ICU Triage- Who Will Live and Who Will Die?
Life and death triage decisions are made daily by intensive care unit physicians. The Society of Critical Care Medicine has issued guidelines for ICU admission, discharge, and triage, providing a framework for clinical practice.
Join us to hear the world renowned, Dr. Charles Sprung update the latest consensus triage statements as he lecture on methods used to triage patients into the intensive care unit and provides data from his triage studies demonstrating who are the patients who benefit most from ICU care.
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Target Audience
Critical Care Physicians, Cardiologists, Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Nephrologists, Pulmonologists, Infectious Disease Physicians, Neurologists, Gastroenterologists, Hospitalists, Psychologists, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Pharmacists and other interested healthcare providers.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the methods used to triage patients into the ICU.
- Recognize the patients who benefit most from ICU care.
- Describe the latest consensus triage statements.
Professor Charles Sprung, M.D., J.D.
Director Emeritus, General Intensive Care Unit
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center
Jerusalem, Israel
Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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Available Credit
- 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.50 General certificate of attendance
- 1.50 Nurse Practitioners
- 1.50 Florida Board of Nursing
- 1.50 Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
- 1.50 Florida Board of Pharmacy
- 1.50 Florida Board of Psychology
- 1.50 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
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