Workbook for Surgical Technology RR

Joanna Kotcher holds a Master's Degree in Global Health, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a BA in International Studies. She has coordinated emergency response in conflict environments for the past 18 years in such locations as Kosovo, Central Asia (Tajikistan), Afghanistan, Darfur, Gaza and the OPT, Somaliland, Syria, and Iraq. As a Medical/Surgical Coordinator Ms. Kotcher has coordinated and managed medical teams in the start-up and full implementation stages of projects that assist populations in need of emergency medical and surgical care during armed conflict. She has also coordinated post-conflict actions during the period immediately following official" cessation of armed conflict. Working in insecure environments, Ms. Kotcher has extensive experience in the design and implementation of medical/surgical actions, team building and support, implementation of standards and guidelines, medical and nursing staff training, and team mentoring. She continues to study and learn while working in the field and maintaining membership with notable professional organizations in the combined disciplines of humanitarian studies and medical/surgical assistance.

1. The Surgical Technologist 2. Communication and Teamwork 3. Law, Documentation, and Professional Ethics 4. The Health Care Facility 5. NEW! Disaster Preparedness and Response 6. The Patient in Surgery 7. Diagnostic and Assessment Procedures 8. Environmental Hazards in the Perioperative Environment 9. Microbes and the Process of Infection 10. Aseptic Technique 11. Decontamination, Sterilization, and Disinfection 12. Surgical Instruments 13. Perioperative Pharmacology 14. The Process of Anesthesia and Physiological Monitoring 15. Post Anesthesia Recovery 16. Death and Dying 17. Physics and Information Technology 18. Energy Sources in Surgery 19. Moving and Positioning the Surgical Patient 20. Surgical Skin Preparation and Draping 21. Case Planning and Intraoperative Roles 22. The Surgical Wound 23. General Surgery 24. Minimally Invasive Endoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Surgery 25. Gynecological and Obstetrical Surgery 26.Genitourinary Surgery 27. Ophthalmic Surgery 28. Surgery of the Ear, Nose, Pharynx, and Larynx 29. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 30. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 31. Orthopedic Surgery 32. Peripheral Vascular Surgery 33. Thoracic and Pulmonary Surgery 34. Cardiac Surgery 35. Pediatric Surgery 36. Neurosurgery 37. NEW! Transplant Surgery Glossary Index