Roundtable: Sepsis Program Performance Improvement - Part 2
Recorded On: 07/28/2022
Description:
In this follow-up to Part 1 of the roundtable discussion, panelists will continue to discuss the key components of robust sepsis performance improvement programs and share the successes and challenges they have experienced with their own programs. Discussion topics will include panelists’ current program structures, protocols, EHR tools, best practice alerts, code sepsis / rapid response benefits, metrics, and education strategies. Panelists will share what has worked at their institutions, where they still struggle to show improvement, and how to continue to garner buy-in and maintain engagement despite staffing issues, burnout, and the high numbers of travel nurses and locums' physicians at many healthcare organizations around the nation.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the activity, the learner should be able to:
- Identify key components of a robust sepsis performance improvement program;
- Discuss key components, challenges, and barriers of sepsis performance improvement initiatives and programs;
- Review potential new protocols, resources, and tools to help elevate their own sepsis performance improvement programs;
- Identify strategies to garner and maintain healthcare team engagement despite staffing shortages and burnout.
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.
Webinar Supporters:
Sepsis Alliance gratefully acknowledges the support provided for this roundtable by the Sepsis Alliance Institute sponsors.
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 2.4 contact hours.
Other healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of attendance for 2.0 contact hours.
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