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“Optimizing Rapid Response Teams to Save Lives: New technologies and Early Warning Systems”

As part of the Better Outcomes webinar series, Saxe Communications presents…“Optimizing Rapid Response Teams to Save Lives: New technologies and Early Warning Systems”

Patients who deteriorate after ward admission have poor outcomes, including cardiac arrest and death, even after admission to intensive care or high dependency units. Clinical deterioration is almost always heralded by abnormalities in commonly obtained vital signs, hours to days in advance. However, these abnormalities are often overlooked or not responded to in a timely manner. Early warning systems have emerged over the last two decades as recognition of the problem of “failure to rescue” has become apparent. Most of these systems utilize simple algorithms that can predict the occurrence of adverse outcomes with a high degree of accuracy.  The spread of wireless technologies over the past decade has allowed caregivers to be notified of these predictions or “alerts” in real-time. The response arm of an early warning system should be carefully set according to caregiver accountability, with the goals of enhancing patient safety and optimizing the function of rapid response teams.

Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

  1. Describe the differences and similarities between the commonest types of early warning systems currently in clinical use
  2. Describe how early warning systems can optimize the functioning of rapid response teams
  3. Explain the key components necessary to deploy an early warning system in a hospital

Speaker:
Michael Miletin
, M.D., FRCPC  – Critical Care Lead,  Central West Local Health Integration Network  – Ontario, Canada

Target audience: Nurses and Respiratory Therapists

Continuing Education for Nurses and Respiratory Therapists
This program has been approved for 1.0 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association of Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100, Irving, TX 75063.  This education activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour. Provider approved by California Board of Nursing, Provider # 14477 and the Florida Board of Nursing Provider # 50-17032

Support for this educational activity has been provided by Philips Healthcare.