Roundtable: Sepsis Program Performance Improvement - Part 1
Recorded On: 01/17/2022
Description:
In this peer-to-peer roundtable discussion moderated by a clinical advisor, healthcare professionals working within sepsis teams examine the key components of robust sepsis programs and share the successes and challenges they have experienced with their own programs. Discussion topics include panelists' current program structures, protocols, metrics, and education. Panelists share what has worked at their institutions, where they still struggle to show improvement, and how to garner buy-in and engagement.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the activity, the learner should be able to:
- Identify key components of robust sepsis programs;
- Summarize frequently-encountered barriers and challenges to sepsis performance improvement;
- Restate strategies and tools to enhance their sepsis programs.
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.
Pat Posa RN, BSN, MSA, CCRN-K, FAAN
Quality and Patient Safety Program Manager
UH/CVC, Michigan Medicine
Pat Posa, RN, BSN, MSA, CCRN, FAAN, is the Quality and Safety Program Manager for the Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium (HMS) providing clinical oversight for the quality improvement work. She most recently was the Quality and Patient Safety Program Manager for the Adult Hospitals at Michigan Medicine. In her role, she was responsible for development, measurement, and sustainability of the Adult Hospitals’ Quality and Patient Safety program.
Pat has been involved in the development and implementation of sepsis programs in multiple hospitals, was faculty for the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, Sepsis on the Wards Collaborative, and was part of the team that worked with the CDC to develop the Core Elements for Hospital Sepsis Programs.
Summit 2024 Session: Baxter Sponsored Session: Changing Landscape for Sepsis: Value-based Purchasing and The New CDC Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements
Session Day/Time: Thursday, September 26, 2024, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068 for 1.8 contact hours.
Other healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of attendance for 1.5 contact hours.
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