATLS

Moody Makar, MD – Cardiac, General Anesthesiology, Echo specialist

Lorraine Lubin, MD – Pediatric, Cardiac Anesthesiology, Echo specialist, PALS

Rebecca Aron, MD – Cardiac Anesthesiology, Echo specialist

Brian Mendelson, MD – Regional Anesthesiology

Avner Gereboff, MD - Transplant, General Anesthesiology

Peter Kim, MD - Obstetric Anesthesiology

           

Facilitators:

Russell Metcalfe-Smith FHEA MSc NRP -  Simulation Center Manager ACLS/ACLS-EP/PALS

Ai Jin Lee RN MSN CCRN  - Simulation Program Educator ACLS/ACLS-EP/PALS

David Escobar EMT CHSOS - Simulation Specialist

Michael Leone RRT CHSOS  - Simulation Specialist

Amelia Manlutac MSHA – Certification, Quality and Accreditation Administrator 

Olivia Hernandez – Anesthesiology Simulation Program Coordinator

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