RAPID RESPONSE SYSTEM

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of Rapid Response System Training, participants should be able to:

1. Summarize the rationales and evidence that support the implementation of a rapid response team
2. Assess the structural and communication components of different program designs
3. Identify resources, barriers and program implementation strategies
4. Examine how to measure program effectiveness and outcomes

AGENDA

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.      Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.      Course Introduction      
8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.      Rationale and Evidence for a Rapid Response System   
8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.      Structure of Rapid Response Systems     
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.    The Anatomy of an RRT Call      
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.   BREAK
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.   Effective RRT Communications and Crises Management   
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.   Airway and Breathing Calls – Approach and Issues   
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.     LUNCH

Participants break into two teams, red and blue, to circulate through four interactive modules that troubleshoot calls on airway, breathing, circulation, neurology, implementation barriers, and solutions

1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.   Blue Team - Circulation Calls – Shock  
                                   Red Team - Circulation Calls – Ischemia/Rhythms    
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.   Blue Team - Circulation Calls – Ischemia/Rhythms  
                                   Red Team - Circulation Calls – Shock    
2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.   Blue Team - Neurological Calls  
                                   Red Team - Hospital Staff/Family Concerns    
3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.   Blue Team - Hospital Staff/Family Concerns 
                                   Red Team - Neurological Calls      
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.   Organizing and Implementing Rapid Response Systems   
5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.   Questions and Answers with Faculty and Course Wrap-up   

DISTINGUISHED FACULTY & DISCLOSURES

MARIE R. BALDISSERI, MD
Conference Co-Chair
Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
No disclosures

RANDY S. WAX, MD
Conference Co-Chair
Staff Intensivist, Medical/Surgical
Critical Care Unit
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
No disclosures

ANGELE LANDRIAULT, RN
Sr. Project Manager
Canadian Resuscitation Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
No disclosures

ELIZABETH A. LAVELLE, PhD, RN, CEN
Health Partners Simulation Center
for Patient Safety at Metropolitan State University Baldwin
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
No disclosures

FRANK SEBAT, MD, MS, FCCM
Director of ICU, Fremont-Rideout Health Group
Director, Kritikus Foundation
Redding, California, USA
No disclosures


CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT

NURSES:
This program has been approved by the American
Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), approved
provider #13930, under established AACN guidelines
for up to 8 contact hours, CERP Category A. Approved
by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider
No. 8181, for up to 8 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 9.5 contact hours of continuing
education credit (236-000-07-303-L04). Pharmacists
will complete an online form to verify session
attendance. Upon submitting the verification form to
SCCM, a statement of credit will be mailed to each
pharmacist within 30 days.

PHYSICIANS/PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS:
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 8 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. Each
physician should claim only those hours of credit that
he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS:
Activity has been approved by the American
Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) for a maximum
of 8 CRCE credits.