Is This Sepsis? Saving a Life Starts with Asking the Question
Overview
This course for the interdisciplinary health care team (RN, MD, EMS, APP) provides a review of the clinical pathways for the evaluation, treatment, and management of pediatric sepsis. The course also includes case study presentation and discussion about for the recognition and treatment of sepsis.
Estimated time for completion: 1 hour
Target Audience
Advanced Practice Providers, Nurses, Physicians, EMS
Learner Outcomes
As a result of this activity, learners will be able to report new knowledge related to sepsis in order to provide current, evidence-based care to pediatric patients.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss sepsis definitions and clinical recognition of sepsis
- Describe the appropriate treatment pathway within a tiered sepsis response system
- Explain relevant concepts to resource development and use for patients with sepsis
Venue
Faculty
Faculty Presenter:
Justin Lockwood, MD, MSCS
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Medical Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Peer Reviewer:
Halden Scott, MD, MSCS
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Physician
Children's Hospital Colorado
Planners, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Accreditation
Medical
Children’s Hospital Colorado is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Children’s Hospital Colorado designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing
Children’s Hospital Colorado is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This educational activity for 1 nursing contact hour(s) is provided by Children’s Hospital Colorado.
EMS
Children’s Hospital Colorado is a State of Colorado recognized EMS Training Group (CO-049) and will provide 1 continuing education credit(s) for all pre-hospital providers.
Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided upon completion of this course.
Criteria to Obtain Continuing Education Certificate
Complete this course and the evaluation.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Attendance
- 1.00 Colorado State EMS
- 1.00 NCPD