Sepsis Fundamentals - Module 5: Sepsis Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Recorded On: 05/01/2025
Description:
Sepsis remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in healthcare settings, making quality improvement and patient safety essential priorities. This Sepsis Alliance Presents: Sepsis Fundamentals module 5 explores key strategies, resources, and tools designed to enhance sepsis care. It examines the definition of sepsis with a focus on early recognition and management, reviews the CDC Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements and their application in clinical practice, and highlights opportunities to implement the HMS-Sepsis Toolkit to improve patient safety. Additionally, this session evaluates evidence-based approaches for sepsis quality improvement, including protocol adherence, early warning systems, and effective multidisciplinary collaboration.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the activity, the learner should be able to:
- Restate the definition of sepsis, describing early recognition and management of sepsis;
- Analyze the CDC Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements and how the Core Elements are used in clinical practice;
- Identify opportunities to utilize the HMS-Sepsis Toolkit and utilize the Toolkit to improve patient safety and drive quality improvement;
- Evaluate strategies for sepsis quality improvement and patient safety, including protocol adherence, early warning systems, and multidisciplinary teamwork.
Hallie Prescott, MD, MSc
Associate Professor
University of Michigan
Hallie Prescott, MD, MSc, is an Associate Professor in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at the University of Michigan and staff physician at the Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Hospital. She is an expert in long-term outcomes and recovery after sepsis. Her research program has been funded by AHRQ, NIH, and Department of Veterans Affairs. She is a vice-chair of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines, council member of the International Sepsis Forum, and physician-lead for a BlueCross/Blue Shield of Michigan sepsis quality improvement consortium of 50 Michigan hospitals.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068 for 1.0 contact hour.
Other healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of attendance for 0.8 contact hours.
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