Enduring Material CME:Sepsis CME: Early Identification and Treatment Protocols in Managing Severe Sepsis: International Medical Press: April 2, 2008 - April 1, 2009
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By International Medical Press
Published on 09/29/2008
CME Sponsor:
Location:
This is a web-based enduring material CME
Course Directors/Instructors:
Tom Ahrens, CNS, RN, CCNS, FAAN
Research Scientists
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri
Marin H. Kollef, MD, FACP, FCCP
Director, Medical Critical Care
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
R. Phillip Dellinger, MD
Head, Division of Critical Care Medince
Director, Medical and Surgical ICU
Cooper University Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Camden, New Jersey
Registration Fees: Free
Number of Credits:
1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
1.75 contact hours (0.175 CEUs).
Activity valid for credit 4/02/2008 – 4/01/2009
Link
Detailed Description:
Severe sepsis is an increasingly prevalent problem for critical care clinicians. Each year approximately 30% of patients who develop the condition die. The number of hospitalizations due to severe sepsis nearly doubled from 1993 to 2003, and more patients with sepsis are severely affected, experiencing dysfunction of more than 1 organ system. Early detection of severe sepsis, as well as development and implementation of management protocols, will lead to better patient care and clinical outcomes.
Early diagnosis requires that critical care clinicians appropriately monitor hemodynamic parameters, consider patient risk factors, and remain alert for indications of organ hypoperfusion and dysfunction. Once severe sepsis is recognized, prompt action is required. The recently updated Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) guidelines provide recommendations regarding immediate actions for resuscitation and management of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. Studies demonstrate that systematic implementation of the SSC guidelines improves clinical outcomes.
This program will feature discussions by leading experts regarding severe sepsis recognition and management in adult patients. Participants will learn about current and emerging methods for early identification of severe sepsis, benefits of protocols for managing the condition, and resources for protocol development and implementation.
Early Identification and Treatment Protocols in Managing Severe Sepsis
International Medical Press
April 2, 2008 - April 1, 2009
This activity is intended for:
International Medical Press
April 2, 2008 - April 1, 2009
This activity is intended for:
- Physicians: intensivists, critical care surgeons, anesthesiologists, emergency physicians, pulmonologists, infectious disease specialists, hospitalists, nephrologists, residents
- Critical care nurses
- Physician assistants
- Other clinicians with a role in the treatment of patients in the critical care environment
Early Identification and Treatment Protocols in Managing Severe Sepsis
CME Sponsor:
International Medical Press
Location:
This is a web-based enduring material CME
Course Directors/Instructors:
Tom Ahrens, CNS, RN, CCNS, FAAN
Research Scientists
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri
Marin H. Kollef, MD, FACP, FCCP
Director, Medical Critical Care
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
R. Phillip Dellinger, MD
Head, Division of Critical Care Medince
Director, Medical and Surgical ICU
Cooper University Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Camden, New Jersey
Registration Fees: Free
Number of Credits:
1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
1.75 contact hours (0.175 CEUs).
Activity valid for credit 4/02/2008 – 4/01/2009
Link
Detailed Description:
Severe sepsis is an increasingly prevalent problem for critical care clinicians. Each year approximately 30% of patients who develop the condition die. The number of hospitalizations due to severe sepsis nearly doubled from 1993 to 2003, and more patients with sepsis are severely affected, experiencing dysfunction of more than 1 organ system. Early detection of severe sepsis, as well as development and implementation of management protocols, will lead to better patient care and clinical outcomes.
Early diagnosis requires that critical care clinicians appropriately monitor hemodynamic parameters, consider patient risk factors, and remain alert for indications of organ hypoperfusion and dysfunction. Once severe sepsis is recognized, prompt action is required. The recently updated Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) guidelines provide recommendations regarding immediate actions for resuscitation and management of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. Studies demonstrate that systematic implementation of the SSC guidelines improves clinical outcomes.
This program will feature discussions by leading experts regarding severe sepsis recognition and management in adult patients. Participants will learn about current and emerging methods for early identification of severe sepsis, benefits of protocols for managing the condition, and resources for protocol development and implementation.
