Managing Perioperative Crises With a Cognitive Template

In this episode, Jeremy and Sass review the high points of an article published in the April 2023 AANA Journal by Barry Swerdlow, MD and Lisa Osborne-Smith, PhD, CRNA titled “A Cognitive Template for Management of Perioperative Adverse Events”. This is an episode you won’t want to miss!   Here are some of the things you’ll learn on this show: What is metacognition? 2:29 Six step cognitive checklist 7:31 Step 1: Verifying information is correct. 9:21 Step 2: Generic response 9:45 Step 3: Identification of precipitating event  10:36 Step 4: Formulation of broad differential diagnosis 13:13 Step 5: Formation of a narrowed differential diagnosis 15:14 Step 6: Selection of targeted response(s) 17:28 Let’s use this six-step process on a case study. 18:37   Additional Resources:  Swerdlow B, Osborne-Smith L. A Cognitive Template for Management of Perioperative Adverse Events. AANA J. 2023 Apr;91(2):137-143. PMID: 36951843.   About our hosts: https://www.kpsan.org/school/people/ Visit us online: http://beyondthemaskpodcast.com  Get the CE certificate here: https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Beyond-the-Mask-CE-Cert-FILLABLE.pdf