The 3-Day BMSI Daily Class Agenda

The Morning session begins with an orientation to bloodless medicine. By exploring the fundamentals of a BMS program you will understand the principles upon which a program is established. Policies are outlined with focus on meeting the JCAHO standards. Legal issues are defined with emphasis on recent patient rights laws.
The Afternoon session includes lectures on physician relations, highlighting the importance of commitment and competence within the physician team. Educating patients on the challenges surrounding bloodless care is discussed in a group setting.  Students will participate in a wet lab highlighting the perioperative services; including use of platelet gel, auto-transfusion and acute normovolemic hemodilution.

On-site training is a highly recognized BMS program in assisting the coordinator. Spend the Morning observing coordinators working together applying the principles taught at the Institute. Visit the operating theater, interact with anesthesiologists and perfusionists, surgeons, laboratory medicine and other allied health care personnel.
The Afternoon session concentrates on marketing your bloodless program. Learn how coordinators around the country educate people regarding non-blood alternatives. The class will then focus on pharmacology. You will review the numerous drugs being used to minimize blood loss and rebuild lost RBCs. Afterwards, there will be a discussion on HBO and severe anemia.

Resources and skills for dealing with crisis situations are explored. When patients, because of religious beliefs, refuse blood in a life threatening situation, the coordinator must be trained in proper intervention techniques. A brief review before lunch will highlight the vital information presented during the previous 3 days.
In the Afternoon participants will take a 100 question written exam. To receive certification from BMSI they will need to successfully pass the test.
In addition, each student will receive a confidential one-on-one consultation with a BMSI faculty member. The consultation is designed to identify the participants strengths and weaknesses and support their specific goals. Students are trained to apply the program's content to their personal, community and institutional goals through good planning and implementation.
One significant feature of the BMSI program is the ongoing off-site support provided each participant after attending the workshop. When faculty members follow up with participants the likelihood of their program succeeding is increased.

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