This webcast was held on Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Program Overview
The formulation of ICU workforce teams to meet the needs of acute and critically ill patients requires a focus on maximizing effectiveness and minimizing costs in the ICU. Integrating Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Physician Assistants (PAs), and hospitalists to augment intensivist-led teams in the ICU has evolved as an important strategy to address both the increased demand for critical care-qualified providers and the relative shortage of physician intensivist. This fifth webcast in a series addressing the ICU workforce will focus on addressing administrative considerations including credentialing and financial considerations.
Program Format
Webcast with PowerPoint discussions followed by participant question-and-answer session.
Identification of Participant Learning Gaps
2011 Congress attendance at workforce sessions indicated increased interest in ICU workforce issues.
Current regulatory changes and health care reform legislation will impact the ICU workforce and many administrators and clinicians are unaware of their specific implications
Intended Audience: This program is intended for hospital and ICU administrators, directors, and clinicians working in the ICU who have an interest in learning more about issues impacting the developing ICU workforce. These clinicians include the following:
- Hospital and ICU Administrators
- Physicians
- ICU Program Directors
- Nurses including nursing directors, managers, nurse practitioners and nurse specialists
- Physician assistants
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webcast, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss factors impacting credentialing of the members of the ICU team
- Identify strategies for achieving financial and administrative benchmarks for the developing ICU workforce
Schedule (Central Time)
1:00 p.m. - 1:05 p.m. Introduction and Overview
(Moderator - Roberta Fruth, PhD, RN)
1:05 p.m. - 1:35 p.m. Administrative Implications for the Developing ICU Workforce: Credentialing Considerations
(Randy D. Danielsen, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA)
1:35 p.m. - 2:05 p.m. Administrative Implications for the Developing ICU Workforce: Financial Considerations
(Sara R. Gregg, MHA)
2:05 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Audience Questions and Answers
(Moderator - Roberta Fruth, PhD, RN)
Presenters
Roberta A. Fruth, PhD, RN, FAAN
Senior Consultant
Joint Commission Resources
Oak Brook, Illinois, USA
Randy D. Danielsen, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA
Senior Vice President
NCCPA Foundation
Johns Creek, Georgia, USA
Sara R. Gregg, MHA
Manager, Business Operations
Emory Center for Critical Care
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Intended Audience
This program is intended for hospital and ICU administrators, directors, and clinicians working in the ICU who have an interest in learning more about issues impacting the developing ICU workforce. These clinicians include the following:
- Hospital and ICU Administrators
- Physicians
- ICU Program Directors
- Nurses including nursing directors, managers, nurse practitioners and nurse specialists
- Physician assistants
CE/CME Credit
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 live educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 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 1.5 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 1.5 contact hours of continuing education credit (0236-0000-11-303-L04-P). Pharmacists must complete the online verification form to confirm sessions attended and upon completion, a certificate can be downloaded and printed.
Obtaining CE/CME credits
To obtain credit, please complete the following evaluation. You will be prompted to complete your CE/CME credit application, for the live activity only, by logging in with your SCCM customer is and password.
You will need your SCCM customer number to continue. Click here if you have forgotten your user ID. Your password should be your last name, unless you have changed it. If you have any questions, please contact education@sccm.org or call +1-847-827-6869.
To reprint a copy of the CE/CME certificate, please click here.
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
