Colleagues, Registration is now open for two important upcoming Surviving Sepsis Campaign webcasts. These webcasts are funded by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Irene Moore Foundation and are free. No CE/CME will be offered. To view previous webcasts and related slide decks, visit http://www.survivingsepsis.org/Resources/Pages/Media.aspx
Antibiotics and Sepsis: Appropriate Timing and Dosing<http://store.sccm.org/events/registration.aspx?event=WEB13B> Wednesday, August 7, 2013 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time Studies have demonstrated that timely administration of appropriate antibiotics reduces mortality in patients with severe sepsis. Proper selection of antibiotics that provide broad coverage and adequate dosing to achieve therapeutic concentrations are essential to positive outcomes. A team-based approach to protocol-initiated antibiotics including a representative from pharmacy can optimize time to antibiotic and appropriate selection and dosing, thereby improving patient care. Learning objectives: 1. Summarize literature that supports appropriate choice and timing of antibiotics in sepsis 2. Using a patient case, develop an antimicrobial dosing regimen to achieve early and optimal exposure to appropriate antimicrobial agents 3. Recognize patient factors that may affect antibiotic dosing for patients with severe sepsis and septic shock Faculty: Diana Wells, PharmD, BCPS Clinical Assistant Professor Auburn University, Harrison School of Pharmacy Auburn, Alabama, USA Jeffery Fish, PharmD, BCPS Senior Clinical Pharmacist University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Madison, Wisconsin, USA Sepsis in Maternal Healthcare Settings<http://store.sccm.org/events/registration.aspx?event=WEB13C> Tuesday, August 20, 2013 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time Although little evidence-based material has been published on maternal sepsis, the incidence of severe sepsis and septic shock is increasing in the maternal population -- antepartum, peripartum, and postpartum. Recognizing the need to screen patients for sepsis is a start toward reducing the problem. Knowing and applying protocols that have been developed are the next steps. Learning objectives: 1. Describe how sepsis appears in the maternal population 2. Apply current evidence to the treatment of septic maternity patients 3. Identify screening parameters for the maternal patient Faculty: Brenda Downs, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC Program Director, Clinical Performance Improvement Dignity Health Gilbert, Arizona, USA Jeanne Sheffield, MD Maternal Fetal Medicine University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Dallas, Texas, USA Best, Lori Lori A. Harmon, RRT, MBA Director, Program Development Society of Critical Care Medicine 500 Midway Drive Mount Prospect, IL 60056 O +1-847-493-6403 F +1-847-493-6423 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.sccm.org<http://www.sccm.org/>
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