MOCA® Simulation Course

Crisis resource management courses involve the health care process of low volume, high-risk cases. This course will provide participants with a cognitive and procedural review of the treatment of life-threatening conditions requiring rapid, definitive care. Crisis resource management scenarios also address interprofessional teamwork, which the Institute of Medicine identified as one of the core competencies needed for health professionals to be effective in the 2003 publication, Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality.

This day-long activity takes place in the state-of-the-art F. Marie Hall SimLife Center at TTUHSC Lubbock. Prepared specifically for practicing anesthesiologists, the course aims to provide review, preparation and practice for high-acuity situations, all in a comfortable and supportive environment. The course includes:

• Introduction to the principles of crisis resource management
• Orientation to all mannequins and equipment
• Simulated cases using state-of-the-art equipment
• Debriefing sessions after each simulation
• Practice and discussion of interprofessional teamwork skills

One or more of these skill stations may be available:

• Advanced airway skills workshop and review
• Ultrasound scanning skills station with standardized patient
• Intraosseous Access
• Focused Cardiac Ultrasound in Resuscitation

• Practice interprofessional communication and support
• Demonstrate the management of significant hypoxemia from any cause, including the difficult airway
• Demonstrate the management of significant hemodynamic instability
• Describe the principles of crisis resource management and their importance for patient safety
• Demonstrate the principles of crisis resource management as part of an interprofessional team caring for a simulated patient
• Determine a performance improvement project, the results of which, the participant may submit to the ASA

Our convenient course schedule is designed to allow for departure during the afternoon, allowing attendees to return home with minimal impact on their busy schedules.

• 06:30 - 07:00 Orientation to Crisis Resource Management/Center/Equipment
• 07:00 - 09:30 Skill Review Stations when available: 
  - Advanced Airway Management
  - Intraosseous Access
  - Human Ultrasound Scanning for Vascular Preservation
  - Focused Cardiac Ultrasound in Resuscitation with TTE/TEE simulator
• 09:30 - 10:30 Scenario and debriefing
• 10:30 - 11:30 Scenario and debriefing
• 11:30 - 12:00 Lunch (provided)
• 12:00 - 13:00 Scenario and debriefing
• 13:00 - 14:00 Scenario and debriefing

MOCA^® Part IV.  TTUHSC is an ASA-endorsed Center. "Participants receive 20 points for completing the one day course and 5 additional points for completing the post-course survey and 30-day follow-up to document practice improvements."

This activity contributes to the patient safety CME requirement for Part II: Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment of the American Board of Anesthesiology's (ABA) redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program^® (MOCA^®), known as MOCA 2.0^®. Consult the ABA website www.theaba.org for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The fee for the course is $1600.  Online registration can be found here.   

Registrants should wait for a confirmation email prior to making travel plans. 

• Cancellations more than one month prior to course date will receive a full refund minus a $250 processing fee.
• There will be no refunds for cancellations within 30 days of the course date.
• NEW! No minimum number of registrants required

Course dates are designated as "confirmed" when a minimum number of participants has registered. Course dates are designated as "pending" until enough participants have registered. TTUHSC reserves the right to reschedule or cancel a course and refund registration fees if a minimum number of registrants is not met.

For a complete list of course dates, visit the American Society of Anesthesiologists event calendar.