All perinatal practitioners (resident physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, midwives, or nurses) who care for pregnant patients and their fetuses.
Sepsis is the third leading cause of pregnancy-related death accounting for 23% of maternal deaths in the United States. To promote early recognition and rapid treatment, multiple professional organizations have provided screening and diagnostic criteria, and treatment recommendations. This series provides a review of professional recommendations and other evidence-based sources to include: definitions, screening criteria, diagnostic criteria, source targeted treatment, and ongoing assessment recommendations. This fifth activity in a series of six discusses the 1-hour sepsis bundle, source control, continued management in the maternal population.
Upon completion, participants should be able to:
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There will be a post test for this activity with a minimum performance requirement of 3 out of 4 correct answers.
To obtain CME/CNE credit, view the entire online presentation, complete the evaluation and posttest and print your certificate online.
Residents will earn a certificate of completion.
This course may meet specific CME requirements for the following states. It is the user's responsibility to confirm whether content meets the user's state's specific requirements:
Through the American Board of Medical Specialties ("ABMS") ongoing commitment to increase access to practice relevant Maintenance of Certification ("MOC") Activities through the ABMS Continuing Certification Directory, Maternal Sepsis, Part 5: Treating has met the requirements as an MOC Part II CME Activity (apply toward general CME requirement) and/or an MOC Part II Learner Assessment Activity for the following ABMS Member Boards:
Analyzing decades of medical malpractice claim data has led the MI faculty to narrow our focus to pinpoint the most important roots of patient safety issues across a host of medical specialties. When we boil down our collection of risk management education topics, these key concepts most keenly respond to the roots of patient safety issues:
Error in the mental action or process of learning can lead to adverse events stemming from inaccurate or incomplete thinking, perceiving, experiencing, recognizing, remembering and judging. Courses marked with this designation indicate that information presented within that specific education activity will illuminate actionable ways to improve analysis and synthesis of information, diagnosis and clinical decision making.
Misunderstandings can lead to adverse events arising from errors in written, verbal and non-verbal information exchange. Courses marked with this designation indicate that concepts presented within that specific education activity will feature actionable ways to improve mutual understanding between healthcare providers and/or between medical professionals and their patients.
Reactive behavior resulting in inaccuracy, incompletion, expensive and untimely tasks can lead to adverse events arising from poor execution of an action and/or fulfillment of a request. Courses marked with this designation indicate that the specific education activity will present realistic ways to apply learning, implement changes in a medical practice, improve competencies, critically assess performance, and utilize and incorporate evidence-based best practices.
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System errors in medicine primarily consist of interrelated and interdependent components that habitually influence one another, and can often result in adverse consequences. Courses marked with this designation indicate that the education activity will present ways to address legal and regulatory issues, coordination of care and teamwork, electronic health record IT issues, policies and procedures, cost and risk benefits, and quality improvement activities.
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Cathy Jones, MSN, NPD-BC, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS - Read Bio
Carol A. Curran RNC, MS, OGNP - Read Bio
Kenneth E. Brown, MD, MBA, FACOG, FACHE - Read Bio
Dawer Azizi, MHA, BSN, RN, CPHRM, LAMMICO Director of Risk Management
Sharon Cusanza, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, LAMMICO Senior Risk Management Education Specialist
Sharon Cusanza, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, LAMMICO Senior Risk Management Education Specialist
Dawer Azizi, MHA, BSN, RN, CPHRM, LAMMICO Director of Risk Management
Geri Cook, RHIA, CPHRM, LAMMICO Risk Management Manager
Sharon Cusanza, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, LAMMICO Senior Risk Management Education Specialist
Carol A. Curran, RNC, MS, OGNP, LAMMICO Senior Perinatal Educator and Medical Interactive Business Specialist
Karen K. Davis, MA, CPHRM, LAMMICO CME/CNE Writer/Editor
Amanda Martin-Sanchez, MEd, BSN, RN, CNOR, LAMMICO CME/CNE Educator
Lynda Sanders, LAMMICO Continuing Education Specialist
Karen Tong, Patient Representative and LAMMICO Communication Strategist
Joseph T. D. Tran, Associate General Counsel
Lynne Vega, RN, LAMMICO Hospital RM Specialist
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