Introduction
Pain is varied and complex that requires an understanding of the source(s), type(s), and severity. Thoracic and cardiac surgery are painful with long recovery times, and alternative pain management strategies are paramount to reduce the opioid epidemic which is a significant concern for healthcare facilities.
This on-demand webcast features a thorough review on the importance of implementing a multi-modal strategy to pain management from multiple perspectives, and assesses the role of CryoNB for reducing acute and transitional pain after cardiothoracic surgery.
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Curriculum Outline
- Opioid Epidemic
- Common Types of Pain
- Pain Sources – Thoracic Surgery
- Multimodal Pain Management
- Multimodal Analgesia
- Science of CryoNB
- CryoNB Surgical Case Types
Presenter
John M. Edwards III, DNAP, CRNA
Presenter Biography
John M. Edwards III is a DNAP, CRNA who focuses on acute surgical pain management. He received his Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice from the Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia, in Madison, TN in 2021. In 2018, John completed the Acute Surgical Pain Management Fellowship from the Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia. John received his Master of Science in Anesthesia from the Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia in 2002 and his RN/BSN in 1996 from Murray State University.
John is a Co-Founder of Thoroughbred Anesthesia Academy and an adjunct faculty member at the Northern Kentucky University Nurse Anesthesia Program. Additionally, he is an academic liaison for the Acute Surgical Pain Management Fellowship at Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia.
John’s focus is on Patient-Centered care with strong clinical expertise in all facets of direct patient care and care planning. He is highly skilled in assessing and prioritizing patient needs, devising plans of care, and working with healthcare teams to deliver superior patient care. Accomplished in developing policies and procedures positively affecting patient outcomes hospital-wide. He has been instrumental in developing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols for orthopedic, bariatric, breast cancer, colorectal, and both thoracic and general surgery cases that have improved patient outcomes and decreased the length of hospital stay. He Co-founded and Co-directed a hospital based Acute Pain Service that provided nearly 6,000 ultrasound guided regional anesthetics annually. Most recently, John has joined a practice that provides anesthesia and acute surgical pain management for ambulatory orthopedic patients with a focus on outpatient joint replacement.
Educational grant support provided by:
AtriCure
Joint-Providers
MediaSphere Medical, LLC and Ciné-Med
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