Reducing Harm Related to Sepsis and Infections (CE Session)
Includes a Live Web Event on 09/26/2024 at 7:55 AM (PDT)
Description:
Date/Time: September 26, 2024 | 10:55 - 11:25 am ET
During this session, the presenter will discuss key use cases for missed or delayed diagnoses and review improvement opportunities, particularly in the context of recognition of early decompensation. Learners will gain an understanding of the potential role, current barriers or shortcomings, and potential benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in improving the detection and management of decompensation, as well as considerations around human factors and how those impact missed or delayed diagnosis of infection and sepsis.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, the learner should be able to:
- Review harm related to missed or delayed diagnosis;
- Restate sepsis considerations both in and outside the ICU;
- Describe the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and human factors.
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.
David W. Bates, MD, MSc
Co-Director Artificial Intelligence and Bioinformatics in the Learning Healthcare System
Mass General Brigham
David W. Bates, MD, MSc is the Medical Director of Clinical and Quality Analysis at Mass General Brigham (MGB), co-Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Bioinformatics Learning Systems (CAIBILS) at MGB, and a Senior Physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). In June 2023, he stepped down as Chief of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care at BWH after 25 years. Dr. Bates is also a Professor at both Harvard Medical School and at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; in addition, he directs the Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice at BWH. Previously, he served as Chief Quality Officer and later as Chief Innovation Officer at BWH.
Dr. Bates is an internationally renowned expert in patient safety, using information technology to improve care, quality-of-care, cost-effectiveness, and outcomes assessment. He has served as President of the International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) and as the Board Chair of both ISQua and the American Medical Informatics Association. He is currently the editor of the Journal of Patient Safety and an advisor to the Leapfrog Group.
Dr. Bates is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, the Institute of Medicine, the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians, and the American College of Medical Informatics. He has published more than 1,200 peer-reviewed papers which have been cited over 164,000 times; he is among the 400 most cited of all biomedical researchers and is listed as being among the top 250 medical scientists in the world.
Summit 2024 Session: Reducing Harm Related to Sepsis and Infections (CE Session)
Session Day/Time: Thursday, September 26, 2024, 10:55 AM - 11:25 AM EST
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068 for 0.6 contact hours.
Other healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of attendance for 0.5 contact hours.
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