2012 Professional Learning Series Webcast

Held February 29, 2012, 2-3 pm

Faculty:

Charles E. Cowles, Jr., MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer in Houston, TX

Learning Objectives

• Outline the current safety impact to healthcare systems resulting from a surgical fire,
• List factors which contribute to an increased risk of fire in the operating room (OR) and interventions which can be used to mitigate the situation,
• State, by example, the effects of a surgical fire to the patient, family members, OR teams, and others,
• Advocate the value of safety culture, prevention strategies, and professional society alliances as it relates to surgical fires.
• Explain how to access tools and resources to promote fire safety within the operating room.

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