Provider Training Module Written Tutorial
Introduction
- 1.1: The Project UPSTART Provider Education Tutorial
- 1.2: What exactly is STEMI?
- 1.3: STEMI treatment: The theory behind the “need for speed”
- 1.4: Treatment of STEMI
- 1.5: What exactly is “Project UPSTART”?
- 1.6: The four keys to STEMI identification and management
- 1.7: Recognition: the first Key Step
- 1.8: The STEMI ALERT Packet: The Trigger for Reperfusion
- 1.9: Inside the STEMI ALERT Packet
- 1.10: Individual roles of the STEMI care team
- 1.11: Completing Data Sheets A & B
- 1.12: Data Sheets A and B: The Key to Continued Success
- 1.13: STEMI ALERT Data Management: Put That Data to Work!
- 1.14: A final review of the four keys steps
Training Tutorial 1.1
The Project UPSTART Provider Education Tutorial
As you proceed, always remember two important principles of STEMI care:
- In acute heart attack: “Time = muscle”
- Without early recognition, there can be no progression to early reperfusion.
Keeping in mind these two basic statements will help you understand the true value of seemingly simple actions and ideas that at first glance may not seem important. Optimizing STEMI management in the emergency setting has much less to do about finding “the exactly right treatment” than it does about “doing all the small things just exactly right!”
This module explains in detail specific actions and processes that are essential for success. Sustaining success is ultimately dependent on a systematic approach, not on individual provider excellence or good luck. Every action or idea included in the process is important and therefore can not be neglected or omitted without decreasing your effectiveness.
Remember: Each action we discuss is important to success; even if the reason is not immediately obvious!