This webcast will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at:
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (Alaska Time)
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (Mountain Time)
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (Central Time)
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Program Overview
This third webcast in a series addressing the ICU workforce will focus on clarifying the evolving definition of the ICU team. Options for maximizing the ICU team include use of nurse practitioners and physician assistants and the use of hospitalists to meet the needs of acute and critically ill patients. This webcast will feature experts who have integrated advanced practice providers and hospitalists to maximize ICU team capacity.
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, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the evolving definition of the ICU team
- Identify strategies that can be used to enhance staffing models for the ICU team to meet patient care needs
Schedule (Central Time)
1:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Integrating Nurse Practitioners into the ICU Team
(Marilyn Hravnak, PhD, RN, FCCM)
1:20 p.m. - 1:40 p.m. Utilizing Physician Assistants to Promote Team Care for ICU Patients
(Richard Savel, MD, FCCM and David E. Keith, MS, PA-C)
1:40 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Role of the Hospitalist on the ICU Team
(Mary Jo Gorman, MD, MBA, FHM)
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Audience Questions and Answers
Presenters
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Marilyn Hravnak, PhD, RN, FCCM
Professor
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Richard Savel, MD, FCCM
Co-Director, Surgical ICU
Montefiore Medical Center
New York, New York, USA
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David E. Keith, MS, PA-C (not pictured)
Director, Critical Care PA, Education and Residency
Montefiore Medical Center
New York, New York, USA |
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Mary Jo Gorman, MD, MBA, FHM
Chief Executive Officer
Advanced ICU Care Medical Group
St. Louis, Missouri, 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 (0236-0000-11-162-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
