
0819_SHVGR_Optimal Sepsis Care: Placing Patients First_Live
Description:
Sepsis bundles represent key elements of care regarding the diagnosis and treatment of patients with septic shock and allow one to convert complex guidelines into meaningful changes in behavior. Compliance with sepsis bundles remains 65-75% throughout Sutter Health. This virtual grand rounds lecture serves to educate and inform learner populations on recognizing sepsis and its various stages, early treatments, and therapies used to reduce mortality rates as well as the common barriers that prevent us from providing rapid delivery of care.
Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:
Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:
Social Determinants of Health Reference
DiMeglio M, Dubensky J, Schadt S, Potdar R, Laudanski K. Factors Underlying Racial Disparities in Sepsis Management. Healthcare (Basel). 2018 Nov 19;6(4):133.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6315577/
Implicit Bias Reference
Linnander, E.L., Ayedun, A., Boatright, D. et al. Mitigating structural racism to reduce inequities in sepsis outcomes: a mixed methods, longitudinal intervention study. BMC Health Serv Res 22, 975 (2022).
Target Audience
Nurse Practitioner (NP)
Nurse, Registered (RN)
Pharmacists (PharmD)
Physicians (MD or DO)
Physician Assistant (PA)
Physical Therapist
Social Workers
Other Healthcare Professionals
Students of Health Professions
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this activity, learners will be able to:
1.) Recognize patients at risk and being able to differentiate between SIRS, Sepsis, Severe Sepsis and Shock.
2.) Identify early therapies including appropriate antibiotics, adequate fluid resuscitation, vasopressors, and other advanced therapies.
3.) Overcome common barriers and best practices to implementing the early sepsis management bundle.
Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest
Dr. Gnanagurudasan Prakasam, a planning team member, disclosed consultant fees from Novo Nordisk (growth hormones), Medtronic (insulin pumps), Dexcom (glucose sensors), Mankind (inhaled insulin), Alexion (HPP), and K Kirin (XLH), as well as speaker fees from Lilly (diabetes), Sanofi (Type 1 diabetes prevention), and AbbVie (puberty). These relationships were deemed not relevant to this activity’s topic, and mitigation was not required.
No one else involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.
Additional faculty involved the planning of this learning activity are as follows:
Jennifer Biltoft, Pharm.D., MHA, BCPS
Carolin Delker, NP
Max Ingersoll, FNP-BC, MSN
Jill Kacher Cobb, MD
Tam Nguyen, MD
Lori Petrini
Michelle Mah
Luanne Ridgley, LSW
Christopher Mack
Sharmi Mukherjee, PT
– Provider Designee/Verification: Fozia Ferozali, Ed.D
– Provider Designee/Verification: Kerri Maya, PhD(c), MSL, RN, NPD-BC
Sean Townsend, MD
Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Sutter Health, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statement
Sutter Health designates this LIVE activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for physicians, 1.00 continuing professional development contact hours for nurses, 1.00 knowledge-based contact hours for pharmacists, 1.00 continuing competency hours for physical therapists, and 1.00 approved continuing education hours for social workers. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Note to Other Disciplines: Non-Physician Participation Credit (AKA - AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™) Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.
Attendance & Credit Claiming
Text the 6-letter attendance verification code to (916) 866-7913 to claim credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPE
Pharmacy Credit - Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 of ACPE credit(s). Credits for pharmacists and technicians will be transmitted to CPE Monitor and will be available within 60 days post-activity pending submission of individual NABP e-PID and DOB (mm/dd only). Pharmacists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Physician Credit
Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit
Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit. Non-Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.
- 1.00 ANCC
Nursing Credit - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 ASWB-ACE
Social Work Credit
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Sutter Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 continuing education credits.
- 1.00 CA BRN
Nursing Credit - California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN)
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour(s) by Sutter Health, which is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. (Provider Number 17182). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. - 1.00 IPCE
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
- 1.00 PTBC
Physical Therapy Board of California
Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 PTBC credit(s). Physical therapists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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