Safe Surgery Begins With Time Out Webinar

Good morning Everyone!! Happy Monday! Let’s support our very own National Board Representative Darlene Murdock and our neighboring National Board Representative, Kristy Simmons of Louisiana by committing to attend this educational event via the web! If you cannot view this live, once you sign up, you can VIEW it at a later date and STILL earn the CEU’s. There are other webinars listed you can attend as well. Thank you to our National President Stephanie Davis, and National Board members for these wonderful educational opportunities. 

 Date: February 7, 2019

Speaker: Darlene Murdock, BSN, BA, RN, CNOR; Kristy Simmons, MSN, RN, CNOR

Safe surgery must begin with the perioperative team effectively communicating with the use of a surgical safety checklist and performing a time out. Join this webinar to review case scenarios, the importance of team communication, and the use of a surgical safety checklist.

Outcomes

Discuss the development and the evolution of the surgical safety checklist.

Review the importance of team communication during each of the four components of the checklist.

Provide strategies and evidence-based practices to effectively communicate and overcome barriers and challenges in the use of each component of the checklist. 

The webinar, 'Safe Surgery Begins with a Time Out' is for 1CE and is FREE for members and $11 for non-members. The link to register is as follows:

https://www.aorn.org/events/upcoming-webinars.