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14th Annual Challenges in Critical Care - A Multidisciplinary Approach
Friday, August 28, 2009
Hotel Hershey, Hershey, PA


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7:00 a.m. Final Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Exhibits

7:45         Welcome and Introductions

8:00         KeynoteImproving Management of Sedation and Delirium in Critically Ill Patients and the Long-Term Implications †

                E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH

9:00         Break/Exhibits/Poster Session

9:30         Concurrent Sessions

                1A Assessment of the Patient with Suspected DeliriumE. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH

                1B Too Much, Too Little, or Too Late? Current Trends in Fluid Resuscitation †
                      Dan A. Galvan, MD* and Mark D. Buzzelli, MD*

                1C Easing the Pressure: Ulcers and Skin Complications in Critical Care †—Christine Ardell, BSN, RN, CWOCN*

10:30       Break/Exhibits/Poster Session

10:45       Concurrent Sessions

                2A Get Mobile Early: Ambulation in the ICU †John Kress, MD

                2B Nephrons Gone Bad: Acute Kidney Injury in the ICUJoseph Y. Cheung, MD, PhD

                2C A Potpourri: 10 New Drugs in Critical CareJanine Then, PharmD, BCPS*

11:45       Lunch/Exhibits/Poster Session

1:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

                3A Putting Compassion Back into Our Bedside Care: Mission (Im)Possible?Judith “Ski” Lower, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNRN

                3B Poster Presenters in the Spotlight—Five discussions, 10 minutes each

                3C Surgery, Glue, or a Bath in the Therapeutic Rays: Current Treatment Strategies for Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)—Sandra Brettler, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNRN*

2:15         Break/Exhibits/Poster Session

2:30         KeynoteCreating a Culture of Civility Within a Four-Generational Workforce †

                Judith “Ski” Lower, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNRN

3:30         Questions & Answers

4:00         Abstract Award Presentation/Program Evaluation and Adjournment

4:15         PASCCM Annual Business Meeting

                Location: Iberian Loung

 

*   Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine

** The handouts are intended for use by participants in the "Challenges in Critical Care" program.  Unauthorized distribution or use is prohibited.

†          Patient safety/risk management topic



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