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In order to protect patients and staff, front line health care workers must safely use personal protective equipment (PPE) in order to care for persons with infectious diseases, such as COVID-19 disease. This asynchronous educational activity provides learners with the skills to safely and effectively don and doff personal protective equipment. This course utilizes a blended methodology approach, where interprofessional groups of learners will begin by reviewing the asynchronous, module available to them on the UTSW Taleo website. Learners are required to first complete this Taleo module. Once completed, they will be able to sign up through Taleo for a simulation-based in-person course.
The Taleo Modules include
- Donning and Doffing videos
- Flow
- review of checklist.
The PPE Simulation-Based in-person session is approximately 45 minutes and includes the following elements:
- Learner to Instructor Ratio: Four learners (broken in to two pairs – “buddies”) with one trainer.
- Content: In person sessions will focus on hands-on training, addressing the psychomotor objectives of the course, and ensuring all leaners can demonstrate safe application and removal of PPE.
- Instructional Materials: Posters tapped to the walls will be available for both instructors and learners’ reference. These posters follow the step-by-step process for donning and doffing. Laminated sheets of these checklist will also be available in each room for instructors.
Target Audience
This course is designed for Physicians, Physician Assistants, Advanced Practice Nurses, nurses, Residents, Respiratory Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, Lab, EVS, Medical Students, and PA Students
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
1) effectively verbalize relevant potential exposures, precautions, safety standards and guidance specific to their environment.
2) will demonstrate safe application and removal of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) specific to their site.
3) effectively participate as a donning or doffing buddy
4) be able to describe proper disposal of different types of potentially infectious waste.
Educational Methods
Simulation, Dialogue, and Debriefing Sessions.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Americans with Disabilities Act
We take pride in ensuring that our events and functions are accessible to all attendees with special needs. All meeting rooms are wheelchair accessible. Should you require special arrangements, please contact UT Southwestern staff at the Registration Desk.
Disclaimer
This course has been planned to be well-balanced and objective in discussion of comparative treatment regimens, and the format allows for the free scientific exchange of ideas. Information and opinions offered by the facilitators represent their viewpoints. Conclusions drawn by the audience should be derived from careful consideration of all available scientific information.
Learners are required to first complete Simulation based- PPE Training Taleo module. Once completed, they will be able to sign up through Taleo for a simulation-based in-person course.
https://www.utsouthwestern.net/intranet/services/ace/
Krystle K. Campbell, MS, CHSE, DHA Candidate 2022
Operations Director
UT Southwestern Simulation Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Roles: Course Director, Speaker/Facilitator and Planner
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Evaluation
Evaluation by questionnaire will address program content, presentation, and possible bias. This will be distributed and collected by the Simulation team.
DISCLOSURE OF COMMERCIAL INTEREST
As an organization accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Office of Continuing Medical Education (UTSW CME) requires that the content of CME activities and related materials provide balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor. Planning must be free of the influence or control of a commercial entity, and promote improvements or quality in healthcare. All persons in the position to control the content of an education activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 12 months with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients.
The ACCME defines “relevant financial relationships” as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 12 months that create a conflict of interest. The UTSW Office of CME has implemented a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to the activity. The intent of this policy is to identify potential conflicts of interest so participants can form their own judgments with full disclosure of the facts. Participants will be asked to evaluate whether the speaker’s outside interests reflect a possible bias in the planning or presentation of the activity.
Faculty Disclosures
None of the faculty and course planners listed have any relevant financial relationships.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Uses
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. For additional information about approved uses, including approved indications, contraindications, and warnings, please refer to the prescribing information for each product, or consult the Physicians’ Desk Reference.
Available Credit
- 2.00 AMA
- 2.00 Attendance
Price
Attendance and CME Certificates
For those of you seeking CME credit, your participation will be documented utilizing attendance rosters submitted to the CME office by the Simulation Center. If you have additional questions/concerns, please contact [email protected].