The OR Today webinar “Start Warm, Stay Warm: A Focus on Maintaining Normothermia Perioperatively” sponsored by Encompass was presented by Kristy Warren, MSN Ed, RN Director of Clinical Resources at Encompass. She discussed focusing on maintaining normothermia perioperatively. The webinar is eligible for 1 CE credit. OR Today is approved and licensed to be a Continuing Education Provider with the California Board of Registered Nurses, License #16623
Warren presented on:
- The evolving outpatient surgical population.
- The continuing prevalence of hypothermia.
- Understanding the role of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery and patient warming.
- Understanding the role of the perioperative team in maintaining normothermia.
- Cutaneous heat loss and the Rule of Nines.
- Typical warming methods.
- Ways to combine active and passive warming to achieve optimal outcomes.
Warren also fielded questions during the webinar. A recording of the session is available for on-demand viewing at ORToday.com.
The winner of an OR Today lunch/cool bag during the webinar was Michele Crawford, Periop Nurse Educator, Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital, PA
Attendees were asked, “Excluding CE credits, why do you attend OR Today webinars?”
“Updates on what’s new and trending,” said Reinan Villareal, BSN RN, DUH
“Content information,” said Becky Hanna, Accreditation and Regulatory, Novant Health.
“Stay in touch with the newest research and modalities,” said Valerie Lankster, Retired Nurse Educator.
“Usually very good presentations on relevant topics,” said Jill Jesse, Surgery QA Coordinator, Indianapolis VA Medical Center
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