“Catch me if you Can”

Disclosure:This speaker has no potential or actual conflicts

of interest to disclose in relation to this presentation.

Rodrigo Garcia APN, MSN, CRNA, MBA, ACIT

“Catch me if you Can”The Challenge to Survive

Frank Abagnale Jr. Carl Hanratty

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Frank Abagnale Jr.

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Character ProfileAccessibility & Necessity

Enabling & ”Misdiagnosed”Inadequate Intervention

Expert Knowledge

Frank Abagnale Jr.

Character ProfileAccessibility & Necessity

Enabling & ”Misdiagnosed”Inadequate Intervention

Expert Knowledge

Addicted Professional

FAQ about Addiction

1) Is addiction a choice?

2) Is treatment necessary?

3) How long can addiction last?

4) How does it self resolve?

Addiction Facts

1) Addiction is a PRIMARY disease

2) Addiction is PROGRESSIVE if untreated

3) Addiction is CHRONIC

4) Addiction is ultimately FATAL

How can I identify the addicted provider?

What are 3 common characteristics?

#1 Characteristics

High Accountable Professional (HAP)10-15%

Intelligent, top 25% of classWell liked and RespectedSupervisors and ManagerAdvanced DegreesTop performers

#1 Characteristics

#2 Accessibility & Necessity

Chemical Dependency is estimated to cost U.S. employers $276 billion a year. Three-

fourths, or 76 percent, of people with a drug or alcohol problem are currently employed.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

“Nonsense! As long as you take it every day on schedule you wont have

to worry about addiction!”

#3 Enabling & Misdiagnosis

The Employer

Professional licensing Agency

Law enforcement Monitoring Agency

Diagnosis and Treatment

Addict

# 4 INADAQUATE INTERVENTION

# 4 INADAQUATE INTERVENTION

“ I’m kind of the expert in your field ”

-The Addicted

Professional

#5 Expert Knowledge

Dilution

Creatinine

Synthetics

Foreign Substances

History of the Urinalysis

Tampering

Mass Spectrometry

“ Although the initial act of ingestion or

participation of use is voluntary, cessation of the habit is not ”

Solutions

• Character Profile

• Accessibility & Necessity

• Enabling & “Misdiagnosed”

• Inadequate Intervention

• Expert Knowledge

• Accept “Different Similarities”

• Consider the Compulsion

• Utilize Objective Parameter

• Oligopolize the Market

• Learn More

Question?