Sepsis Champions: How Hospital-wide Involvement Changes Sepsis Care
Recorded On: 01/16/2019
Description:
Sepsis Champions help to optimize sepsis management and emphasize the importance of early recognition and timely treatment. This webinar session provides an overview of what a sepsis champion is and what they do. The beginning stages to develop a Sepsis Champion program are discussed. Presentation of the established process and maintenance of the Sepsis Champion Program will follow along with examples.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the activity, the learner should be able to:
- Describe the role and activities of a Sepsis Champion.
- List the beginning stages to create a Sepsis Champion Program.
- Explain the established process and maintenance of the program.
- Restate examples of Sepsis Champion 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.
Lily Popkin, MSN, RN, CEN
Sepsis Coordinator
Lutheran Medical Center
Since 2016, Lily Popkin has been the Sepsis Coordinator for Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, CO. She is accountable for assessing and overseeing the management of potential septic patients or those who have been diagnosed with sepsis. She has provided clinical and professional guidance in congruence with evidence based practice. She has implemented rapid screening and diagnosis with early intervention in the emergency room and inpatient units. Among her accomplishments, Lily was nominated for the Nightingale Award in 2018 for her work in sepsis care.
Frankie Hamilton, MSN, MBA, RN, CCRN-K, PCCN-K, CNML
Sepsis Quality Specialist
Lenox Hill Hospital
Frankie is a Quality Specialist/Manager at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. He is a member of the NYC Chapter of Men In Nursing, and a member of the National Association for Healthcare Quality. Frankie is also a recently commissioned Lieutenant Junior Grade in the United States Navy Nurse Corps where he is able to contribute to the improvement of naval healthcare.
In his current role, Frankie leads projects revolving around sepsis care performance improvement, collects and reports sepsis data to the NYS Department of Health, and presents the hospital’s sepsis care metrics to senior leadership for review. He also co-facilitates an Opioid Steering Committee with the CMO of Lenox Hill to establish compliance with the newest Joint Commission standards on pain control. Frankie hopes to utilize his nursing knowledge, varied professional experience, and recent business degree to effect large scale change in sepsis care and continue to raise sepsis awareness.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068 for 1.6 contact hours.
Other healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of attendance for 1.25 contact hours.
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