Second Annual Sepsis Conference

Danville, PA US
October 7, 2024
This is a hybrid educational activity. This conference is designed to provide foundational knowledge as well as actionable key takeaways to enhance the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of the interprofessional healthcare team that cares for patients with sepsis.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for medical students, residents, physicians (allopathic and osteopathic), nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, and psychologists. Other learner groups such as administration, operational directors, finance, and IT would also benefit from this education. 

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, the participant should be able to: 

  • identify and describe sepsis
  • communicate and relate sepsis regulations compared to physician clinical practice
  • discuss the benefits of technology and protocols to improve timeliness of care
  • identify and notify when appropriate to manage and in care transitions
 
Refund Policy
A full refund will be given for any cancellations received up to one week prior to the course. No refunds for no shows.   
 
Course Cancellation Policy
In the unusual circumstance that this course is canceled, you will be called and/or emailed, and any tuition fees received would be refunded in full. Geisinger is not responsible for any airfare, hotel or other costs incurred.
 
Attendance
Attendance will be recorded within three to four days of the conclusion of the activity. Credit will display on your continuing education transcript once the activity evaluation is completed.
 
Virtual Information
All details pertaining to the links for this activity will be sent once you are registered for the activity.  
    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 6.00 ANCC
    • 6.00 Participation Credit
    Course opens: 
    07/29/2024
    Course expires: 
    10/21/2024
    Event starts: 
    10/07/2024 - 8:00am EDT
    Event ends: 
    10/07/2024 - 4:00pm EDT
    Cost:
    $100.00
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    Schedule

    7:30 am
    Registration/Continental Breakfast provided for in-person participants
     
    8:00 am 
    Welcome and ProvenCare Sepsis 
    Rachel Van Loan
     
    8:15 am
    Financial and Economic Implications of Sepsis Care 
    Igor Georgievskiy, MD & Ujwal Tuladhar, MD
     
    9:00 am
    Care of the Septic Patient
    Gordon Cole, MSN, RN
     
    9:45 am
    Morning break
     
    10:00 am
    Sepsis and Antibiotic Stewardship: A Delicate Balancing Act
    Jeremy Agostinho, MD
     
    11:00 am
    Beyond the Bundle: Microbiology's Efforts to Create and Support Evidence-Based Laboratory Practice Guidelines 
    Donna Wolk, PhD
     
    12:00 pm
    Luncheon will be provided for in-person participants
     
    1:00 pm
    Women's Health Sepsis Discussion - Sepsis in Pregnancy 
    Jay Bringman, MD
     
    1:45 pm
    Afternoon break
     
    2:00 pm
    Turbocharging EPIC for the Early Identification of Sepsis in Adults
    Chanda Ronk, BSN, RN-BC & Susan Rishel
     
    2:30 pm
    ConnectedCare 365: Sepsis Readmission Prevention through Digitial Remote Patient Monitoring
    John Quattrocchi
     
    3:00 pm
    Virtual Sepsis Monitoring to Assist Bedside Clinicians 
    John McIlwaine, DO, MBA & Tracey Kopenhaver, MSN, RN, CCRN
     
    3:45 pm
    Question/Answer Session
     
    4:00 pm
    Evaluations/Adjournment 
     
    *Topics and Speakers are subject to change. 
     
    The Henry Hood Center for Health Research
    100 North Academy Avenue
    Danville, PA 17822
    United States

    All visitors to the Geisinger campus, please park in the patient parking lot. A shuttle bus will take you to the Henry Hood Center for Health Research, please notify the driver when boarding the bus of your final destination. 

    Travel

    Henry Hood Center for Health Research is located on the Geisinger Campus in Danville, Pennsylvania (Montour County), Exit 224 on Interstate 80. Routes 11 and 54 also intersect in Danville.

    Geisinger Faculty
    Jeremy Agostino, MD
    Physician - Infectious Disease
    Geisinger Community Medical Center
     
    Sarah Alander, MD
    Division Chief Hospital Medicine - Emergency Medicine
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Jay Bringman, MD
    Department Vice Chair, Maternal Fetal Medicine
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Gordon Cole, MSN
    Manager, Nursing Quality
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Jillian Garman
    Improvement Optimization Advisor
    Geisinger Health Sciences
     
    Igor Georgievskiy, MD
    Associate Chief Quality Officer
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Tracey Kopenhaver, MSN
    Director, Nursing, EICU Nursing Services
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Stanley Martin, MD
    Department Chair Inpatient Medicine & Vice Chair Medicine
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    John Mcilwaine, DO
    Director - VICU Professional Services
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Amy Minnich, MHSH RN
    Associate Vice President Quality & Safety
    Geisinger Health Sciences
     
    John Quattrocchi
    Manager, Innovation Operations
    Steele Institute Admin Corp Office
    Geisinger Health Sciences
     
    Susan Rishel
    Electronic Health Records Specialist I
    IT Health Info Tech Personnel Corporate Office
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Chanda Ronk, BSN
    Nurse Informatician IT II
    IT Health Info Tech Personnel Corporate Office
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Rachel Van Loan
    Manager Quality Optimization
    Geisinger Health Sciences
     
    Donna Wolk, PhD
    Division Chief - Laboratory Medicine
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Content Disclosure
    The faculty has attested that their presentations and/or content are HIPAA compliant.  
     
    Geisinger Individuals in a position to control educational content for this activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.  
     
    Geisinger CE Committee Members/Content Reviewer(s) have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests.  
     
    *Any/All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. 
     

    Accreditation 

    In support of improving patient care, Geisinger College of Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

     

     

     

    Credit Designation 

    Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

    Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this live activity for 6 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

     

    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 6 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

     
     

    Disclosure Policy 

    Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing education activity sponsored by Geisinger College of Health Sciences must disclose to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s). 

    Commercial Support

    None

    Available Credit

    • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 6.00 ANCC
    • 6.00 Participation Credit

    Price

    Cost:
    $100.00
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