Program Overview

The prevalence of post-intensive care syndrome (PICS), sometimes referred to as post-traumatic stress disorder, can be as high as 20% or more. With more than four million people admitted to U.S. hospitals every year, this is a significant public health issue. As a result of the growing knowledge related to the physical, cognitive, and mental health impairments that intensive care unit (ICU) patients and their family members may experience, this webcast is designed to increase awareness of these consequences and help improve outcomes. Drs. Davidson and Bienvenu are leading researchers in stress disorder processes and will provide participants with methods to recognize this syndrome in both patients and family members.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this webcast participants will be able to:

• Define PICS
• Identify three psychological sequelae of patients
• Identify the psychological sequelae of family members
• List three interventions healthcare providers can perform to limit the effects PICS

Schedule (Central Time)

1:00 p.m. - 1:05 p.m. Webcast Introduction
          (Trish Glover, BSN, MS, RN)

1:05 p.m. - 1:35 p.m. PICS

• Define PICS
• Cases Studies with Audience Participation
• Review the Literature
  (Judy Davidson, CNS, FCCM, RN, DNP)

1:35 p.m. - 2:05 p.m. Effects of PICS

• The Patient
• The Family
• Wrap-Up and Review of Case Studies
  (Joseph Bienvenu, MD, PhD)

 2:05 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Question and Answer Session

Faculty

	Judy Davidson, CNS, FCCM, RN, DNP Director, Research Integration and Management Scripps Clinical Research Center La Jolla, California, USA
	Joseph Bienvenu, MD, PhD Associate Professor Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Target Audience
This continuing medical education offering is intended to meet the needs of all physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other providers who care for the critically ill patient.

Type of Activity
This activity is intended to apply best practice methods for managing the ICU patient.

Competencies
SCCM supports recommendations that will promote lifelong 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 competencies:

• Practice Applications 
• Quality Improvement 
• Multiprofessional Teamwork

System Requirements
Audio speakers
PC-based attendees:
Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees:
Mac OS®X 10.4(Tiger®) or newer