Target Audience
Physician Anesthesiologists, Residents and Medical Students
Upon Completion of the program, participants should be able to:
- Understand the public health problem of perioperative brain health
- Discuss the risk of post-operative delirium and cognitive deficits
- Identify strategies to minimize post-operative delirium and cognitive decline
- Understand patient satisfaction and the positive impact it has on clinical outcomes, hospital finance and the well-being of healthcare providers
- Learn the top predictors of patient loyalty and why effective communication is the foundation for the patient experience
- Learn proven communication techniques that help physicians build trusting relationships with patients and families in a short period of time
- Explain how anesthesiology has pioneered patient safety
- Apply the risk management safety hierarchy model to patient safety
- Explain how you can utilize the OK to proceed model in your daily practice
- Discuss who and what is ASA and what it can do for you
- Discuss advocacy efforts of ASA for 2020
- Discuss member-focused initiatives and programs of the ASA