Sepsis & Home Health Care
Recorded On: 09/25/2019
Description:
Recognizing that the majority of sepsis cases begin outside of the hospital, it’s important for home healthcare providers to be well equipped to recognize sepsis. This training module reviews sepsis identification and patient care for home healthcare providers. Patients are cared for in the home following various health conditions, illnesses, and surgery. Many of these patients have chronic conditions putting them at risk for infection and sepsis. Home health providers have a unique opportunity to identify sepsis in the field. The sepsis screening process is discussed and the Sepsis Home Healthcare Detection Tool is presented. A sepsis survivor shares their experience with home care and hospitalization. This activity will help the home care team learn to screen for and detect possible sepsis.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the activity, the learner should be able to:
- Define sepsis;
- Discuss risk factors for sepsis;
- Identify individuals who meet criteria for sepsis using a sepsis screening tool;
- Describe key elements of timely interventions during transitions of care.
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.
Al Cardillo, MSW
President and CEO
Home Care Association of New York State
Al Cardillo is the President and CEO of the Home Care Association of New York State (HCA), a statewide organization of over 300 home care agencies, hospices, long-term care plans, waiver programs, allied organizations, and individuals providing home care to several hundred thousand New Yorkers annually. He has served in multiple roles: Executive Director for Health in the NYS Senate, Director of the Senate Health Committee and the Council on Health Care Financing; Coordinator for Long Term Care in the Senate; Coordinator for health legislative task forces; and program development staff for the NYS Division of Medical Assistance implementing home health care programs in NYS.
Amy Bowerman, RN, BSN
Executive Director of Senior Network Health
Mohawk Valley Health System
Sepsis Alliance gratefully acknowledges the support provided for this training module by:
- Home Care Association of New York State
- VNA of Albany
- SUNY Albany - School of Social Welfare
This program was made possible by an educational grant from NYS Health Foundation.
Sepsis Alliance would like to thank the following individuals for sharing their expertise, stories and experiences:
- Jillian Thibault
- Sean LeBlanc
- Megan Rando
- Sharon Hansen, MN, RN, CCRN
This training module has been endorsed by the National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC).
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068 for 1.7 contact hours.
Other healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of attendance for 1.25 contact hours.
Medical Disclaimer
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