Plenary Sessions Monday, May 20 Unscheduled Compassion: Procedural Sedation & Pre-procedural Fasting Ensuring Quality in Procedural Sedation Across the Institution A Tale of Three Cities: Variation in Sedation Service Lines Evolution of Sedation Nursing and Impact on Care Standards Parent Presentation: One Child’s Journey: A Parent’s Perspective on Sed … [Read more...] about 2019 SPS Conference Reviews
Meeting Reviews
Unscheduled Compassion: Procedural Sedation & Pre-procedural FastingReviewed by David Banks, MD, FAAP
SPS Plenary Session | May 20, 2019, 4:15 pm
Benjamin F. Jackson, MD, FAAP, FACEP; and Maala Bhatt, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Jackson introduced the American College of Emergency Physicians’ new guideline: “Multidisciplinary Consensus Practice Guideline for Unscheduled Procedural Sedation”
“We look to guidelines to point us in a direction of safety, to help identify risk, and risk … [Read more...] about Unscheduled Compassion: Procedural Sedation & Pre-procedural Fasting
International Sedation PracticesReviewed by Elise van der Jagt, MD, MPH
SPS Plenary Session | May 21, 2019, 12:45 pm | Yoke Hwee Chan, MBBS
Dr. Yoke Hwee Chan, Pediatric Intensivist, Chair of SingHealth Duke-NUS Paediatrics Academic Clinical Programme, and Chair of the Division of Medicine at KKK Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Singapore came from halfway across the world to present on international sedation practices, with a specific focus on p … [Read more...] about International Sedation Practices
What Does a Radiologist Need from a Sedationist?Reviewed by Lorie Reilly, MSN, CRNP, CPNP
SPS Plenary Session | May 22, 2019, 8:30 am | Dr. Erica Riedesel
It’s not just about “holding still”. Dr. Riedesel discussed the radiologist’s perspective for radiologic studies. It’s about obtaining excellent quality diagnostic images, minimizing complications, and improving the patient experience.
From VCUGs in which patients need to be relaxed enough to cooperate with vo … [Read more...] about What Does a Radiologist Need from a Sedationist?
Ensuring Quality in Procedural Sedation across the InstitutionReviewed by Cheri Landers, MD, FAAP, FCCM
SPS Plenary Session | May 20, 2019, 8:45 am | Dr. Vanessa Olbrecht and Dr. Michael Turmelle
Dr. Michael Turmelle, hospitalist, and Dr. Vanessa Olbrecht, anesthesiologist, presented the privileging processes from their respective institutions (Washington University, St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital) along with the challenges associated with their … [Read more...] about Ensuring Quality in Procedural Sedation across the Institution