Recognizing the Overlooked: Identifying Features of Delayed Sepsis Diagnoses (CE Session)
Includes a Live Web Event on 09/25/2024 at 7:35 AM (PDT)
Description:
Date/Time: September 25, 2024 | 10:35 - 11:00 am ET
In this session, the presenters will explore the critical indicators of delayed or missed sepsis diagnoses using insights derived from a repository of Canadian medico-legal cases. Presented by Dr. Eileen Bridges, an emergency medicine specialist, and Dr. Gary Garber, an infectious disease specialist, attendees will identify features of delayed or missed diagnosis of sepsis and understand risks associated with undifferentiated patients. The session will also emphasize the importance of discharge instructions and communication with the patient and their family to improve patient safety.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, the learner should be able to:
- Identify features of patients with delayed or missed diagnosis of infections;
- Summarize the importance of discharge instructions and communication with the patient to improve patient safety;
- Describe the risks associated with uncertainty in the undifferentiated patient.
Target Audience:
Nurses, advanced practice providers, physicians, emergency responders, pharmacists, medical technologists, respiratory therapists, physical/occupational therapists, infection prevention specialists, data/quality specialists, and more.
Gary Garber, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FIDSA, CCPE
Director, Safe Medical Care Research
Canadian Medical Protective Association
Gary Garber, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FIDSA, CCPE, is an infectious diseases physician based at The Ottawa Hospital where he focuses on infections in the immunocompromised host, HIV, and viral hepatitis. He currently is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Ottawa and the University of Toronto. Dr. Garber was previously the Chief of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Department at Public Health Ontario where he provided medical and scientific leadership on infection control and antimicrobial stewardship. He received his BSc from McGill University, and his medical degree from the University of Calgary. He trained in Internal Medicine at the University of Toronto and Infectious Diseases at the University of British Columbia. His research has been in appropriate use of antibiotics and novel compounds, sepsis, pathogenesis of Trichomonas vaginalis and infection prevention, and control interventions to reduce nosocomial infections and improve patient safety.
Eileen Bridges, MD, CCFP, MSc, Dip Sport Med.
Senior Physician Advisor, Safe Medical Care Learning
Canadian Medical Protective Association
Eileen Bridges, MD, CCFP, MSc, Dip Sport Med., completed her medical degree at the University of Ottawa. She gained her certification in family medicine and earned a fellowship in sports medicine and a Masters in Exercise Physiology at McGill University. Dr. Bridges practiced emergency and sports medicine at McGill University where she was an assistant professor and has served in many capacities in medical education at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. Nationally, she has served with the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP), the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (CASEM), and the Medical Council of Canada.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068 for 0.8 contact hours.
Other healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of attendance for 0.5 contact hours.
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