Amy Newfield, CVT, VTS(ECC), MSEd

Veterinary Anesthesia Nerds

Anesthesia Machine? Check ✅ Emergency Drugs? Check ✅ Checklists are an integral part of our daily lives in the vet clinic, increasing efficiency and safety. You may use them in you OR, but do you use them in your ER? Today Amy Newfield is here to talk to us about WHY checklists are the s**t and why we should be using them everywhere. Amy knows education. She has received speaker of the year awards, worked with translators in over four countries, has over 60 published printed works in eight countries and recently published her very own book. She is a self-described border collie. Resources mentioned in this episode: AAHA: https://www.aaha.org/publications/newstat/articles/2021-04/anesthesia-best-practices-prepare-compare-be-aware/ https://www.anesthesiallc.com/publications/blog/entry/checklists-as-important-as-ever-in-anesthesia-patient-safety M&M Article: https://www.kickassvets.com/blogs/blogMNMRounds.php https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0018578720931752?journalCode=hpxa Checklist Manifesto Book: https://amzn.to/3JEAXOG Amy's website: https://www.vetteamtraining.com/