By the end of this session, learners will be able to discuss:
1. The "learning curve" for regional anesthesia;
2. Technology for teaching and learning; and
3. Technology for assessment.
The medical specialty of anesthesiology is founded on patient experience and patient safety. Having major surgery would be a very different experience without anesthesia. Before the advent of safe anesthesia techniques, the world of surgery was basically limited to amputations and other attempts at life-saving maneuvers. Dr. Bigelow’s publication describing the safe administration of ether changed everything, and the New England Journal of Medicine called this the most important article in its history. With this article, the science and clinical practice of anesthesiology, as well as the modern era of surgery, were born. Understanding and appreciating the rich history of anesthesiology will help guide the future direction of this specialty. Physician anesthesiologists have the skills necessary to take the quality of perioperative medicine to the next level, combat the opioid epidemic, and redesign the surgical experience,
This is a lecture that Dr Amit Pawa gave in Lausanne, Switzerland in October 2018 as part of the 4th Romandie Day of Regional Anaesthesia. In it he covers some tips and tricks as part of an introduction to Ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia - note - versions of this course have been delivered at courses in the UK in the past
In this presentation that I gave at the 2021 Association of Anaesthetists Winter Scientific Meeting, I proposed the reimagination of training in regional anaesthesia into three stages: core training, advanced training, and innovation.
By the end of this presentation, learners will be able to:
1. Discuss the current state of the opioid epidemic;
2. Review the role of opioids in anesthesia and perioperative care; and
3. Assess the value of opioid-free strategies.
Obstetric Early Warning scores – the 4 P’s study - Peter WatkinsonIntensive Care Society
Dr Peter Watkinson, Associate Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, is joint clinical lead for the Critical Care Research Group based at the Kadoorie Centre for Critical Care Research & Education at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
He is an NHS consultant in intensive care and acute medicine and is part of the senior clinical team at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. His research interests focus on the identification of the deteriorating patient in hospital and he has designed and run a number of studies in the field of wearable monitoring devices. The research group is now exploring the opportunities offered through non-contact monitoring and standard electronically-recorded descriptors of a patient’s condition.
The research group has a strong link with the University of Oxford Institute of Biomedical Engineering. Using data collected from thousands of patients’ vital signs in Oxford and elsewhere the multi-disciplinary team investigates ways to locate patterns which precede and predict clinical deterioration in hospitalised patients.
Other areas of interest for the research group include development of electronic monitoring systems, use of human factors techniques to introduce new technology into the healthcare environment, and assessing the longer-term effects of critical illnesses on patients’ quality of life.
The medical specialty of anesthesiology is founded on patient experience and patient safety. Having major surgery would be a very different experience without anesthesia. Before the advent of safe anesthesia techniques, the world of surgery was basically limited to amputations and other attempts at life-saving maneuvers. Dr. Bigelow’s publication describing the safe administration of ether changed everything, and the New England Journal of Medicine called this the most important article in its history. With this article, the science and clinical practice of anesthesiology, as well as the modern era of surgery, were born. Understanding and appreciating the rich history of anesthesiology will help guide the future direction of this specialty. Physician anesthesiologists have the skills necessary to take the quality of perioperative medicine to the next level, combat the opioid epidemic, and redesign the surgical experience,
This is a lecture that Dr Amit Pawa gave in Lausanne, Switzerland in October 2018 as part of the 4th Romandie Day of Regional Anaesthesia. In it he covers some tips and tricks as part of an introduction to Ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia - note - versions of this course have been delivered at courses in the UK in the past
In this presentation that I gave at the 2021 Association of Anaesthetists Winter Scientific Meeting, I proposed the reimagination of training in regional anaesthesia into three stages: core training, advanced training, and innovation.
By the end of this presentation, learners will be able to:
1. Discuss the current state of the opioid epidemic;
2. Review the role of opioids in anesthesia and perioperative care; and
3. Assess the value of opioid-free strategies.
Obstetric Early Warning scores – the 4 P’s study - Peter WatkinsonIntensive Care Society
Dr Peter Watkinson, Associate Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, is joint clinical lead for the Critical Care Research Group based at the Kadoorie Centre for Critical Care Research & Education at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
He is an NHS consultant in intensive care and acute medicine and is part of the senior clinical team at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. His research interests focus on the identification of the deteriorating patient in hospital and he has designed and run a number of studies in the field of wearable monitoring devices. The research group is now exploring the opportunities offered through non-contact monitoring and standard electronically-recorded descriptors of a patient’s condition.
The research group has a strong link with the University of Oxford Institute of Biomedical Engineering. Using data collected from thousands of patients’ vital signs in Oxford and elsewhere the multi-disciplinary team investigates ways to locate patterns which precede and predict clinical deterioration in hospitalised patients.
Other areas of interest for the research group include development of electronic monitoring systems, use of human factors techniques to introduce new technology into the healthcare environment, and assessing the longer-term effects of critical illnesses on patients’ quality of life.
Trunk Blocks - Plan A Blocks - Royal College of Anaesthetists & Regional Anae...Amit Pawa
These are slides from a Joint Webinar between RA-UK and RCOA held on the 10th November 2020.
This was part of a meeting where the Plan A blocks were discussed.
How I perform my Paravertebral Blocks for breast surgeryAmit Pawa
In October 2019 Dr Pawa Was invited to the Romandie Day of Regional Anaesthesia in Lausanne, Switzerland by Dr Eric Albrecht. He was asked to share some of his tips on siting Paravertebral blocks for Breast Surgery
Fundamentals of Regional Anaesthesia & Plan A BlocksAmit Pawa
This Talk Was delivered by Dr Pawa at the South London Regional Anaesthesia workshop programme Monday 6th December at Guy's Hospital. It features material covered previously, but with updates and QR code links to references
Regional Anaesthesia for the Obese PatientAmit Pawa
This talk was delivered virtually by Dr Amit Pawa on 2nd December 2021 as part of a joint webinar between the Society for Obesity and Bariatric Anaesthesia (SOBAUK) and the European Society for Perioperative Care of Obese Patients (ESPCOP).
He covers the advantages and range of Regional Anaesthetic Techniques to consider when placing regional anaesthesia in patients living with obesity
Peter McCanny is part of the LearnECMO team. In this podcast he explains some of the background and history of ECMO CPR, what evidence there is to support its use and where we're heading in the future.
In patients with septic shock, the administration of fluids during initial hemodynamic resuscitation remains a major therapeutic challenge. We are faced with many open questions regarding the type, dose, and timing of intravenous fluid administration.
There are only four major indications for intravenous fluid administration: aside from resuscitation, intravenous fluids have many other uses including maintenance and replacement of total body water and electrolytes, as carriers for medications, and for parenteral nutrition.
In this lecture, the different fluid management strategies are discussed including early adequate goal-directed fluid management, late conservative fluid management, and late goal-directed fluid removal.
In addition, the concept of the "four D’s" of fluid therapy is introduced, namely drug, dosing, duration, and de-escalation.
During the treatment of patients with septic shock, four phases of fluid therapy should be considered in order to provide answers to four basic questions. These four phases are the resuscitation phase, the optimization phase, the stabilization phase, and the evacuation phase.
The four questions are “When to start intravenous fluids?”, “When to stop intravenous fluids?”, “When to start de-resuscitation or active fluid removal?” and finally “When to stop de-resuscitation?”.
In analogy to the way we handle antibiotics in critically ill patients, it is time for fluid stewardship.
How do we as anesthesiologists address the need for acute pain medicine physicians and have a positive impact on the patient experience? We can take the lead in developing multimodal perioperative pain management protocols. Anesthesiologists can also add value through cost savings for the hospital. More effective pain management can prevent inadvertent admissions or readmissions due to pain. In addition, an effective multimodal analgesic protocol can directly or indirectly prevent hospital-acquired conditions (HACs). HACs are considered by CMS to be “never events” and supposedly preventable (4); hospitals reporting HACs as secondary diagnoses are not entitled to Medicare or Medicaid payments for related care.
Trunk Blocks - Plan A Blocks - Royal College of Anaesthetists & Regional Anae...Amit Pawa
These are slides from a Joint Webinar between RA-UK and RCOA held on the 10th November 2020.
This was part of a meeting where the Plan A blocks were discussed.
How I perform my Paravertebral Blocks for breast surgeryAmit Pawa
In October 2019 Dr Pawa Was invited to the Romandie Day of Regional Anaesthesia in Lausanne, Switzerland by Dr Eric Albrecht. He was asked to share some of his tips on siting Paravertebral blocks for Breast Surgery
Fundamentals of Regional Anaesthesia & Plan A BlocksAmit Pawa
This Talk Was delivered by Dr Pawa at the South London Regional Anaesthesia workshop programme Monday 6th December at Guy's Hospital. It features material covered previously, but with updates and QR code links to references
Regional Anaesthesia for the Obese PatientAmit Pawa
This talk was delivered virtually by Dr Amit Pawa on 2nd December 2021 as part of a joint webinar between the Society for Obesity and Bariatric Anaesthesia (SOBAUK) and the European Society for Perioperative Care of Obese Patients (ESPCOP).
He covers the advantages and range of Regional Anaesthetic Techniques to consider when placing regional anaesthesia in patients living with obesity
Peter McCanny is part of the LearnECMO team. In this podcast he explains some of the background and history of ECMO CPR, what evidence there is to support its use and where we're heading in the future.
In patients with septic shock, the administration of fluids during initial hemodynamic resuscitation remains a major therapeutic challenge. We are faced with many open questions regarding the type, dose, and timing of intravenous fluid administration.
There are only four major indications for intravenous fluid administration: aside from resuscitation, intravenous fluids have many other uses including maintenance and replacement of total body water and electrolytes, as carriers for medications, and for parenteral nutrition.
In this lecture, the different fluid management strategies are discussed including early adequate goal-directed fluid management, late conservative fluid management, and late goal-directed fluid removal.
In addition, the concept of the "four D’s" of fluid therapy is introduced, namely drug, dosing, duration, and de-escalation.
During the treatment of patients with septic shock, four phases of fluid therapy should be considered in order to provide answers to four basic questions. These four phases are the resuscitation phase, the optimization phase, the stabilization phase, and the evacuation phase.
The four questions are “When to start intravenous fluids?”, “When to stop intravenous fluids?”, “When to start de-resuscitation or active fluid removal?” and finally “When to stop de-resuscitation?”.
In analogy to the way we handle antibiotics in critically ill patients, it is time for fluid stewardship.
How do we as anesthesiologists address the need for acute pain medicine physicians and have a positive impact on the patient experience? We can take the lead in developing multimodal perioperative pain management protocols. Anesthesiologists can also add value through cost savings for the hospital. More effective pain management can prevent inadvertent admissions or readmissions due to pain. In addition, an effective multimodal analgesic protocol can directly or indirectly prevent hospital-acquired conditions (HACs). HACs are considered by CMS to be “never events” and supposedly preventable (4); hospitals reporting HACs as secondary diagnoses are not entitled to Medicare or Medicaid payments for related care.
I am an experienced IT professional with over 20 years of experience as an AS/400/iSeries, RPG, RPG ILE RPG Free, CL application developer /analyst. I have been involved in all phases of system life-cycle: project lead, requirements gathering, designing, development, testing, system turnover, and system support. I am a talented, personable individual with strong analytical skills. I have been an excellent performer wherever I have worked. I enjoy team interaction, but on the same hand my abilities allow me to excel when working independently. My main objectives are to grow my technical skills and business applications knowledge, to be challenged, and to provide value to my employer.
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RESERVAS DISPONIBLES.
For over a decade, TIVA Healthcare has helped healthcare facilities and physician practices manage their physician staffing needs by offering cost-effective recruiting and staffing solutions.
At TIVA, we’re equally passionate about achieving the needs of our clients, the goals of our clinicians, and improving the level of care and satisfaction for patients. We place the highest-qualified clinicians in specialty-specific jobs quickly and with seamless integration—ensuring safety and continuity of patient care.
This is the slide deck I used for my invited lecture at the 2018 European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy annual meeting in Dublin, Ireland.
After participating in this educational activity, participants should be able to:
1) Identify available online tools that can be used for lifelong learning and continuing professional development;
2) Discuss ways social media platforms can be used to enhance the scientific conference experience; and
3) Apply practical and free Twitter tools available to any new user.
Thoracic Epidural Analgesia is the Gold Standard for Major Abdominal SurgeryEdward R. Mariano, MD
At Anesthesiology 2019, the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (#ANES19), I debated Dr. Jeff Gadsden from Duke on the topic of whether or not thoracic epidural analgesia is the gold standard for major abdominal surgery. Dr. Vijay Gottumukkala organized and moderated the debate and assigned sides: pro (me) and con (Jeff).
There are currently few options to extend the duration of regional analgesia at home beyond the one day expected from most single-injection nerve blocks. Continuous peripheral nerve block (CPNB) with a plain local anesthetic perineural infusion is the most established way to provide days of postoperative pain control and allows titration, but training in insertion techniques and a system to manage ambulatory CPNB patients are necessary. Adjuvants or depot formulations of local anesthetics may offer potential options for limited extension of block duration, but further studies regarding efficacy and safety for regional anesthesia as well as comparative-effectiveness versus CPNB are necessary.
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to: discuss the indications for continuous peripheral nerve blocks; identify obstacles to implementing a continuous peripheral nerve block system; examine various techniques and equipment for continuous peripheral nerve block performance; and discuss the application of ultrasound guidance for perineural catheter insertion.
A Survey on Development of Wearable Devices And Early Diagnosis of CancerMohammadreza Hosseini
- A presentation on Development of Wearable Devices And Early Diagnosis of Cancer at Varastegan institute for medical sciences (Islamic Republic of Iran).
- Inspired by a TED talk by Gonzalo Tudela on wearable tech.
Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss the challenge of losing identity and apply strategies to establish a brand;
2. Review missed opportunities in adopting new technology and identify potential applications in future operating room models;
3. Understand barriers to change implementation and develop a team approach that redefines challenges as opportunities.
Interfascial Plane Blocks Offer an Acceptable Alternative to Thoracic Epidura...Edward R. Mariano, MD
This was part of a debate held at #ANES20 (recording available from ASA) between me and Dr. Jeff Gadsden from Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Gadsden and I clashed on the same topic last year at #ANES19 during which I promoted thoracic epidural analgesia, and Dr. Gadsden made the case for interfascial plane blocks. This year we switched sides! Link to my slides from #ANES19: https://www.slideshare.net/EdwardRMariano/thoracic-epidural-analgesia-is-the-gold-standard-for-major-abdominal-surgery
The objectives of this session were as follows:
1. Discuss multimodal pain management strategies in the context of enhanced recovery programs;
2. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of thoracic epidural analgesia for major abdominal surgery in the context of enhanced recovery programs;
3. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of truncal somatic blocks in the context of enhanced recovery programs; and
4. Discuss developing safe and effective procedure specific pain management strategies for major abdominal surgery.
A comparative study of fine needle aspiration cytology, trucut biopsy and his...iosrjce
IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences is one of the speciality Journal in Dental Science and Medical Science published by International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR). The Journal publishes papers of the highest scientific merit and widest possible scope work in all areas related to medical and dental science. The Journal welcome review articles, leading medical and clinical research articles, technical notes, case reports and others.
Health monitoring system offers a lot of benefits to people life especially for those who have a chronic disease and need daily observation. This health monitoring system will improve quality of life.
Artificial Intelligence in OBGYN Keynote Address on 19th March 2022 at MOGS...Niranjan Chavan
Artificial Intelligence in OBGYN Keynote Address at the Mumbai ObGyn Society Golden Jubilee Annual Conference held at Hotel Trident, Nariman Point, Mumbai, India.
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In this #RAUK21 clinical symposium presentation discussing perioperative care of patients having hip surgery, I discuss the opioid epidemic, the goal of personalizing pain management through better understanding of pain trajectories, multimodal analgesia, ways to promote opioid safety, and opportunities to improve patient care through transitional pain services.
For this #RAUK21 clinical symposium presentation, I present anesthesia and pain management considerations for short-stay knee arthroplasty including patient selection criteria, intraoperative anesthetic technique, multimodal analgesia, and nerve block options.
I had the honor of being a keynote lecturer at the 2021 Association of Anaesthetists Winter Scientific Meeting. For this talk, I provided some historical background on various contributing factors to the U.S. opioid epidemic, the current state including the many legislative and regulatory responses, and potential opportunities to innovate in clinical care moving forward.
I gave this talk at the 2020 Winter Anesthesiology Meeting of the California Society of Anesthesiologists (#CSAHSWinter20).
My objectives were to:
1. Discuss adjuvants for extending single-injection nerve block duration;
2. Provide an update on continuous peripheral nerve blocks; and
3. Address practical considerations and present a strategy for personalized postoperative pain medicine.
Dealing with the Information Firehose: Tips for Busy ResearchersEdward R. Mariano, MD
I gave this presentation as part of a panel called "The Modern Learner" at the 2019 spring annual meeting of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.
After participating in this educational activity, participants should be able to:
1. Identify available online tools that can be used for lifelong learning and continuing professional development;
2. Discuss ways that free platforms like PubMed and Google Scholar can be used to improve the efficient and timely delivery of new research.
Here are the slides from my #CSAHSWinter20 lecture "Designing the "Best" Pain Management Plan for Knee Replacement.
Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to:
1. Define elements of multimodal analgesia;
2. Present innervation of the knee joint; and
3. Discuss peripheral nerve block options that can be included in a multimodal analgesic plan for TKA patients.
By the end of this lecture, participants should be able to:
1. Present the role of physicians as advocates;
2. Discuss social media platforms; and
3. Provide examples of physician leadership through communication and advocacy.
By the end of this lecture, the learner will be able to:
1. Review the anatomy and techniques for new interfascial plane blocks;
2. Discuss the evidence for these regional analgesic procedures; and
3. Present an approach to evaluate new techniques.
At the 2019 Society for Education in Anesthesia fall meeting, I was invited to present ways to modernize the traditional curriculum vitae (CV) by creating a digital portfolio. By the end of this talk, learners will be able to: 1) digitize their CVs and update them into living documents; 2) utilize free online platforms for creation of a digital portfolio; and 3) augment the CV with an educator portfolio for academic faculty members primarily engaged in clinical teaching.
Physicians need to be active on social media and other communication platforms to offset the noise of the anti-science movement. I am speaking at the New Zealand Anaesthesia Annual Scientific Meeting in Queenstown this week [August 21-24, 2019] on the role of social media and medicine. There has been a growing anti-science movement, and physicians have a moral imperative to stand up for science and evidence-based treatments.
“Surveys show that physicians are one of the most trusted professions in the eyes of the public. Yet most people in the world today get their information, including health information, from the internet. We have to be there to offset the noise. We can’t ignore where our patients get their information, and we can join the conversation.”
Social media also offers a way for doctors to keep up-to-date with the latest research and new treatments. One example is the exponential growth of regional anaesthesia. Regional anaesthesia allows procedures to be done without the patient being unconscious and can provide targeted pain relief.
“We have more tools at our disposal. New blocks are being performed and described every month and it’s hard to keep up with the literature. Social media allows you to be part of a learning community made up of people who have similar interests and it can curate information for you.”
The clinical practice of regional anesthesia has evolved over time into a true medical subspecialty incorporating acute pain medicine. Advancing the science of regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine will require identifying research priorities and meaningful outcomes. There are tremendous opportunities to develop new applications of regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine that may improve patient experience, public health, and healthcare value.
By the end of this lecture, learners will be able to:
1. Discuss current problems related to perioperative pain medicine and access to regional anesthesia;
2. Apply strategies to provide consistent high quality pain management for postsurgical patients; and
3. Identify opportunities to improve outcomes that matter to patients.
I hosted this seminar as part of the Emerging Leaders Development Program at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System.
Goal: To familiarize participants with the challenges and best practices of coaching and developing employees. Through discussion and instruction, participants will understand the importance of providing employees with personal guidance that will allow them to acquire new skills, advance professionally, and improve patient and customer outcomes.
By the end of this lecture, learners will be able to:
1. Discuss current problems related to perioperative pain medicine and access to regional anesthesia;
2. Identify ways to personalize pain medicine;
3. Compare currently available methods to extend nerve block duration including adjuncts and continuous peripheral nerve blocks; and
4. Identify opportunities to improve outcomes that matter to patients.
The Joint Replacement Bundle: Implications for Patients and Acute Pain ServicesEdward R. Mariano, MD
In this presentation, we will review the likely trends in healthcare going forward, including bundled payment programs. We will define the two major bundled payment programs involving joint replacement and discuss opportunities for acute pain services to add value.
Healthcare around the world is changing. In the United States, healthcare reform has been focused on achieving the “triple aim". This triple aim encompasses 3 goals: improving the patient experience, reducing costs of care, and improving population health. The Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) is a conceptual model introduced by the American Society of Anesthesiologists that may serve as an integrator to help hospitals achieve the triple aim. PSH is defined as “a patient-centered, physician anesthesiologist-led, multidisciplinary team-based practice model that coordinates surgical patient care throughout the continuum from the decision to pursue surgery through convalescence.” Pain medicine is woven throughout the three main elements of the PSH: preoperative preparation, intraoperative care, and postoperative recovery and rehabilitation.
Trauma is one of the primary causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide, and pain is the most common symptom reported by patients entering the Emergency Department. More than 5 million people in the United States report long-term disabilities due to traumatic injuries. Safe intraoperative care and effective acute pain management are essential for successful outcomes in the trauma patient.
Regional Anesthesia in the Prevention of Persistent Postsurgical PainEdward R. Mariano, MD
Persistent postsurgical pain (PPSP), or chronic pain that develops after surgery, occurs more frequently than one may expect: up to 50% after relatively common operations. For anesthesiologists, surgeons, and pain physicians, there is an urgent need to discover methods to prevent the development of PPSP which is considered one of the more dreaded adverse outcomes following elective surgery.
I am a physician, clinical researcher, and educator. I am also on Twitter and tweet under the handle @EMARIANOMD. Naturally you may ask: “How does Twitter fit into a physician’s academic career?” These slides were part of an interactive workshop presented at the 2016 American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting "Social Media Bootcamp." Please see my blog http://www.edmariano.com/archives/926 for additional information.
Management of the patient with suspected perioperative nerve injuryEdward R. Mariano, MD
At the conclusion of the activity participants should be able to: discuss potential risks for perioperative nerve injury; estimate occurrence rates of various regional anesthesia complications; evaluate the patient with suspected nerve injury and recommend appropriate testing.
At the conclusion of the activity participants should be able to: discuss the value-based purchasing program and its components; identify aspects of the HCAHPS survey that directly and indirectly relate to inpatient pain management; and apply strategies to provide high quality pain management and minimize risks for postsurgical patients.
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Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
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2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
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Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Technology for Teaching and Learning Regional Anesthesia
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Technology for Teaching
and Learning
Regional Anesthesia
Edward R. Mariano, M.D., M.A.S.
Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Chief, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
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Financial Disclosures
• Halyard Health, B Braun – Unrestricted
educational program funding paid to my
institution
The contents of the following presentation are
solely the responsibility of the speaker without
input from any of the above companies.
10. @EMARIANOMD
Novice Behavior
• 520 ultrasound-guided nerve block captured
on video and reviewed
– 7 errors: needle not visualized, inadequate
equipment preparation, poor ergonomics, target
malpositioning on screen, unintentional probe
movement, awkward hand position on needle,
and excessive visual focus on hands
• By the 60th block, still 2.8 errors per block
Sites, et al. RAPM 2007;32:107
12. @EMARIANOMD
Udani & Mariano, et al. RAPM 2016;41:151
Avg 7 (2–22 min)
for the control group vs.
48 (29–65 min) for the
DP group (p<0.001).
No other
differences!
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What Is “Simulation”?
79 articles involving simulation were reviewed:
1. Simulation-based educational interventions
(14)
2. Novel simulator design (18)
3. Use of a simulated environment as an
experimental setting (11)
4. Other/outside scope of review (36)
Udani & Mariano, et al. Local Reg Anesth 2015;8:33
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Assessment
Category Description Points
Procedural Time (min) Starting when US probe touches skin and ending when
placement needle is removed
2 (≤5 min)
1 (6-10 min)
0 (>10 min)
Needle Passes (#) Withdrawal of the placement needle >1 cm with readvancement 2 (1)
1 (2)
0 (>2)
Procedural
Performance
Needle visualization during advancement 2 (All the time)
1 (Part of the time)
0 (None of the time)
Equipment preparation (e.g., probe selection, machine settings) 2 (Excellent)
1 (Good)
0 (Poor)
Target positioning (eg, able to see target and feasible needle
trajectory)
2 (All the time)
1 (Part of the time)
0 (None of the time)
Probe stability (eg, no unintentional movement) 2 (All the time)
1 (Part of the time)
0 (None of the time)
Needle manipulation (eg, comfortable grip on needle and
catheter)
2 (All the time)
1 (Part of the time)
0 (None of the time)
Visual focus (eg, appropriately focused on machine and not
hands during procedure)
2 (All the time)
1 (Part of the time)
0 (None of the time)
Confirmation of proper injectate spread 2 (Excellent)
1 (Good)
0 (Poor)
Confirmation of proper catheter tip position 2 (Excellent)
1 (Good)
0 (Poor)
Ergonomic Factors Positioning of ultrasound machine 2 (Excellent)
1 (Good)
0 (Poor)
No thoracolumbar flexion (≥45) 2 (All the time)
1 (Part of the time)
0 (None of the time)
No head/neck rotation (≥45) 2 (All the time)
1 (Part of the time)
0 (None of the time)
No lateral shoulder tilt (≥30) 2 (All the time)
1 (Part of the time)
0 (None of the time)
No crossing sterile field to non-dominant side 2 (All the time)
1 (Part of the time)
0 (None of the time)
Mariano, et al. JUM 2015;34:1883
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DOPS
Wragg, et al. Clin Med 2003;3:131
Watson, et al. Anaesth 2014;69:604
Chuan, et al. Anaesth Int Care 2016;44:2
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DOPS
Wragg, et al. Clin Med 2003;3:131
Watson, et al. Anaesth 2014;69:604
Chuan, et al. Anaesth Int Care 2016;44:2
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“Regional anesthesia is a vital skill for any
anesthesiologist and ultrasound-guided
techniques have enhanced our ability to achieve
effective and consistent blocks. It is important
that we ensure our graduating residents have
the requisite skills to perform basic regional
techniques in a safe and effective manner in
order to disseminate the benefits of regional
anesthesia to the broader surgical population.”
McCartney & Mariano. RAPM 2016;41:663.
Editor's Notes
This is likely the reason I was invited to give this talk. We recently published a literature review in Local and Regional Anesthesia. A special thank you to my co-authors, Eddie Kim, Steve Howard, and Ed Mariano. If you are on twitter the key resources from this talk have been tweeted from my account.
In our review, we identified 79 articles focused on simulation and regional anesthesia. We categorized each article into the following categories. Simulation-based educational interventions, where simulation was used to teach. Novel simulator design where various simulators for regional anesthesia were designed and tested. Use of a simulated environment as an experimental setting, where a simulated environment was used to test a device or novel technique. And finally a category the was outside the scope of our review and teaching in any sense.
You will probably not be able to read this, but even the three studies that included a control group had small sample sizes of between 10-20 per group. Most found significant improvements in performance for the group taught using simulation. As mentioned all the other studies of educational interventions using simulation either did not have a control group or did not test a comparable group for an impact. Thus the incremental benefit of simulation in these studies was not investigated.
We categorized 18 articles into novel simulator design. I believe regional anesthesiologists have many similarities to MacGyver – there are very handy and creative and maybe thrifty. Simulators can be inorganic or organic. Inorganic phantom simulators are common but in my opinion lack realistic tactile sensation and haptic feedback. They also do not allow for injection of liquid solutions. They are useful for teaching procedural steps, dexterity and needle guidance.
In contrast, organic phantoms – in this image meat with inserted bovine tendon produce realistic sonoanatomy and do allow for injection and even catheter insertion. However they are not reusable. Since it is difficult to present every simulator for regional anesthesia we define novel as new and previously undescribed product employing innovative technology to represent the realistic scenario of performing a regional anesthesia procedure. We further categorized them into four forms: a physical model, virtual reality model, robot-assisted model, and environmental modification.
Finally, we categorized articles which used simulation to evaluate a new medical device or established technique. For example, assessing the effectiveness of the air-test for catheter tip location. Also assessing the management of LAST using a checklist