Max Paul Rosen MD, MPH, Presenter: Stockholder, Everest Scientific Inc Consultant, PAREXEL International Corporation Stockholder, Cynvenio Biosystems, Inc Medical Advisory Board, Cynvenio Biosystems, Inc

Fred E. Shapiro DO, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Richard D. Urman MD, MBA, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Hesham H. Malik MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

1) Learn up-to-date CME and SAM requirements needed to administer and maintain sedation privileges. Also learn how survive a joint commission visit. 2) Learn what is required to provide moderate and/or deep sedation, including a review of rescue drugs. 3) Learn what is minimal sedation and the associated ramifications of only providing minimal sedation. 4) Learn when to involve Anesthesiologists in the care of Radiology patients, and learn how to keep your Anesthesiologists happy. 5) Learn how to avoid sedation disasters as well as the medico-legal ramifications of conscious sedation.

The safe and effective sedation of patients during interventional Radiology procedures requires an in depth knowledge of how to administer conscious sedation. Even more important, however, is the skill set to be able to accurately assess each patient’s clinical status prior to the procedure, be able to formulate a comprehensive sedation plan, and recognize which patients would be better served by involvement of an Anesthesiologist. This course will review the institutional requirements for providing minimal, moderate or deep sedation. We will also outline how to develop a procedural sedation (PS) policy, including recognition of the role that team training contributes to a safe environment. We will review the use of the Institute for Safety in Office Based Surgery (ISOBS) safety checklist as well as its customization to the IR setting We will provide an evidenced-based review of the current literature re: QA, risk management, and process improvement using the ISOBS checklist as well as a review of drugs commonly used for procedural sedation.  

Rosen, M, Shapiro, F, Urman, R, Malik, H, Pain and Sedation in 2014.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/13010574.html