The Medical Laser Safety Officer (LSO) Concept Applications for the Perioperative Environment Course provides training on all aspects of medical and surgical lasers. This course consists of both didactic presentations and hands-on practice in a laboratory setting, all led by experience and expert faculty. The topics discussed and practiced include fundamentals of laser physics, tissue interactions, safety compliance, role and responsibilities of Medical LSOs, application of principals, identifying hazards, scenario discussions, Pearls of Wisdom, patient airway safety, overview of common laser devices, and the application of commonly used lasers. The hands-on laboratory provides practice identifying key features, implementing safety measures in a medical setting, accessories, control panel, delivery system, team communication skills, and target effects with the use of medical/surgical lasers.
Objectives
- Discuss laser lights and how they are generated.
- Describe the ways in which lasers interact with biological tissue.
- Identify the most common lasers currently used in the medical field and their functions.
- Examine the hazards and risks associated with utilizing lasers in the healthcare setting.
- Identify the categories of lasers based on risk to the safety of patients and personnel.
- Discuss guidelines and standards available to assist the Medical Laser Safety Officer.
- Identify ways to manage the risks associated with the use of medical/surgical lasers.
- Describe the fundamentals of identifying risks in the healthcare setting and operating suites.
- Identify common activities and equipment used to mitigate laser safety in the healthcare setting.
- Discuss the role and responsibilities of the facility Medical Laser Safety Officer (LSO).
Completion Requirements: To receive continuing education credit commensurate with the credit awarded for this live event, the participant must:
- Attend the events.
- Complete and submit the on-line evaluation.
Certificates of Completion: will be available to print immediately upon finishing the completion requirements. You are encouraged to print and save your certificate for your portfolio as required by your licensing body. Interdisciplinary accredited activities, activities having multiple accreditors, will be listed individually on the Certificate of Completion.
Non-Endorsement of Products: echelon®, as an accredited provider, has demonstrated proficient experience and viable resources to provide for valid and reliable evaluation of CE activities. The accuracy of the facts and opinions contained in this activity are the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of echelon® or its sponsors. Practitioners should consult primary resources, state regulations, and their healthcare facility policies and procedures for specific application of said content to their local situation. echelon® does not imply that there is real or implied endorsement of any product, service, or company neither referred to in this activity nor of any company subsidizing costs related to this activity. All information contained in this activity is for educational purposes only.
Electronic Record Retention: All activity records are kept on file for a minimum of six (6) years.
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Educational Health Care Team Members and Course Author Conflict of Interest: There have been no conflicts of interest disclosed by planners, authors, or presenters; nor has there been disclosure of any relevant financial relationships with any commercial companies or their products pertaining to this activity.
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