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ACGME Workshop: Patient Care in
Anesthesiology
Michael Richardson, M.D., Vanderbilt
University, Nashville, TN
Michael Sandison, M.D., Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
Cynthia Wong, M.D., Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Patient Care Definition :
"Gather data; order diagnostic
tests; interpret data; make decisions; perform procedures;
manage patient therapies; work with others to provide
patient-focused anesthesia care." (ACGME Glossary)
Online Resource downloads include:
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Summary
of workshop agenda and timings
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Patient
Care Syllabus
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Patient
Care Summary Resource
(26 pages of information)
I. The elements inherent in Patient Care in
Anesthesiology include the ability to:
 | Reliably perform a preoperative evaluation (including
history, physical exam and special investigations) for
the patient undergoing surgery. |
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| Perform preoperative consultations for seriously ill
patients undergoing surgery. |
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| Interpret laboratory tests and imaging studies, and
relate the data to surgical and anesthesia risk. |
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| Interpret and use medical specialty consultations in
the care of complex patients. |
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| Use information technology to support patient care
decisions. |
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| List medical problems, in order of priority, and
formulate an anesthetic plan tailored to the needs of
the individual patient. |
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| Counsel and educate patient and families as to the
procedures, risks and benefits of anesthesia care. |
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| Manage co-existingant medical disease pre-, intra-,
and post-operatively. |
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| Select, apply, and consider the efficacy and accuracy
of monitoring techniques. |
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| Execute the anesthetic plan in a facile,
well-prepared, and skilled manner, including induction,
maintenance and emergence from anesthesia of medically
simple and complex cases undergoing simple and complex
surgical procedures. . |
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| Recognize and respond to significant changes in the
patient’s condition. |
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| Exercise independent judgement in the management of
patients undergoing surgery and anesthesia. |
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| Manage induction, maintenance and emergence from
anesthesia of medically complex cases undergoing simple
and complex surgical procedures. |
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| Perform basic and more advanced procedures: including:
airway management, peripheral and central lines,
arterial catheters, spinal, epidural, regional, and
peripheral nerve blocks. |
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| Order and manage postoperative analgesia. |
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| Participate in the management of Chronic Pain |
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| Practice Critical Care Medicine |
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