The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), in collaboration with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), has launched a new piece of simulation software developed by our department’s Center for Safety, Simulation & Advanced Learning Technologies (CSSALT). This course, Quantitative Neuromuscular Monitoring (QNM), was officially released at the 2023 annual meeting of the ASA as part of the APSF’s ongoing Technology Education Initiative.
The course uses an intuitive, graphical interface to teach the concept of QNM and its advantages over qualitative monitoring for assessment of recovery from neuromuscular blockade. It guides users through a number of interactive activities demonstrating the course concepts and giving users opportunities to both follow along with guided simulations and try various settings on their own.
Course co-directors were associate professor of anesthesiology Lawrence Caruso, M.D., and Nikolaus Gravenstein, M.D., the Jerome H. Modell, M.D. professor of anesthesiology. The lead simulation engineer was Dave Lizdas.
This course is the second simulation developed by CSSALT as part of this series, supported by a grant from the APSF as part of its ongoing education initiative. The CSSALT team is currently developing a third course for this initiative on Manual External Defibrillation, Cardioversion, and Pacing.
The course can be accessed on the APSF website.