The pressures facing anaesthetists today are great; the anaesthetist must fully understand physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, anaesthesia equipment, and monitoring devices as well as recognize their limitations. Although the goal is to assure a successful surgical or procedural outcome while ensuring the patient receives the finest possible anaesthetic care, mistakes can and do happen. During this session, you'll discover the most common causes of anaesthesia-related errors as well as insight on how to prevent them.
Learning Objectives: Enhance awareness of the most common sources of anaesthesia mistakes, identify characteristics of a great anaesthetist, develop ways to avoid or minimize anaesthetic related errors, checklist use.
The Australian Veterinary Nurse and Technician (AVNAT) Regulatory Council has allocated (1) AVNAT CPD point to this continuing education activity.
Recording from 11 May 2022
Speaker:
Heidi Reuss-Lamky
Heidi Reuss-Lamky, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia), (Surgery), CFVP, Fear Free Elite Certified Professional
Heidi is an ardent advocate for the veterinary technology profession, and serves as a consultant for many allied veterinary industries. She is also a member of the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America Committee on Veterinary Technician Specialties.
Heidi is a prolific author and lecturer, presenting anesthesia, surgical nursing, surgical instrument sterilization, and Fear Free-related topics at veterinary meetings worldwide. She most recently published “Locoregional Anesthesia for Small Animal Patients” in Today’s Veterinary Nurse Journal (formerly Today’s Veterinary Technician Journal), (Summer 2020). She was also honored to receive the 2013 NAVC Dr. Jack L. Mara Memorial Lecturer award. Heidi currently shares her home with her husband, Bryan, and 2 dogs, 2 cats, an African grey parrot and pond koi. In her spare time she enjoys horseback riding, gardening, travel, lecturing, and quenching her never-ending thirst for knowledge.
