Elisabeth Papathanassoglou: "Long-term outcomes of sepsis & critical illness and current evidence on interventions"

05/21/21 • 56 min

This talk will review current evidence on the prevalence and manifestations of post-intensive care (PICS) and post-sepsis syndrome (PSS) and will explore links with prolonged critical illness and post-COVID19 syndrome. Current advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of PICS will be discussed, including the role of immune and macrophage dysfunction, as well as their implications for the management of PICS. Evidence on approaches to improve long-term outcomes after critical illness will be presented, and gaps in the literature and practice implications will be discussed.

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Susan Yeager: "Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: the hanging chicken sign"

Subarachnoid hemorrhage is a major cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. The rapid diagnosis and treatment of the underlying source are paramount to ensuring optimal patient outcomes. This lecture will overview the pathophysiology, risk factors, and immediate diagnostic/treatment priorities when caring for these patients. Utilizing case studies, a review of possible sequelae with pre-emptive and reactive medical interventions will occur.

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Ged Williams: "Intensive Care Outreach Nurse Implementation"

The intensive care outreach nurse (ICON) is known by many names. Essentially, this is an ICU nurse with exceptional assessment, communication, problem solving and bedside teaching skills whose primary role is to respond to and support the bedside nurses (and doctors) caring for the deteriorating patient. Much is known about the benefits of such roles, but little is described regarding how to set them up. This talk focuses on the latter using a case study of how the role was implemented in the UAE into 4 teaching hospitals concurrently.