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11/3/22 - Anesthesiology Journal Club - Effect of Intraoperative Handovers of Anesthesia Care on Mortality, Readmission, or Postoperative Complications Among Adults The HandiCAP Randomized Clinical Trial

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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

Anesthesiologists and anesthesiologists-in-training and other anesthesia professionals, nurse anesthetists and anesthesia assistants.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Recognize the potential benefit and risk of intraoperative handovers.
  • Discuss the possible way to improve handover and reduce communication error.
  • Evaluate the current literature surrounding association between handover of anesthesia care and adverse postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing major surgery.

Suggested Additional Reading & Joint Accreditation Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

Suggested Additional Reading

  1. Jones PM, Cherry RA, Allen BN, et al. Association between handover of anesthesia care and adverse postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing major surgery. JAMA. 2018;319(2):143-153. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.20040
  2. Sun LY, Jones PM, Wijeysundera DN, Mamas MA, Bader Eddeen A, O’Connor J. Association between handover of anesthesiology care and 1-year mortality among adults undergoing cardiac surgery.JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(2):e2148161. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.48161
  3. Boet S, Djokhdem H, Leir SA, Théberge I, Mansour F, Etherington N. Association of intraoperative anaesthesia handovers with patient morbidity and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Anaesth. 2020;125(4):605-613.


Joint Accreditation Statement:

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.


The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Authors:
Aaron Tarnasky, MD, MPH — PGY-2 Resident, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Lauren, Nahouraii, MD — PGY-2 Resident, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Song Kim, MD — PGY-2 Resident, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Stephen McHugh, MD, FASA — Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.