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AHU Health Literacy Webinar Series
(2023-03-30) Daly, Jessica
The R.A. Williams Library has partnered with the Office of Community and Student Engagement at AHU to introduce health literacy monthly live webinar sessions. Each month will feature a different topic ranging from compassion fatigue to child healthcare to healthy eating and more. These online live educational webinars will help our campus live better lives and improve our health. Students, staff, and faculty are all invited and encouraged to attend. Recordings of each webinar will be housed on the library's website and available 24/7 for those who cannot attend in person.
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Collection Connection
(2023-05-18) Daly, Jessica
We now serve a very different audience and must adapt by reaching patrons/students through video creation, interactive posters/displays, social media, library champions, and collaboration with library and community/university leadership. Learn how the R.A. Williams Library's Head of Library Outreach and Marketing is making her campus more aware of all the library has to offer both through online resources and personalized service. Discover how you, too, can gain awareness and increase usage of your own library's electronic collection.
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The Heart of Health Literacy
(2022-05-25) Daly, Jessica
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Online Continuing Education Module Transthoracic Echocardiogram
(2024-02-18) Gallagher, Angelina; Joseph, Arun; Davis, Michael
A Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE) is the utilization of an ultrasound probe to obtain five different views of the heart (Aurora Health Care, 2022). A TTE allows the anesthesia provider to assess a patient’s cardiac ventricles and valves in real-time to elicit information about fluid status, ejection fraction, and rhythm abnormalities. Several observational, pilot, and case studies have shown both hands-on and computer-based training for TTE have been implemented in healthcare education (Anderson et al., 2021; Bhatia et al., 2017; Elison et al., 2020; Goldstein et al., 2020; Goldstein et al., 2021; Haskins et al., 2017; Hempel et al., 2020; Kline et al., 2021; Sanders et al., 2019; Shields & Gentry, 2020). The studies demonstrate how effectively these methods improve TTE skills and knowledge in nurse anesthesia and physician residency programs. Applying this information allows the provider to determine fluid requirements and hemodynamic condition and assess changing cardiac rhythm during the perioperative care period. Certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) are required to complete continuing education (CE) modules to maintain their licensure through the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA). CE is critical to developing skills and gaining knowledge for all anesthesia providers. This project developed a CE module to teach student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs) and CRNAs how to perform a basic TTE to obtain the five views of the heart. AdventHealth University (AHU) SRNAs developed an evidence-based educational module regarding TTE assessment for publication in AHU Echelon and received CE credit approval from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) in September 2023.
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The Transgender Patient and Perioperative Complications
(2024-03-15) Cima, Abilio; Dobes, Kelsey; Ta, Bao
There are an estimated 1.4 million adults in the United States that currently identify as transgender. As the social acceptance of the transgender population continues to increase, it is expected that this number will continue to rise. There are a reported 61% of transgender individuals who have pharmaceutically transitioned with Hormone Replacement Therapy and 25% having undergone Gender Affirming Surgery. As health insurance coverage encompasses treatment options and surgical services for this population, anesthesia providers must be aware of potential perioperative complications. Potential risks include cardiovascular complications, altered respiratory physiology, and distorted airway anatomy. Currently, there is a gap in knowledge in the care of transgender patients among anesthesia providers as well as a lack of a standardized curriculum in anesthesia education addressing transgender patients during the perioperative period and related anesthetic considerations. Therefore, a continuing education (CE) module via the Echelon platform was created to reduce the gap in knowledge among anesthesia providers related to the care of the transgender population in the perioperative setting.