Sedation privileges at your shop? Hard to get?

[europeman]

I'm in the process of getting my privileges. I'm curious how any of you got moderate sedation privileges. What kind of documentation or certification did you present?

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[sluggs]

I documented all of the sedations I did in fellowship. That was it.

 

[Hamhock]

Sedations in the ICU?

It would never occur to me that anyone could tell me what level of sedation I can use in the ICU...

Clearly I have little experience outside of the academic world.

HH

 

[Bostonredsox]

i had to watch some videos, take a class and take a test. took about 6 hours in total and they let me do it during pgy3 year to count for july as an attending.
59 days to go!

 

[Libertas]

Sedations in the ICU?

It would never occur to me that anyone could tell me what level of sedation I can use in the ICU...

Clearly I have little experience outside of the academic world.

HH

he probably means non-intubated patients?

 

[sluggs]

One would think. Of course a new intensivist's thinking might be, "I can always intubate if I have to." However, the art of conscious sedation is getting optimal procedural comfort without having to pull the trigger on intubation.

 

[dpmd]

All the hospitals I have sedation privileges had a pretty easy test in addition to a requirement of one sedation done in the last 2 yrs. Peds sedation was just another test. I think airway skills is a requirement as well, but I think that might have been included in general surgery core privileges because they didn't ask me about it separately (or maybe that got documented when I first got sedation privileges in residency)