Improving Anesthesia Technical Staff’s Skills

Nabil A. Shallik is an assistant professor of Clinical Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar and assistant professor of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at Tanta Faculty of Medicine in Egypt, Deputy Chair of the Anesthesia Department, associate head of anesthesia services in Rumailah Hospital and Ambulatory Care Center, part of Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar. He also works as a senior consultant in Anesthesia, ICU and Perioperative Medicine in at Hamad General Hospital in Qatar. He has published more than 40 articles in national and international peer-reviewed medical journals, is the main author of numerous book’s chapters, and editor of many books. He is a leading researcher in airway management in the Middle East and his research interests mainly focus on perioperative care and on new tools for airway assessment and management. Dr. Shallik is a pioneer in anesthesia education and a dedicated clinical teacher with more than 20 years of anesthesia practice and 15 years of dedicated anesthesia teaching. He is a core faculty member of the Anesthesia Residency Program, the first ACGME-I accredited program in the Middle East. As a course director for all airway workshops and courses in Qatar Robotic Surgery Center and Itqan Simulation Center, he is continually testing, inventing and tailoring basic and advanced educational modules related to airway skills to suit different health care providers. Dr. Shallik is an active contributor to international anesthesia societies and he is frequently invited as guest speaker in national and international conferences.Ahmed Mostsfa Ismail is an assistant professor of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care  at Alexandria Faculty of Medicine in Alexandria, Egypt,  a senior consultant and chief of Anesthesia services at  Hazm Mebareek General Hospital (HMGH) a part of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), in Doha, Qatar. He is a consultant in-charge of anesthesia technical staff [145 technicians and technologists] at Hamad Medical Corporation, in Doha, Qatar. Dr. Ismail occupied many leading posts in Hamad Medical Corporation, like chief of anesthesia services at Rumailah Hospital and  assistant chief of anesthesia at Alkhor Hospital which a part of Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, Qatar. Dr. Ismail is the counter stone in arranging  and teaching the following  activities for medical and technical staff; he plays a very important role in Continuous Professional Development (CPD) of anesthesia technical staff in HMC on monthly basis. Othman Ismaeel Al Hariri is an anesthesia technician, in Anesthesia, ICU and Perioperative Medicine Department at Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, Qatar. He got Diploma Degree in Anesthesia From Middle Institute of Health, Syria 1996. Mr. Othman, gained experiences in many hospitals, like Daraa Hospital which is heavy duty hospital and contains 240-beds with 18 operating rooms coveringall specialties. Then he jointed HMC as anesthesia technician since 2008 till now. Mr. Othman is the key person in arranging Airway Workshops, Vascular Courses, Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Workshops and Ultrasound Guided Interventional Pain Procedures Courses in Qatar Robotic Surgery Center and Itqan Simulation Center.

• Preface.- Introduction.- Non-technical Skills of Anesthesia Technical Staff.- Role of Anesthesia Technician in Operating Theatre Including Quality Projects and JCI Accreditation.- Pharmacy, Drugs Labeling and Storage.- Regular Check Lists.- Monitors and Other Equipment.- Theater Cleaning and Sterilization of Equipment.- Anesthesia Machines and Anesthetic Breathing System.- Airway Management and Equipment.- Scavenging System, Pipeline of Anesthetic Gases and Vacuum Systems.- Intraoperative complications and its management.- Vascular Accesses.- Hypothermia and its management.- Transfusion of blood and other products.- Regional anesthesia.- Patient transportation.- Abbreviations.- Index.