Caring for Sepsis Survivors

5 (2 votes)

Recorded On: 02/12/2019

Description: 

This presentation reviews common sequelae of sepsis. Best practices to mitigate and/or recover from post-sepsis sequelae are discussed. Discharge and post-discharge medical care are presented to enhance survivorship.

Learning Objectives: 

At the end of the activity, the learner should be able to:

  • Restate common sequelae of sepsis and common reasons for medical deterioration post-sepsis;
  • Describe in-hospital strategies to prevent post-sepsis sequelae;
  • Identify best practices for discharge and post-discharge medical care to enhance survivorship.

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.

Hallie Prescott, MD, MSc

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Division of Pulmonary Critical Care

University of Michigan

Hallie Prescott, MD, MSc, is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Critical Care within Michigan Medicine and a Staff Physician at the Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She is the physician lead on the HMS Sepsis and Mi-COVID19 Initiatives. Hallie completed medical school, residency, and chief residency at Ohio State University, and fellowship and Masters in Health Services Research at the University of Michigan. She is interested in sepsis, performance measurement, and long-term outcomes after critical illness. She serves as Vice-Chair of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines, as a council member of the International Sepsis Forum, and on the advisory board of Sepsis Alliance.

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.

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