University of Chicago Medicine & Biological Sciences Specialty Review

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Bringing Best Practices to Your ICU: An Interdisciplinary Approach lays the foundation for an inter-professional, bundled approach to the care of patients with complex medical conditions. Led by John P. Kress, MD and Cheryl L. Esbrook, OTR/L, BCPR, this CME course highlights common complications of ICU survivors and breaks down the efficacy and impementation of the ABCDEF bundle. It will help you to better:

• Define the history and evidence surrounding the ABCDEF bundle
• Discuss strategies to improve bundle utilization in the ICU setting
• Analyze the roles of different healthcare providers in a bundled approach
• Outline ways to integrate the bundle into care of critically ill patients
• Identify potential barriers to ABCDEF bundle implementation

Expand Your Skills

Available online or via audio MP3 CDs, Bringing Best Practices to Your ICU: An Interdisciplinary Approach provides a maximum of 13 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ and access to unbiased, evidence-based content and case-based reviews so you can expand your knowledge and incorporate the latest guidelines into your daily practice.

TOPICS

• The Pain of Being in the ICU – John P. Kress, MD

• Awakening and Breathing: The Cornerstone to Bundle Success – John P. Kress, MD

• Maintaining Consciousness with the Right Cocktail to Avoid Delirium – Anne Pohlman, RN, MS, APN

• Move It or Lose It: Keeping Your Patients Active in the ICU – Cheryl Esbrook, OTR/L, BCPR

• Family Engagement: Why It Matters – Bhakti K. Patel, MD

• Why Do Bundles Matter? The Long-Term Consequences of Surviving the ICU – Amy Pawlik, PT, DPT, CCS

• Are You Too Sick to Move? Mobilizing Patients on Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support – Cheryl Esbrook, OTR/L, BCPR and Megan Stulberg, PT, DPT, CCS

• We Are Our Worst Enemy: How to Change the ICU Culture? – Kelly Coudron, AGPCNP-BC, CCRN

• Life In and After the ICU: A Patient Experience – Bruce and Donna Ackerman

• Leading Change: Implementing ABCDEF from the Ground Up – Shruti B. Patel, MD

• Devices Galore: How to Mobilize Your Patient Despite Their Attachments – Cheryl Esbrook, OTR/L, BCPR

• Rounding Strategies to Improve Bundle Compliance – Kelly Coudron, AGPCNP-BC, CCRN and Anne Pohlman, RN, MSN, ANP

• Seeing Beyond the Lab Values: Making Good Clinical Judgments for Interventions – Jennifer Ryan, PT, DPT, MS, CCS

• Assessing Progress: Quality Improvement Projects to Randomized Controlled Trials – William D. Schweickert, MD

• So Many Tools: How to Measure Functional Outcomes – Cheryl Esbrook, OTR/L, BCPR and Megan Stulberg, PT, DPT, CCS

• What’s Changing?: The New PADIS Guidelines – John P. Kress, MD

• Nursing Role in Promoting Bundle Elements and Mobility – Kelly Coudron, AGPCNP-BC, CCRN and Anne Pohlman, RN, MSN, ANP