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Take a dive into the latest evidence-based best-practice, with leading researchers and speakers.
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This talk will review the current evidence about the benefits of interprofessional ICU teams to patient care and outcomes. We will review the integral team members, data that supports how they work together effectively and discuss gaps in our understanding to optimize ICU human resource investment and improve patient care and outcomes.
This talk will define hypoxia and the oxygen cascade and outline a programme of research carried out in healthy volunteers to further our understanding of hypoxia’s effect on human physiology. It will present some of the ongoing research focussed on optimising oxygen therapy and it will identify things to consider when caring for the hypoxic patient.
By the end of this lecture, the attendee will be able to:
1. Discuss historical trends for patient management with ECMO 2. Describe the physiological basis of ECMO therapy and oxygenation 3. Review recently published data regarding the need for mechanical ventilation with ECMO therapy
By the end of this lecture, the attendee will be able to:
In this talk I will discuss current thinking in terms of the epidemiology of weaning and current definitions i.e. who are we weaning. I will discuss weaning methods including spontaneous breathing trials, weaning protocols and automated weaning modes including the evidence supporting these weaning tools. I will highlight recent evidence on the role of non-invasive ventilation for weaning. Finally I will discuss weaning in patients experiencing prolonged mechanical ventilation.
The methods of co-design are not yet used extensively in healthcare. Using the example of recent work to enhance patient safety, this presentation illustrates adaptation and use of principles and strategies to undertake human-centered co-design to create a novel solution for a complex knowledge translation problem in acute healthcare.
This talk will address the impact of a critically ill child admitted to an adult ICU. The talk will cover the physical and psycho-social needs of children including the child’s family needs. Controversial issues will be discussed such as 24/7 visiting of parents, parental presence during invasive procedures and CPR, and shared decision-making with (difficult) parents of care and treatment options.
In this presentation, Acute kidney injury will be defined and discussed with regards to causes, mortality and how to detect it. Conventional biomarkers have been used to detect acute renal failure, such as urea and creatinine. New biomarkers will be discussed for detection of injury, as well as current treatment options.
In this programme, recent improvements in the understanding and treatment of sepsis will be presented, including how SARS-COV2 induces sepsis. A review of past therapies and the recent introduction of newer treatments for sepsis will be discussed. Updates from the Surviving Sepsis Campaign will be presented, as will recent studies that address the management of sepsis. Controversies in the treatment and identification of sepsis will be reviewed, as well as case studies using novel treatments in the care of the patient with sepsis. The emphasis on early identification and how to implement protocols in hospitals, from the ED and floor to the ICU will be highlighted. The program emphasises innovative learning strategies in an attempt to help the learner retain more information as well as make the program a more enjoyable event.
In the year of the nurse, it is important to remember a famous quote by Florence Nightingale; “It may seem a strange principle to enunciate as the very first requirement in a hospital that it should do the sick no harm”. In our current work cultures, some basic nursing care activities designed to prevent harm, are frequently seen as just tasks to be completed before the end of the shift or just one more project. With health care infections a worldwide problem we can make a difference in preventing the invasion or halting the spread of microorganisms by implementing basic care strategies to reduce the source of the infection. This session provides an in-depth examination of the science of bathing critically ill patients and the impact it has on infection. This session will seek to dispel any myths and address the evidence-based practice and provide suggestions for successful implementation leading to a change in care.
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