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Best Practices Toolkit – Anesthesiology

The resource links below are provided for informational purposes only and are not intended as legal or medical advice. Links to outside training programs are suggestions of potential resources for training and should not be considered an endorsement of content or the company. Med-IQ bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality, or content of any external site. The concepts discussed during the webinar, as well as the list below, represent some suggestions for improving practice and are not intended to be all-inclusive.

Team Communication and Training 

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. TeamSTEPPS®: Team Strategies & Tools to Enhance Performance & Patient Safety. Accessed March 22, 2022.
  • TeamSTEPPS® 2.0 Curriculum. Accessed March 22, 2022.
  • TeamSTEPPS® for Diagnosis Improvement. Accessed March 22, 2022.
  • TeamSTEPPS® 2.0 Pocket Guide. Accessed March 25, 2022. 
  • TeamSTEPPS® Pocket Guide App. Accessed March 22, 2022.
• Cowles C, Lake C, Ehrenwerth J. Surgical Fire Prevention: A Review. APSF Newsletter. October 2020;35(3). Accessed March 25, 2022.
• Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. AORN Position Statement on Managing Distractions and Noise During Perioperative Patient Care. 2020. AORN J. 2020;111(6):675-680. 
• Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. Fire Prevention Assessment Protocol. Updated 2019. Accessed March 25, 2022.
• Stengel J. Perioperative fire prevention and mitigation. AORN J. 2021;114(6):623-632. 
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Medications at Transition and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation. AHRQ Pub No. 11(12)-0059. Reviewed August 2012. Accessed March 25, 2022.
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement. SBAR Tool: Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation. Accessed March 25, 2022. 
• Wiegmann DA, Wood LJ, Solomon DB, Shappell SA. Implementing a human factors approach to RCA2: tools, processes, and strategies. J Healthc Risk Manag. 2021;41(1):31-46. 
• Minehart RD, Foldy EG, Long JA, Weller JM. Challenging gender stereotypes and advancing inclusive leadership in the operating theatre. Br J Anaesth. 2020;124(3):e148-e154.
• Minehart RD, Su HK, Petrozza JC. Teaming: learning, competing, and innovating in the world of reproductive medicine. Fertil Steril. 2022;117(1):10-14.
• Merry AF, Weller JM. Communication and team function affect patient outcomes in anaesthesia: getting the message across. Br J Anaesth. 2021;127(3):349-352. 

Minimizing Cognitive Errors 

• American Society of Anesthesiologists. Statement on Distractions. Amended December 13, 2020. Accessed March 22, 2022.  
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Toolkit to Promote Safe Surgery. Reviewed December 2017. Accessed March 25, 2022. 
• Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. Prevention of Sentinel Events. Accessed March 25, 2022. 
• Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare. Reducing the Risk of Wrong Site Surgery. 2011. Accessed March 25, 2022.  
• Stiegler MP, Tung A. Cognitive processes in anesthesiology decision making. Anesthesiology. 2014;120(1):204-217. 
• The Joint Commission. Informed consent: More than getting a signature. Quick Safety. 2016;21. Updated April 2022. Accessed March 25, 2022. 
• The Joint Commission. Potential risks of robotic surgery. Quick Safety. 2014;3. Updated March 2021. Accessed March 25, 2022. 

Crisis Communication 

• Center for Medical Simulation. Name/Claim/Aim©. 2019. Accessed April 12, 2022. 
• Crucial Learning. Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue. Accessed March 25, 2022. 
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) Toolkit. Reviewed October 2020. Accessed March 25, 2022. 
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Engaging Patients and Families in Their Health Care. Reviewed October 2021. Accessed March 25, 2022. 
• Anesthesia Key. Principles of Anesthesia Crisis Resource Management. Accessed March 22, 2022. 

Useful Checklists 

• Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. AORN Comprehensive Surgical Checklist. January 2019. Accessed March 25, 2022. 
• Ariadne Labs. Ariadne Labs OR Crisis Checklists (Updated 2017). 2021. Accessed March 25, 2022.  

Simulation Training 

• American Society of Anesthesiologists. Simulation Education. Accessed March 22, 2022. 
• Center for Medical Simulation. Free Open Access Materials. Accessed March 25, 2022. 
• Lei C, Palm K. Crisis resource management training in medical simulation. StatPearls. [Internet]. Updated July 26, 2021. Accessed March 22, 2022.  
• Meling TR, Meling TR. The impact of surgical simulation on patient outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurosurg Rev. 2021;44(2):843-854. 
• Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Accessed March 25, 2022. 

Communication With Patients 

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit. Reviewed September 2020. Accessed March 25, 2022. 
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. AHRQ’s Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice: Training Modules for Health Care Leaders and Professionals. Reviewed September 2020. Accessed March 25, 2022. 
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Engaging Patients and Families in Their Health Care. Reviewed October 2021. Accessed March 25, 2021. 
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The SHARE Approach: A Model for Shared Decisionmaking–Fact Sheet. Reviewed September 2020. Accessed March 25, 2022. 
• The Joint Commission. Speak Up Campaigns. Accessed March 25, 2022. 

• • Speak Up Against Discrimination. Accessed March 25, 2022. 
  • Speak Up About Your Care. Accessed March 25, 2022. 

• • Speak Up Anesthesia and Sedation. Accessed March 25, 2022.  
  • Speak Up Avoid a Return Trip to the Hospital. Accessed March 25, 2022. 
  • Speak Up For Your Rights. Accessed March 25, 2022.
• American Medical Association and American Association of Medical Colleges. Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts. 2021. Accessed March 25, 2022. 
• The Joint Commission. Informed consent: More than getting a signature. Quick Safety. 2016;21. Accessed March 25, 2022.