Breaking the Cycle: Managing Sepsis Recovery and Preventing Readmissions (CE Session)
Includes a Live Web Event on 09/24/2025 at 1:20 PM (PDT)
Description:
This session is part of Sepsis Alliance Summit 2025.
The effects of sepsis don’t end on discharge. Survivors often face a challenging road to recovery, with many at risk of readmission due to complications, recurrence, or gaps in follow-up care. In this session, a hospital sepsis program manager and an IS Advanced Application Analyst join forces to explore how clinical insight and health IT can work together to support patients after sepsis. Using real-world examples, they’ll walk attendees through how hospitals can identify patients most at risk for recurrence, implement structured follow-up and care coordination strategies, and use EHR tools to track progress and flag concerns. The session will also highlight approaches to delivering targeted education for both patients and providers to improve recovery outcomes and reduce the likelihood of preventable readmissions.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, the learner should be able to:
- Identify key risk factors and warning signs of sepsis recurrence and risk factors for readmission;
- List effective strategies for post-discharge monitoring and follow-up care to improve patient outcomes and prevent readmission;
- Describe effective patient and provider education for all levels of post-discharge 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.
Philip Nicotera, MHA, PA-C
Sepsis Program Manager
Lee Health
Philip Nicotera, MHA, PA-C, is the Sepsis Program Manager at Lee Health in Fort Myers, Florida. With over 11 years of experience as a surgical Physician Assistant, he brings clinical insight into his leadership role. His passion for system-level innovation led him to earn a Master’s in Healthcare Administration. Philip is driven by a commitment to designing solutions that empower providers to deliver the best possible patient care by combining his long-standing interests in both medicine and technology. Outside of work, Philip enjoys the creative challenges of cooking and baking, and balances that indulgence with his love for cycling.
Philip Nicotera had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Scott Liebal, BSN, CCRN
Advanced Application Analyst, Medical Informatics
Lee Health
Scott Liebal, BSN, CCRN, holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nova Southeastern University and brings over a decade of combined clinical and informatics expertise. After eight years as a Critical Care Nurse in adult and neonatal ICUs at Lee Health, Scott transitioned to Medical Informatics, where he now leads several key initiatives, including advancements in sepsis care.
He specializes in developing evidence-based clinical pathways, implementing and maintaining predictive models, and optimizing order set utilization to enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of sepsis. Leveraging advanced data analysis and predictive modeling, Scott collaborates closely with interdisciplinary teams, including physicians, nurses, and operational leaders, to deliver actionable informatics solutions that improve patient outcomes and streamline clinical workflows.
Scott Liebal had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.