Can a new approach to CPR save more lives?
Even in a hospital setting, CPR can represent a significant challenge regarding crisis resource management. The latest data shows that of those who have a cardiac arrest in hospital, only 34% of patients survive to discharge (Victorian data).
The Monash Resus Summit welcomed Professor Elizabeth Anne Hunt of John Hopkins to the Victorian Heart Hospital, Australia’s first dedicated cardiac hospital. Professor Hunt has pioneered an innovative approach to CPR known as CODE ACES2 with a goal to improve outcomes for patients who have an inpatient cardiac arrest. Her approach of Coaching, Objective-Data Evaluation, Action-Linked Phrases, Choreography, Ergonomics, Structured Debriefing and Simulation aims to train MET teams as one would train athletes, chess players or musicians – as fine-tuned professionals to decrease variability and improve outcomes.
Professor Hunt was accompanied by a slew of incredible local leaders and educators including Dr Brendan Murfin, inaugural director of the VHH ICU, Jenny Hough, lead educator for the PIPER team, Dr Marta Thio, consultant neonatologist at the Royal Women’s and Dr Jenni Sokol, consultant neonatologist and simulation lead for the Royal Children’s Hospital. The Monash Resus Summit was chaired by Dr Kerrianne Huynh, simulation intensivist for the Monash network and Monash Simulation Centre.