Issue 7 - August 2009
InSpectra™ StO2 Monitoring System Advanced StO2 Education Program (ASTEP)
In an effort to help more clinicians gain an understanding of the value of InSpectra™ StO2 System Measurement (StO2), Hutchinson Technology is delivering a range of live, online and printed educational programs to nurses and physicians.
Among them is the Advanced StO2 Education Program for Nurses designed for trauma, critical care, and emergency department nurses who may be responsible for educating staff nurses or providing clinical resources on the use of the InSpectra StO2 System.
This comprehensive, 1.5-day program, taught in a highly interactive environment includes lecture, small group work, readings, case studies and online simulation learning. By using a train-the-trainer format, this class provides nurses with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of shock and the physiology of tissue oxygenation in the microcirculation, become familiar with the impact various therapies used for treating sepsis have on the oxygenation of organs, and appreciate how tissue oxygen saturation (StO2) can help guide therapy decisions.
To date, three ASTEP sessions have been held, attended by a capacity audience of 30 nurses each.
Instructors for the sessions have included: Frederick A. Moore, MD, Head, Division of Surgical Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery at The Methodist Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College in Houston, TX; Tom Ahrens, DNS, RN, CCNS, FAAN, Research Scientist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO; Reginald Burton, MD, FACS, Director, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at BryanLGH Medical Center in Lincoln, NE; and Professor Dr. Can Ince, Head, Department of Clinical Physiology, Academic Medical Center (AMC) of the University of Amsterdam and Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam.
Response from those attending has been overwhelmingly positive. Susan O’Neill, RN, CCRN, a Patient Care Specialist at Lehigh Valley (PA) Health Network, says, ”With the many changes in health care technology these days, it’s challenging for clinicians to keep up with new knowledge and research. The ASTEP session gave me an opportunity to learn about StO2 monitoring capability and physiology of the body. The education was incredibly informative, and the materials I was given there I later used at my hospital to help teach others. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would give it a 20.” Kayee Wilson, RN, at Staten Island (NY) University Hospital, adds, ”The information was thoroughly explained so that I can educate staff in my department. I hope we can continue to use this device in order to intervene in saving more lives.”
The ASTEP for Physicians is a one-day session, conducted by experts in the field of trauma and critical care. The most recent session featured physicians from seven different hospitals. In order to accommodate clinicians’ busy schedules, Hutchinson Technology offers the ASTEP program for nurses and physicians onsite and offsite. The onsite program requires a minimum of 22 participants; the offsite program requires approval by a Hutchinson Technology representative.
Future offsite ASTEP sessions are being scheduled now for San Diego, CA (August); Chicago, IL (September); and New York, NY (November).
To inquire about any of these programs, contact your Hutchinson Technology representative or call the Customer Service Center at 1-800-419-1007 (U.S.) or +31 26 365 3370 (EU).
What's Inside
Issue 7 - August 2009
Interest in Tissue Oxygenation Black Box Leads German Professor to StO2 Monitoring
According to Professor Dr. Thomas Scheeren, health care has been missing the ” black box” of perfusion monitoring until the InSpectra™ StO2 Monitor came along.
Emergency Physicians In Europe: Have Cars, Will Travel.
Emergency medicine at Rostock Hospital, in Germany, and throughout much of Europe, is a mobile profession for physicians.
InSpectra™ StO2 Monitoring System Advanced StO2 Education Program (ASTEP)
In an effort to help more clinicians gain an understanding of the value of InSpectra™ StO2 System Measurement (StO2), Hutchinson Technology is delivering a range of live, online and printed educational programs to nurses and physicians.
InSpectra™ StO2 Monitor Now Links To Philips MPM
Increasingly, clinicians are looking to collect patient information and understand it in conjunction with other parameters, to help guide interventions.
Economics 102: Measuring StO2 In Dollars And Cents