Strategies for Improving Sepsis Care
Recorded On: 05/08/2020
Description:
Sepsis quality/performance improvement can be a daunting task for healthcare organizations, but it is critical that healthcare workers are prepared to identify and manage sepsis. This training module is intended to help staff functioning in quality/performance improvement roles begin the process of sepsis quality improvement for their organizations. This high-level content is designed to facilitate identification of improvement opportunities for the program and/or participating individuals.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the activity, the learner should be able to:
- Complete a review of sepsis epidemiology, definitions, and treatments;
- Review basic program management strategies;
- Discuss methods to conduct a current state system analysis;
- Identify tools to determine system vulnerabilities that impact sepsis performance;
- Create a running list of improvement opportunities and/or strategies;
- Identify personal growth opportunities as related to sepsis program management.
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.
Training Module Supporter:
Sepsis Alliance gratefully acknowledges the support provided by Accelerate Diagnostics for this training module.
Kelly Nguyen, MSN, RN, PHN
Clinical Advisor
Sepsis Alliance
For over ten years, Kelly has worked to improve care for patients with sepsis. With a background in emergency nursing and performance improvement, Kelly created the sepsis program for a hospital system in the Bay Area. She also initiated a county collaborative of sepsis coordinators to enhance care delivery for patients with sepsis throughout the healthcare continuum. Kelly has presented both educational and facility-specific outcomes at a number of venues locally, nationally, and abroad.
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.
Medical Disclaimer
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