NP PA Surgical Updates 2024

Topics

• Surgical ergonomic risk factors and surgical ergonomics through postural resets, intraoperative breaks, and surgical warm-ups
• Appropriate treatment plans for common postoperative complications/diagnoses
• Methods for maintaining a sterile field and appropriate actions when breaks in sterile technique occur
• Best practices for preoperative optimization of the surgical patient
• Specific considerations for the surgical oncology patient
• Specific considerations for the surgical patient with cardiovascular disease and management of perioperative anticoagulation

Who should Attend

• Physician assistants (PAs)
• Physicians
• Nurses
• Nurse practitioners (NPs)
• Residents
• Pharmacists
• Fellows