Overview:
Medicine is dynamic. One rapidly changing area of medicine is the use of hypothermia in the treatment of the critically ill adult and child in the ICU. If you are a novice to implementing hypothermia or just want to understand the principles of when and how to use this treatment, join SCCM in Pasadena, California on April 22-23, 2010. This conference focuses on the clinical aspects of implementing, performing and developing hypothermia protocols for your ICU patients. Be prepared for a hands-on workshop experience that includes simulations, case studies, protocol writing, skill stations, debates, audience participation and discussion panels.
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Program Objectives:
This conference is intended to provide you with the "how-to" tools and information you need to be able to:
- Verbalize when it is appropriate to use hypothermia on a critically ill patient
- Describe how to implement a hypothermia program within your institution
- Formulate a persuasive position to facilitate administrative buy-in for hypothermia use within your institution
- Utilize the information learned in the program to develop hypothermia procedures and policies at your institutions
- Recognize specific ICU clinician roles and protocols for the care of the patient during and post-hypothermia (e.g., physician, nursing, pharmacist, respiratory therapist, etc.)
- Discuss the application of different hypothermia devices
- Manage common complications arising from hypothermia in a critically ill patient
- Measure the effectiveness of outcomes when hypothermia is implemented
- Identify the tools used in hypothermia (e.g., insulin management, ventilation care, basic critical care management, etc.)
- Direct the setup a hypothermia unit in your institution
Intended Audience:
This program is intended for clinicians who are new to the area of hypothermia or those who want to learn what hypothermia is and how to use it and what the complications are when it is used. These clinicians include the following:
- Physicians (Adult and Pediatric)
- Nurses (Adult and Pediatric)
- Nurse Practitioners
- Pharmacists
- Respiratory Therapist
- ICU Support Team
Type of activity
This activity was prepared as applying methods to implement Hypothermia in your clinical practice
Competencies
SCCM supports recommendations that will promote life-long learning through continuing education. SCCM promotes activities that encourage the highest quality in education that will enhance knowledge, competence or performance in critical care practice. This activity will meet the following:
- Patient- and Family-Centered Care
- Practice Applications
- Communication
- Quality Improvement
Physicians– Accreditation Statement: The Society of Critical Care Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Designation Statement: The Society of Critical Care Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Nurses – This program has been approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider No. 8181, for up to 15 contact hours.
Pharmacists – The Society of Critical Care Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This
course provides up to 15 contact hours of continuing education credit (0236-0000-10-201-L01-P)
Pharmacists must complete the online verification form to confirm sessions attended and upon completion, a statement of credit will be able to be downloaded or emailed.