Ahmed Jammali

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The Ideal Perfusionist

• by
• Ahmed Jammali
• Chief Perfusionist, Director of Perfusion School
• Cardiovascular Diseases, KFSH RC

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The Ideal Perfusionist

• Maintain the body while the heart, is temporarily
  arrested.
• Homeostasis maintenance is the goal.
• Difficult, but attainable.
• So Perfusionists are . . .

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The Ideal Perfusionist

• P - Perceptive
• One who is instructive
• Basically a teacher

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The Ideal Perfusionist

• E - Efficient
• Efficiency is the act to produce an effect with
  minimal to no effort
• Ones actions should be flowing and not stagnant

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The Ideal Perfusionist

• R - Responsible
• Assuming liability and taking
• account for ones actions

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The Ideal Perfusionist

• F - Fastidious
• Possessing or displaying meticulous attention to
  detail, difficult to please, but exact
• A vague Perfusionist is very inaccurate and
  leads to tragic mistakes

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The Ideal Perfusionist

• U - Unmitigated
• Works well under pressure -very true.
• Everyone in the operating room is relying on our
  skills and judgment

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The Ideal Perfusionist

• S - Sagacious
• Having or showing keen
• discernment with sound judgment
• Anticipating the next move
• puts the surgeon at ease and
• helps the case run more smoothly.

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The Ideal Perfusionist

• I - Impetus
• Impulsive and passionate
• Quick reactions save lives
• Passion for what we do makes our job ideal

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The Ideal Perfusionist

• O - Observant
• Observing carefully increases
  patient safety and helps the staff work more
  efficiently
• We are the eyes of the OR

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The Ideal Perfusionist

• N - Nimble
• Quick and clever in devising and understanding
• This is necessary to properly assess the correct
  course of action in an emergency situation
• This trait reduces a tragic patient outcome

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The Ideal Perfusionist

• I - Ideal
• The idea of something that is perfect something
  that one hopes to attain
• Model of excellence or Perfection of a kind
• The ideal Perfusionist

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The Ideal Perfusionist

• S - Superior
• One of greater rank, station or quality
• High quality or performance
• Superior wisdom derived from experience

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The Ideal Perfusionist

• T - Tolerance
• A disposition to allow freedom of choice and
  behavior
• A permissible difference allowing freedom to
  move within limits
• Aim to superiority, but have enough tolerance if
  you can not reach it!!