This webcast will be held on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at:
Program Overview
Nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) with specific training and experience in critical care have evolved as an important strategy to augment the critical care provider pool and address both the increased demand for critical care-qualified providers and the relative shortage of physician intensivists. This fourth webcast in a series addressing the ICU workforce will focus on clarifying the roles of NPs and PAs on the ICU team. Experts who have experience with using NPs and PAs to enhance the ICU team will address important considerations related to roles and scope of practice.
Program Format
This webcast consists of PowerPoint discussions followed by a participant question and answer session.
Identification of Participant Learning Gaps
Participants of workforce sessions held during the 2011 Congress indicated an increased interest in ICU workforce issues. Current regulatory changes and healthcare reform legislation will impact the ICU workforce and many administrators and clinicians are unaware of their specific implications.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webcast, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss factors impacting scope of practice and roles of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the ICU
- Identify strategies for maximizing roles of nurse practitioners and physician assistants that can be used to enhance staffing models for the ICU team to meet patient care needs
Schedule (Central Time)
1:00 p.m. - 1:05 p.m. Introduction and Overview
(Moderator - Ruth Kleinpell, PhD, RN, FCCM, RN-CS)
1:05 p.m. - 1:35 p.m. Outlining scope of practice and roles of Nurse Practitioners in the ICU
(Lauren Sorce, RN, MSN, FCCM)
1:35 p.m. - 2:05 p.m. Delineating scope of practice and roles of Physician Assistants in the ICU
(W. Robert Grabenkort, PA, MMSc, FCCM)
2:05 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Audience Questions and Answers
Presenters
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Ruth M. Kleinpell, RN, PhD, FCCM, RN-CS
Director of the Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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Lauren Sorce, RN, MSN, FCCM
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Children's Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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W. Robert Grabenkort, PA, MMSc, FCCM
Physician Assistant
Emory University Hospital
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 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 (0236-0000-11-301-L04-P). Pharmacists must complete the online verification form to confirm sessions attended and upon completion, a certificate can be downloaded and printed.
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
