Education
Development of the Adult ECMO Specialist Certification Examination
It is anticipated that ECMO facilities and ECMO service providers will incorporate the certification examination as part of their process improvement, safety, and quality assurance plans.
Read MoreNothing Soft about ‘Soft Skills’: Core Competencies in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Education and Practice
The study findings are encouraging in that they demonstrate that these two education programmes had positive effects at different levels.
Read MoreEducation and Scientific Dissemination during the Covid-19 Pandemic
This editorial outlines how education and scientific dissemination at the Association of Anaesthetists has continued throughout the pandemic, as well as exploring likely future directions for such activities.
Read MoreSimulation in Perfusion: Evaluating the Efficacy of a Specific Training with Eye-tracking
In combination with other measures, eye-tracking is suitable for the evaluation of simulation training.
Read MoreCoagulation Cascade (V.1)
Intrinsic Pathway The coagulation cascade is initiated when blood becomes traumatized by exposure to a foreign surface. An example of this is the initiation of cardiopulmonary bypass. Blood contact with the polyvinyl chloride tubing utilized in the extracorporeal circuit, the squeezing mechanism of the roller head pump, and various applications of blood filtering devices,…
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