გადაუდებელი სამედიცინო აღჭურვილობა და AED მზადყოფნა [MED-02]

გადაუდებელი სამედიცინო აღჭურვილობა და AED მზადყოფნა [MED-02]

Failure to maintain emergency equipment readiness is a documented contributor to preventable in-hospital cardiac arrest mortality and adverse accreditation findings worldwide. In Georgia and across the South Caucasus, ongoing health system reforms — including the progressive adoption of Joint Commission International (JCI) and ISO 15189 standards — have placed renewed institutional pressure on clinical teams to demonstrate systematic, audit-ready compliance with resuscitation and emergency equipment protocols. Automated external defibrillators (AEDs), crash carts, airway management devices, and oxygen delivery systems must be maintained within tightly defined operational parameters, yet evidence from multi-country facility assessments consistently identifies equipment readiness gaps as among the most frequently cited deficiencies during accreditation surveys. This course addresses that gap directly, equipping healthcare professionals with the competency to build, sustain, and verify institutional compliance frameworks that protect both patients and organizations.

The course is grounded in current international guidance, including the 2021 European Resuscitation Council (ERC) Guidelines, JCI International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG), and WHO recommendations on essential emergency care infrastructure. Teaching methodology integrates structured case analysis drawn from real accreditation scenarios, step-by-step equipment inspection protocols, and decision-tree frameworks applicable to primary care polyclinics, district hospitals, and tertiary referral centres alike. Participants engage with interactive simulation-based modules that mirror the cognitive demands of real-time equipment readiness assessment, reinforcing procedural accuracy under operational conditions.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Distinguish between AED device classes, maintenance cycles, and electrode shelf-life requirements in accordance with manufacturer specifications and ERC operational standards.
• Implement a facility-level emergency equipment inspection schedule that satisfies JCI accreditation criteria and Georgian Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate crash cart configuration against evidence-based resuscitation drug formularies and airway adjunct inventories for their specific clinical setting.
• Construct a traceable documentation system for equipment checks, fault reporting, and corrective action cycles that withstands external audit scrutiny.
• Apply risk-stratification principles to prioritize AED placement within clinical environments based on patient volume, cardiac arrest incidence data, and spatial accessibility benchmarks.
• Demonstrate correct AED operational sequence — including pad placement, rhythm analysis interpretation, and safe shock delivery — integrated within a coordinated basic life support response.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for nurses, paramedics, general practitioners, hospital safety officers, and clinical department heads who carry direct or supervisory responsibility for emergency preparedness within their facility. It is equally relevant to quality assurance coordinators and accreditation leads working in outpatient polyclinics, emergency departments, surgical units, and rural district hospitals navigating compliance transitions under Georgia’s ongoing hospital accreditation programme. Mid-career clinicians seeking to formalize practical competencies, and newly appointed facility managers requiring a structured compliance foundation, will derive particular benefit.

Course Structure

This fully online, self-paced course requires approximately 6–8 hours of study time across four structured modules, combining video-guided demonstrations, downloadable compliance checklists, and scenario-based assessments that must be passed at 80% proficiency to receive a certificate of completion. Successful graduates are awarded GMJ Academy CME/CPD credit recognized under the Georgian National Medical CME framework, supporting mandatory professional re-licensure requirements.