Preeminent Sepsis Care

WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE: CNOs; nursing directors; sepsis coordinators; ED, ICU, and medical surgical nursing staff; quality improvement staff; ED, ICU, and hospitalists physician; infection control preventionists; and anyone else interested in the topic

OVERVIEW:  Every two minutes a patient dies from sepsis. Sepsis survivors experience cognitive, mental, and functional deficits long after the critical illness has resolved and are at high risk for readmission. As of October 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has made sepsis a core measure. The complexity of the disease, the variability in presentation of the patient, and the skill and knowledge level of the provider make this core measure distinctly different and potentially a greater challenge to implement. With sepsis care now becoming part of the CMS reimbursement process, providing the right care to the right patient at the right time requires well-defined systems, processes, and collaboration. 

Sepsis programs often face common barriers that can be overcome with evidenced-based, experiential solutions. Common barriers include challenges with early recognition, physician buy-in, and driving change with data. The major clinical challenge is fluid resuscitation. Within organizations, leadership support can help the team hard wire a sepsis program using data collection and analysis, multidisciplinary rounds, process improvement tools, and structure. 

This webinar series will focus on taking the learner through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) core elements for ensuring a robust program to identify patients early in the disease and manage them based on the latest evidence. Key implementation strategies for hard wiring the clinical and process behaviors will be revealed. The presenter will describe barriers with reliable actions to reduce their impact, and participants will have the opportunity to create test of change action plans to help address those barriers. The goal of this webinar is for each participant to walk away with a gap analysis and action plan to continue their journey of improving short and long-term outcomes for sepsis patients.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
• Determine the impact sepsis has on mortality, location of disposition, and economic impact;
• Identify the components of the New CDC Sepsis Core Elements;
• Determine strategies to obtain leadership buy in for the need; actualization of sepsis coordinator role;

        and RN compliance with screening;
• Evaluate primary and secondary recognition strategies and the role of rapid response and

        early recognition;
• Identify and work on evidence-based strategies to improve bundle compliance; and 
• Define the critical components to track to ensure your sepsis program is on track and what data to

        report for maximum impact.


2024 AGENDA:
• Sept. 5:  The Why: Understanding the Clinical and Financial Impact of Sepsis and the Need for a

        Comprehensive Program
• Sept. 12:  Engaging Leadership & Getting the Team to Play: Strategies for Increasing Buy-In
• Sept. 19: Early Recognition Saves Lives: Challenges & Solutions for Sepsis Identification
• Sept. 26:  Bundle Implementation: Addressing the Roadblocks to Success
• Oct. 3: Tracking and Reporting Sepsis Data: The Key to Driving Change

MEET YOUR FACULTY: Kathleen M. Vollman, MSN, RN, CCNS, FCCM, FCNS, FAAN;  Speaker Bio 

CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Nursing: Up to 5.0 contact hours will be awarded for this offering by the Louisiana Hospital Association for complete attendance and evaluation of the program. The LHA is approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing – CE Provider #39.

Up to 5.0 Clock Hours

 
When
9/5/2024 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Central Daylight Time
Where
Virtual Event UNITED STATES
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