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Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA)
The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Department of Anesthesiology’s Patient Simulation Laboratory (PSL) has been an integral tool for anesthesia simulation education for nearly 20 years! During this time, the PSL has provided state of the science simulation education and training for the full spectrum of anesthesiology learners including medical students, residents, fellows, CRNAs, allied health professionals and board certified anesthesiologists with the explicit goal to cultivate and nurture the critical cognitive, clinical and communication skills required in the complex field of anesthesiology.
The USU Patient Simulation Lab is accredited by the American Society of Anesthesiologists as a MOCA® site for ABA Diplomates seeking recertification. This course will satisfy the Part 4 Practice Performance Assessment and Improvement simulation education component. Information regarding requirements for fulfilling MOCA® is available at the ABA website.
The mission of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences is to educate, train and prepare uniformed services health professionals, officers and leaders to directly support the Military Health System, the National Security and National Defense Strategies of the United States and the readiness of our Armed Forces. To that, MOCA training at USU is currenlty open only to federal employees (not contractors) who currently work at a military treatment facility.
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- Learning Objectives
- Course Description
- Sample Schedule
- Course Location
- Course Dates
- Registration & Fees
- Course Cancellation Policy
- CME
- Links of Interest
- Recent Feedback
Learning Objectives
- Demonstrate the management of significant hypoxemia from any cause, including the difficult airway.
- Demonstrate the management of significant hemodynamic instability.
- Demonstrate understanding of human factors as related to errors and safety in anesthesia
- Demonstrate principles and practice of teamwork and communication
Title: Crisis and Error Management: A MOCA Simulation Experience
Duration: 7.5 hours
Time: 7:30 am – 3:00 pm
The USU MOCA Simulation Course is a fun but intense and fast paced course. The day will begin with an orientation to the ABA MOCA Part IV goals and requirements followed by a round table discussion of human factor theories as they pertain to medical errors, accidents, and incidents. Participants will then be orientated to the Patient Simulator Lab for familiarization with our simulated operating room environment. Each participant will have the opportunity to participate in a clinical scenario as the primary anesthesiologist (affectionately known as the “Hot Seat”) as well as assistant to the anesthesiologist. When not actively involved in a scenario, course participants will be able to remotely observe the scenario as it evolves in real time. Scenarios will be followed by an interactive and instructive debriefing.
The MOCA simulation course includes the ABA required topics of peri-operative hypoxemia and hemodynamic instability but focuses on the role of communication and team work for effective crisis resource management and patient safety. Throughout the day, participants and instructors are challenged to consider potential practice improvements unmasked in the scenarios for implementation in their own practice at their parent facilities.
Although participation in this course is not graded, to receive credit for the course and satisfy the ABA MOCA Part IV requirement, Diplomates will be required to complete a course evaluation within three (3) days of the course completion AND respond to a follow up email from the ASA within 1-3 months. The required course evaluation consists of two parts: the Diplomate’s practice improvement plan and a critique of the training. The Diplomate must then respond to the ASA follow-up email sent at 30 day intervals (up to 90 days) following the course completion. The follow up email will include questions pertaining to the Diplomate’s experiences with implementation of their practice improvement plan. After the ASA receives the Diplomate’s email response, the ABA will be notified of the MOCA Part IV fulfillment and it will be documented in the Diplomate’s ABA portal account.
Sample Schedule
0730-0800 Introduction to ABA MOCA Part IV goals and requirements
0800-0900 Human Factors Training
0900-0930 Simulator Orientation
0930-1015 Scenario #1 and Debriefing
1015-1100 Scenario #2 and Debriefing
1100-1145 Scenario #3 and Debriefing
1145-1215 Break for Lunch
1215-1300 Scenario #4 and Debriefing
1300-1415 Scenario #5 and Debriefing
1415-1500 Conclusions and course evaluation
Course Location and Logistics
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Val G. Hemming Simulation Center
8949 Brookville Road
Sliver Spring, MD 20910
Food is not provided. Participants are welcome to purchase refreshments at the Commissary next to the Simulation Center.
Course Dates
At this time we do not have any coming MOCA Dates.
As soon as well recive upcoming date information, we will update that information here.
Thank you for your paitence with this matter.
ANE Department MOCA Staff
Registration & Fees
Please send e-mail to CAPT Dale Szpisjak at dale.szpisjak@usuhs.edu with the following information:
Course date desired
Full name
Current pratice location
Mailing address
Preferred telephone number
Preferred e-mail
ABA number
ASA number (if you are a member),
dates of current certificate expiration,
Fees
Military active duty and reservists on orders:
Until December 31, 2018 - $100
After January 1, 2019 - $125
Please pay by check payable to: The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
The check may be hand carried to the course or mailed ahead of the course date to:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Department of Anesthesiology – MOCA Simulation
C-1090
4301 Jones Bridge Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
Course Cancellation Policy
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences follows the federal government Office of Personnel Management (OPM) operating status. If weather is such that the government closes, the course will be cancelled. Should this occur, enrolled participants will be notified by 0500 the morning of the course and a full refund or rollover to an alternate course date will be offered. Although we will attempt to reschedule all registered participants into a new course, we are unable guarantee satisfactory placement. If the government has a 2 hour delay, we will begin and end the course 2 hours later than our schedule. Should this occur, enrolled participants will be notified by 0500 the morning of the course.
Courses with less than 5 confirmed participants will be cancelled at least 2 weeks prior to the scheduled course date. Should this occur, enrolled participants will be notified and a full refund or rollover to an alternate course date will be offered.
CME
7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ available for this live activity by the Navy Medicine Professional Development Center (NMPDC)
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The Navy Medicine Professional Development Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Registration in the Navy Medicine Professional Development Center system is required at the time of course registration and available to all participants regardless of military status. Once registered in NMPDC, the MOCA course director will ensure you are signed up for the correct CME course. After completion of the course, the participant will be immediately e-mailed by NMPDC. The course evaluation is required to earn the CME credit. The Navy Medicine Professional Development Center is a registered CME provider for the ABA. As such, the CME earned will be automatically reported to the participant’s ABA Portal Account.
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Here is a sample of what our recent course participants have said about the USU MOCA Simulation Course:
“This was a first experience for me in a SIM lab. Everything was useful to my everyday practice.”
“The way the course was conducted by the staff here at USUHS was outstanding. They provided very realistic scenarios that was conducive to learning.”
“The debriefing sessions were excellent and relevant to my daily practice.”
“Excellent representative common scenarios.”
“Excellent facility. Enough supporting cast to make all scenarios seem real.”
“I appreciated learning about different types of errors and some of the psychology involved in human factors and crisis management."
“Monitoring yourself in a simulation course was very insightful. There are significant learning when you go through the simulation and de-brief afterwards with instructors and fellow anesthesiologist.”