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Tuesday Sessions
#101 Perianesthesia Challenges: Obesity, Weight Loss Medications, and Anesthesia – Risks, Side Effects, and More
Overview
With surging obesity rates, the FDA recently approved semaglutide and other GLP-1 agonists for weight loss. When combined with anesthesia, the risks of potential perianesthesia complications are increased. Be informed and learn if the benefits outweigh the risks.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Michelle Meadows MSN RN CPAN CAPA NPD-BC
#201 Anesthesia Outside the OR: Implications and Impact on the Perianesthesia Nursing Team
Overview
This session describes the incidence and implications of non-operating room anesthesia or NORA, reviews case studies of anesthesia-related complications and discusses nursing priorities and post anesthesia care for this unique patient population.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Maureen McLaughlin MS RN ACNS-BC CPAN CAPA
#301 The Latest and Greatest about Prostate Procedures AND We Send Them Home!
Overview
Treatment of the prostrate for benign hypertrophy, continues to change as advancing technology and interventional practices improve. These new advances provide the opportunity for some patients to go home, safely, the same day. Learn about new treatments and discharge protocols.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Amy Dooley MS RN CPAN CAPA FASPAN
#401 Identifying Factors Contributing to Cognitive Workload in the Preanesthesia Assessment Process
Overview
This session will present cognitive workload and the evolution of complexity of patients undergoing surgery in ambulatory satellite settings. A quality improvement project to identify factors contributing to the increased cognitive workload associated with completing the preanesthesia assessment (PAEF) will be presented.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Kate Finlayson BSN RN CPN
kate.finlayson@childrens.harvard.edu
Elizabeth Taylor BSN RN CPN
elizabeth.Centofanti@childrens.harvard.edu
Samantha Killilea BSN RN CPN
#501 Banish Burnout with a Belly Laugh! The Importance of Laughter in the Perianesthesia Setting
Overview
This session will present the importance of healthy work environments enabling nurses to provide the highest standards of compassionate patient care while using laughter to reduce stress and relieve burnout.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Dolly Ireland MSN RN CAPA CPN FASPAN
#601 Consuming Clinical Inquiry without a Fork!
Overview
Reading research and quality improvement articles can be daunting. This session is designed to make sense of the clinical inquiry salad and help participants consume the literature critically and easily (with no fork necessary!).
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Jan Odom-Forren PhD RN CPAN FAAN FASPAN
Vallire Hooper PhD RN CPAN FAAN FASPAN
#102 Life with Plastics: It’s Fantastic – Or Is It?
Overview
Multiple treatment options available for obesity, such as weight loss surgery and the recent approval of GLP-1 agonist use for weight loss by the FDA, have created an uptick in patients requesting body contouring procedures after massive weight loss. Designed to remove excess skin to reshape the body, these procedures are increasing in popularity. Come find out what perianesthesia nurses need to know about patient safety and effectiveness.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Michelle Meadows MSN RN CPAN CAPA NPD-BC
#202 While You Were Sleeping: Anesthesia Essentials for the Perianesthesia Nurse
Overview
This session explains the risks and benefits of various modes of anesthesia, such as sedation along a sedation continuum, general endotracheal anesthesia, and anesthetic agents, neuroaxial anesthesia, and regional anesthesia. Implications for the perianesthesia nurse in the provision of care are discussed with each anesthesia approach.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Maureen McLaughlin MS RN ACNS-BC CPAN CAPA FASPAN
#302 It’s Not Inevitable: Winning Strategies for PONV Prevention and Management of PONV
Overview
This session will explore the physiological basis of PONV. The newest recommendations for risk identification, prophylaxis and multimodal treatment will be discussed to help create a better surgical outcome for our patients.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Judith Kinnavy BSN RN CAPA
#402 Now I Know My ABCs – Going Back to Basics in Perianesthesia
Overview
This session will examine the application of the ABCDE framework to assess and manage patients in Phase I of the PACU setting. The ABCDE framework is a systematic approach for the initial assessment and treatment of patients of all ages, regardless of the underlying cause.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Rona Khadka BSN RN CCRN
Ramona Arena BSN RN CCRN
Myre Dominica Omega Sale BSN RN CPAN CNML
#502 Ethics: A Principled Journey to Perianesthesia Practice
Overview
Ethical principles are the guiding links to a sound, moral, and ethical scope of practice. This session will explore the relationship between ethical performance, professional leadership, and ASPAN’s Perianesthesia Standards for Ethical Practice.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Dolly Ireland MSN RN CAPA CPN FASPAN
#602 Best Practice for Vascular Access in the Perianesthesia Setting
Overview
This session will present best practices for vascular access in the perianesthesia setting based on INS standards.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Toni Zito MSN RN CPAN FASPAN
Amy Berardinelli DNP RN NE-BC CPAN FASPAN
#103 Specialized Care for Special Hearts in Perianesthesia
Overview
This session will highlight an academic medical center’s journey to provide specialized care to children with heart-related conditions. Learn how opening a dedicated cardiac pre- and post- anesthesia care unit has led to improved collaboration, patient care, and outcomes.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Julianne Metcalf MS RN CCRN
#203 Anesthesia Stat to the PACU! Postoperative Airway Emergencies
Overview
Anesthetic agents and their impact on the airway are reviewed and the clinical presentation of common and uncommon airway emergencies are described. Nursing assessment and management strategies are detailed highlighting the importance of vigilant patient monitoring in the critical postanesthesia setting.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Maureen McLaughlin MS RN ACNS-BC CPAN CAPA FASPAN
#303 The Effectiveness of Video-Based Patient Education in the Perianesthesia Setting
Overview
The use of video-based patient education aims to help maximize the nurse's time and efficiency by allowing the nurse to utilize technology to provide patient education. The video-based education provides standardized teaching and allows the nurse to determine effectiveness of teaching afterwards.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Samantha Graham MSN RN CAPA
Christina Poyma BSN RN CMSRN
Kristi Stetka MBA MSN RN
#403 Awakening Impactful Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Among Perianesthesia Colleagues
Overview
This session will increase awareness regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion amongst perianesthesia nurses. To empower and acknowledge implicit and unconscious biases regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Alphonzo Baker, Sr. DNP RN CAPA FASPAN
Keisha Franks MSN RN CPAN
#503 I Want to Be A Leader in Perianesthesia! Who Me? Let’s Find Your Inner Leadership!
Overview
Confusing the manager and the leader is common. This session will present leadership characteristics and how to excel at being the leader YOU want to be!
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Dolly Ireland MSN RN CAPA CPN FASPAN
#603 How to Catch a “COLDS Score Assessment”
Overview
This session will present how the COLDS scoring tool was modified to determine the anesthetic risks associated with pediatric COVID symptoms and recovery. A simplified process for adapting an evidence-based tool to meet the needs of a special patient population to improve postoperative outcomes is included.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Amy Berardinelli DNP RN NE-BC CPAN FASPAN
Tara Wright MSN RN CPN
Holly Bauer BSN RN
#104 Water, Water Everywhere: Perianesthesia Care of the Patient Undergoing Prostate Aquablation
Overview
Prostate aquablation is a minimally invasive respective procedure to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) using a robotic waterjet combined with a cystoscope to provide real time ultrasound imaging. This session will provide an overview of the procedure along with recommendations for patient care across the perianesthesia continuum.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Melissa Emmons MSN RN CPAN
George Colvin MSN RN CNOR CSSM
#204 Clinical Scene Investigates: What’s Wrong with This Perianesthesia Patient?
Overview
Using a case study approach, this session describes patient scenarios with an unusual, unexpected clinical presentation. The scenarios include the patient’s past medical history, surgical procedure, vital signs, anesthetic and presenting symptoms. With audience participation, a diagnosis is made! Appropriate interventions are discussed to ensure a safe patient outcome.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Maureen McLaughlin MS RN ACNS-BC CPAN CAPA FASPAN
#304 Marijuana: Myths and Facts
Overview
Using the latest evidence this session will explore the medical uses for marijuana, how current law may contradict the evidence, and how public opinion is shaping the law around medical use.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Melissa Davidson MSN RN CPAN
#404 Code Blue in Anesthesia! Do You Know What To Do?
Overview
Have you worked in an OR or in a PACU and asked yourself "What would I do in the event of a code?". This session will present the most commonly used resuscitative medications, interventions, and considerations for the surgical patient in extremis.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Danielle Towne MSN RN CCRN CEN CFRN
#504 Perianesthesia and Perioperative: How We Work Together
Overview
While perioperative and perianesthesia nurses work side-by-side to care for surgical patients, the units are often siloed, which isn’t optimal for patient care. By breaking down those silos and improving communication through the surgical continuum, we can work collaboratively to improve patient outcomes.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Elizabeth Pincus MSN MBA RN ACNS-BC CNS-CP CNOR
Ela Borczynski, MS RN CNS
#604 Who’s Been Sleeping in My Bed? The Pediatric Patient in the Adult PACU and the Adult Patient in the Pediatric PACU
Overview
This session will focus on the care of the pediatric patient in an adult perianesthesia setting. It will also address the adult patient in a pediatric PACU.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Toni Zito MSN RN CPAN FASPAN
Amy Berardinelli DNP RN NE-BC CPAN FASPAN
Daniel Goldstein MD
#012 Legal Implications in Discharging Same Day Surgery Patients: What’s the Big Deal?
Overview
This session presents the legal implications when the ambulatory surgery nurse discharges the pediatric adult patients to home. Key legal aspects to be covered are the duty the PACU nurse has to the patient/family/caregiver in preparing and discharging from home, the risk associated with anesthesia and surgery, medication reconciliation, the continuity of care, and patient family satisfaction.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Myrna Mamaril DNP RN NEA-BC CPAN CAPA FAAN FASPAN
(017) A Voiding Catastrophe: Nursing Considerations for Taking Care of the Patient with Bladder Exstrophy
Overview
This lecture will discuss bladder exstrophy’s epidemiology, procedures to repair exstrophy, and nursing considerations when taking care of exstrophy patients in the PACU. Health issues and concerns of bladder exstrophy patients as they age will also be discussed.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Deborah Dell BSN RN CCRN CPN CPAN
Kimberly Letnaunchyn BSN RN CCRN
(018) Pediatric Emergence Delirium – What Is It, How to Recognize and Evaluate
Overview
Pediatric emergence Delirium (ED) is a significant problem that needs more research. This session will present the causes of emergence delirium such as developmental stage, type of surgery, anesthesia agents and specific treatment for the pediatric patient.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Hasima Hajdini DNP MHCOE RN CPN
(019) The Enigma of Perianesthesia Nurse Leadership; Why Some Do and Some Do Not
Overview
There is a growing number of nurse leader vacancies throughout the nation. How do we encourage nurses to step into leadership roles? This discussion is not an attempt to describe management principles of nurse leaders, but rather, to provide a reflection of various leadership theories and how we encourage other nurses to lead.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Regina Hoefner-Notz MS BSN RN CPAN CPN FASPAN
(020) From Pilot to Program: Implementing a Multimodal Analgesia Protocol for Optimal Patient Comfort and Recovery
Overview
This lecture takes attendees on a journey from the initial pilot phase through the establishment of a comprehensive multimodal analgesia program in the perianesthesia departments. It focuses on challenges, successes, and lessons learned through an implementation plan that prioritizes patient comfort while contributing to improved postoperative recovery outcomes.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Ashlynn Penna DNP RN CPAN CAPA NPD-BC
Pamela Windle DNP RN NE-BC CPAN CAPA FAAN FASPAN
(021) Discharge Education: Are We All On the Same Page?
Overview
This session will talk about how using quality improvement methodologies can improve discharge education.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Kristin Cantrell MSN MBA RN CNML
(022) Beyond the Checklist: Unconventional and Engaging Ways to Evaluate Nursing Competency
Overview
This lecture is designed to challenge your preconceptions and spark your imagination. Whether you are a nursing educator, a healthcare professional, or a student aspiring to join the field, this event will equip you with practical ideas and strategies to implement in your own practice.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Ayumi Fielden MSN RN CCRN CPAN
Laura Ortiz Carter MSN BBA RN CCRN RNC-OB C-EFM
Wednesday Sessions
#105 Protect Yourself from Mishaps in the Perianesthesia Setting: A Legal Perspective
Overview
Poor communication, ineffective monitoring of the patient, and incomplete documentation are still three (3) of the top reasons why nurses continue to be named in malpractice lawsuits. Sometimes it is just as simple as becoming more aware of current adverse events and trends in order to make yourself a safer practitioner.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Sandy Salicco MSN RN CCRN-K
#205 Creating a Phase 1 and Phase 2 Pediatric Discharge Criteria
Overview
The creation and implementation of new pediatric discharge criteria for post-operative phases 1 and 2. We will explore the principles of change management in a hospital setting. We identified a need for clear guidelines to determine when children can leave these phases, so we developed evidence-based criteria with input from internal and external experts. Our goal was to improve recovery, enhance safety, and empower families.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Melissa Boisvenue BSN BSCN
#305 More Than a Tool: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Standardized Handoff
Overview
This session will present a QI initiative to engage an interdisciplinary team of nursing, anesthesia providers, and surgical providers to implement minimum standards of care for handoff communication between pre-, intra-, and postoperative units.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Rachel Christian BSN RN CAPA
#405 High Risk Low Volume Events in the Perianesthesia: The Simulation Solution
Overview
Effective simulation serves as an invaluable tool for the education of both new and experienced nurses. This session will present the basics of simulation in nursing education and learn tips and tricks for effective implementation of a simulation-based education plan.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Kaitlin Bolster MSN RN NPD-BC CPAN CAPA
#505 Preoperative Warming: How and Why to Prevent Hypothermia in Perianesthesia Before it Starts
Overview
This session will present the pathophysiology of perioperative hypothermia (PH) and how it leads to a host of complications. Then explore new ways to prevent PH before it starts with a review of the latest evidenced-based practices. Learners will be provided with tools to implement a PH prevention program into their own practices.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Kayla Witthoeft BSN RN ONC CPAN
#605 What’s in a Pronoun? Perianesthesia Nursing Care Beyond Cis-Normativity
Overview
Pervasive cissexual assumption on the part of healthcare professionals perpetuates heteronormative views that all patients identify on cis-normative terms. This session will present the ways in which nurses can provide gender affirming care to this population specifically and advocate for their health equity across the perioperative spectrum.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Jennifer Papapavlou BSN RN CCRN
Kimberly Heister BSN RN CPAN
#106 Electronic Fetal Monitoring Basics: It Doesn’t Hurt to Know!
Overview
Nurses in the Perioperative setting often do not have experience caring for pregnant patients undergoing a surgical procedure, be it a scheduled Cesarean Section, a Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, or others. It is important for the perioperative nurse to have at least a basic knowledge of electronic fetal monitoring especially anything that might indicate fetal distress leading to possible harm (or death) for the unborn infant.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Sandy Salicco MSN RN CCRN-K
#206 Pediatric Assessment
Overview
From Preanesthesia to Phase II Discharge, thoughtful assessment helps the nurse focus care to meet these patients unique needs. This session will present age related issues, specific anatomy, and physiology, specific assessments from pediatric ASA classifications to respiratory considerations as well as emergence delirium and pain management.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Nancy Strzyzewski MSN RN CPAN CAPA
#306 Who Wants to be On-Call in the Perianesthesia Setting?
Overview
This session will explore the educational resources that established the structure, guidelines, and standards of the on-call process after the discovery of cross unit knowledge gaps, different skill mixes and nursing experience, and staff dissatisfaction in a Phase I PACU setting. These discoveries established the foundation to reform the current on-call process.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Elizabeth Liu MSN APRN ACPCNP CPAN
Natalie Jones BSN RN CPAN
#406 A Bloody Mess: A Review of Trauma and Mass Transfusions in the Perianesthesia Setting
Overview
Trauma patients are being treated more frequently at a variety of hospitals throughout the nation. This session will present the basics of trauma stabilization and mass transfusion protocols in the perianesthesia setting.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Kaitlin Bolster MSN RN NPD-BC CPAN CAPA
#506 Governmental Advocacy: Talking the Talk
Overview
Ever wonder how to advocate for patient populations to legislative bodies? This session will guide the attendee on proposed legislation research and effective communications with elected officials.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Brian Harradine MSN RN CAPA CNOR NPD-BC
#606 Applying Evidence Based Practice Research to Unit Based Projects in the Perianesthesia Departments
Overview
This session will present practical guidance for applying evidence-based practice research to unit-based projects. The aim is to enable nurses to implement evidence-based steps and interventions which will improve patient care outcomes as well as foster an environment of continuous improvement and innovation within perianesthesia nursing.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Pamela Windle DNP RN NE-BC CPAN CAPA FAAN FASPAN
Ashlynn Penna DNP RN CPAN CAPA NPD-BC
#107 Cues for Recognizing an Acute Myocardial Infarction in Your Unconscious or Anesthetized Patient
Overview
When patients are awake and alert, they may complain of signs and symptoms of an impending myocardial infarction (MI). When awakening from anesthesia, they may still be at risk for having a MI especially those patients with a long cardiac history.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Sandy Salicco MSN RN CCRN-K
#207 It’s My Procedure and I’ll Cry if I Want To: Common Pediatric Procedures and Tips to Reduce the Tears for All
Overview
This session will review common pediatric procedures (ENT, urology, gastroenterology, and ophthalmology) and provide best practice recommendations for caring for these pediatric patients in the perianesthesia setting.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Lauren Boston MSN RN PNP-PC NPD-BC
#307 Expanding Nursing Scope of Practice: Postoperative Total Joint Surgical Drain Removal
Overview
Nursing leaders play an important role in promoting evidence-based changes to clinical practice as supported by the nursing scope of practice, professional organization standards, and institutional policies. Bedside nursing staff benefit from increasing their clinical knowledge and operating to the top of their licensure.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Jeannie Kenny BSN RN
Robert Bozanovic BSN RN CCRN
#407 More Than the Lady and the Lamp: Nightingale’s Impact on Perianesthesia Nursing
Overview
Best known as the Lady and the Lamp, Florence Nightingale is a statistician, scientist, environmentalist, healthcare reformer, political activist, and author. See how her visions created our profession and helped to lay the groundwork for surgical care.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Elizabeth Steffen BSN-RN CAPA
#507 The Advanced Practice Perianesthesia Nurse Practitioner: Building Blocks for a New Model in Value Based Perianesthesia Care
Overview
The advanced practice perianesthesia nurse practitioner (APPNP) will support elements of value-based care while contributing to the positive experiences of the healthcare team. This presentation will provide a detailed outline of the eight (8) domains that define the practice of the advanced practice nurse practitioner in and for the perianesthesia areas.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Katherine Simpson DNP APRN-BC CNRN CVRN-II LNC
#607 How to Sustain Your Practice Change in Perianesthesia
Overview
Creating any change in practice is difficult, but maintaining the change is even harder! This session will describe evidence-based solutions to help sustain practice change.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Margaret McNeill PhD RN APRN-CNS CCRN-K CCNS TCRN EBP-C CPAN NE-BC NHDP-BC FCNS FAAN FASPAN
#108 Teaching to Empower - Implementing Patient Education Techniques to Achieve Maximum Impact in Perianesthesia
Overview
Only 10% of people are strong read/write learners, yet discharge instructions are heavily skewed to that format. By finding out how your patient learns best and tailoring your discharge instructions, you can empower your patients and increase engagement, compliance, and wellness.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Kimberly Mihelich MSN RN CPAN
#208 Recognizing and Managing Decompensating Patients in the PACU
Overview
Patients recovering in the PACU can experience a myriad of problems that need to be recognized and managed by the bedside nurse to ensure prompt care and avoid preventable harm or a failure to rescue situation. This session will present how to prepare for, recognize, and manage a multitude of urgent clinical situations in the PACU.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Hollie Thornton MPH BSN CCRN SANE-A
#308 What’s The Buzz? Cannabis and the Perianesthesia Patient
Overview
Recreational cannabis is legal for use in twenty-three states in the United States. What’s really out there and how are your patients using these recreational items? Come catch the buzz on what we can do as healthcare providers to educate our patients about safety before and after surgery.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Carrie Royse BS RN CAPA
#408 Pathophysiology and Treatments for PONV: Improved Outcomes with Understanding and Early Intervention
Overview
Postop nausea and vomiting (PONV) occurs in up to 30% of perioperative patients. With known risk factors, the rate can go up to 80%. Understanding the pathophysiology of PONV and implementing a multi-modal treatment plan, including aromatherapy, is essential in caring for our patients.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Elizabeth Steffen BSN RN CAPA
#508 Malignant Hyperthermia; Using the Past to Improve the Future
Overview
Malignant hyperthermia is rare. However, it continues to be a life-threatening emergency that requires a multidisciplinary approach to achieve good patient outcomes. This session will present pathophysiology, evidence-based treatment protocols, recommendations for policy development, and staff education.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Melissa Schmidt MSN RN CNL EBPC CPAN CAPA
#608 The State of the Science: 2023 Perianesthesia Nursing Practice
Overview
This session will explore research findings from 2022 that have implications for perianesthesia nursing practice. An analysis of the studies using the JBI critical appraisal tools will be presented.
1.25 contact hours
Speaker(s)
Margaret McNeill PhD RN APRN-CNS CCRN-K CCNS TCRN EBP-C CPAN NE-BC NHDP-BC FCNS FAAN FASPAN
Amy Berardinelli DNP RN NE-BC CPAN FASPAN
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