Grand Canyon Chapter of AORN

January Winter Chapter Meeting

Northwest Medical Center - Conference rooms C&D
6200 North La Cholla Boulevard
Tucson, AZ 85741

Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 10:00am MT - 1:00pm MT
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6200 North La Cholla Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85741

Info

Topic

Intraoperative Transfusion Reduction Strategies

Speaker(s)

Dorothy Connell, BSN, RN- Medical Science Liaison/Medical Information Specialist III

Credits Offered

This event offers 2.0 CE credits to attendees.


Additional Information

Please come join our chapter for our January meeting!! Starting at 10 am, Baxter will be providing a 1 hr continuing education presentation for 2.0 CEs courtesy of Pfielder. Following education is a sponsored lunch and then we will have our business meeting. 


Objectives:

- Upon completing this module, attendees will be able to identify key safety and cost concerns surrounding the intraoperative transfusion of blood and blood products.

- Describe effective intraoperative patient blood management strategies.

- Differentiate among the types of topical Hemostatic products and sealants

- Explain the importance of using a validated bleeding scale to assess and compare the effectiveness of intraoperative Hemostatic interventions

We always have a 50/50 raffle and we will be giving away to one lucky attendee a free set of CNOR flashcards courtesy of CCI!!!

Come join us for great education, networking and to keep up to date on perioperative best practices. We would love to have you!! Please rsvp ok advance so we can have an idea of how many people we have for catered lunch.