Patient Safety Week
March 10 – 16, 2024
Celebrating your dedication to patient safety and improving outcomes — every single day.
During Patient Safety Week, join a group of clinical experts for a special week of virtual events. Here’s what you can expect when you register:
- Hear clinicians share evidence-based practices optimized for patient safety
- Discuss the latest innovations and technology in safe and effective care
- Participate in Q&A and panel discussions
Sign up for the webinars below and join your peers to improve safety for all patients!
Monday, March 11
12:00 p.m. EDT: Tradition or evidence? The use of cuffed vs. uncuffed endotracheal tubes in neonates
Caroline Kwong, RN, MSN, FNP, CNS
Interpretation: Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian
CE Accreditation: Respiratory Therapists (AARC), Nurses (CBN), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (B Credit)
Tuesday, March 12
12:00 p.m. EDT: There’s no time for compromise: Patient safety in procedural sedation
Linda Erfle, RN
Ashish Chawla, M.D.
Brian Berry, CRNA
Interpretation: Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian
CE Accreditation: Respiratory Therapists (AARC), Nurses (CBN), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (B Credit)
Wednesday, March 13
12:00 p.m. EDT: Patient-ventilator dyssynchronies
Irene Telias, M.D.
Interpretation: Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian
CE Accreditation: Respiratory Therapists (AARC), Nurses (CBN), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (B Credit)
Wednesday, March 13
8:00 p.m. EDT: First-pass intubation success as the right choice for patient safety
Basem B. Abdelmalak, M.D., FASA, SAMBA-F
Interpretation: Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian
CE Accreditation: Respiratory Therapists (AARC), Nurses (CBN), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (B Credit)
Thursday, March 14
12:00 p.m. EDT: Health equity and the pulse oximeter paradox
Meghan Lane-Fall, MD, MSHP, FCCM
Interpretation: Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian
CE Accreditation: Respiratory Therapists (AARC), Nurses (CBN), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (B Credit)
Friday, March 15
12:00 p.m. EDT: How to properly size and place a tracheostomy tube
Megan Quintana, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery, George Washington University
Interpretation: Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian
CE Accreditation: Respiratory Therapists (AARC), Nurses (CBN), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (B Credit)
On-demand education and support
Access clinical education whenever you want, wherever you are. These bite-sized resources make it easy to learn on the go.
Our MedEd podcast provides brief, interview-style discussions with clinical experts. Topics include airway monitoring in the NICU, challenges of airway management, and more.
This expanding video series offers quick and digestible learning modules to help solidify your understanding of different therapies across patient monitoring and respiratory interventions.
Get in touch with a Medtronic product expert or your local account manager to find the right solutions for you, your patients, and your facility.
Designed to keep patients safe
See the latest innovations in patient safety from our patient monitoring and respiratory interventions portfolio.
McGRATH™ MAC video laryngoscope
Nellcor™ pulse oximetry system
Microstream™ capnography monitoring
Shiley™ pediatric endotracheal tube with TaperGuard™ cuff
Shiley™ flexible tracheostomy tubes
Puritan Bennett™ 980 ventilator series
Additional Resources
Always on watch
Learn how Medtronic patient monitoring solutions can help you stay always on watch.
Clinical and technical education
We’re here to be your partner in education with free learning opportunities to meet your needs.
See our innovations
Find out what Medtronic respiratory products mean for patient safety at your facility.
Note: Adjunct technologies should not be used as sole basis for diagnosis/therapy.
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