Advanced Critical Care & Trauma

ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE & TRAUMA

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Sunday, November 9 ACPE #263-000-08-986-L04-P (6.35 contact hrs.)
7:00 am	Main Conference Registration • Check-In • Exhibits
8:00	Program Objectives
8:05	Monitoring Tissue Oxygenation Thomas S. Ahrens, DNS, RN, CCNS, FAAN ( = .25 hr.)
8:50	Optimizing Sedation in Critically Ill and Trauma Patients: Make the Heart and Tissues Happy Joseph F. Dasta, MSc, RPh, FCCM ( = .75 hr.)
9:35	Refreshment Break • Exhibits
10:00	Brain Blood Flow Barry M. Barnhill, BA, RN, CNRN
10:45	Coagulation Keys: Keeping the See-Saw Balanced Rhonda K. Martin, MS, RN, MLT (ASCP), CCRN, CNS/ACNP-C ( = .25 hr.)
11:30	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
12:00 pm	Lunch Break
1:30	Withholding Blood Transfusions: Don’t Rob Peter to Pay Paul William S. Miles, MD, FACS, FAPWCA, FCCM
2:15	Shock Differentiation: A Moment Makes a Difference Barbara McLean, MN, RN, CCRN, CCNS-NP, FCCM ( = .25 hr.)
3:00	Refreshment Break • Exhibits
3:30	Drug Costs in the ICU: More Than Meets the Eye Joseph F. Dasta, MSc, RPh, FCCM ( = .75 hr.)
4:15	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
4:45	Adjourn


Monday, November 10 During each Concurrent Session, 3 topics are presented simultaneously in separate rooms. Sessions are limited in size. Choices are assigned in the order received. Indicate your selections on the Registration Form.
8:00	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #1
#11	It’s Complicated: Liver Failure and Transplant Complications in Critical Care Rhonda K. Martin, MS, RN, MLT (ASCP), CCRN, CNS/ACNP-C ( = .5 hr.) ACPE #263-000-08-987-L04-P
#12	Severe Sepsis and Survival Thomas S. Ahrens, DNS, RN, CCNS, FAAN ( = .25 hr.) ACPE #263-000-08-988-L04-P
#13	Managing Complex ICU Wounds: Be Positive with Negative Pressure Therapy William S. Miles, MD, FACS, FAPWCA, FCCM ( = .25 hr.) ACPE #263-000-08-989-L04-P
9:30	Refreshment Break • Exhibits
10:00	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #2
#21	Endocrine Underpinnings: Supportive or Suicidal? Barbara McLean, MN, RN, CCRN, CCNS-NP, FCCM ( = .25 hr.) ACPE #263-000-08-990-L04-P
#22	12-Lead ECG: Not for the Faint of Heart Linda Ottoboni, MS, RN ACPE #263-000-08-991-L04-P
#23	Chest and Neck Trauma: Beyond the Usual Julie Rossie, MS, RN, CNS, CCRN ( = .25 hr.) ACPE #263-000-08-992-L04-P
11:30	Lunch Break
1:00 pm	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #3
#31	Cardiac Medications: New Risks, New Benefits Linda Ottoboni, MS, RN ( = 1.5 hrs.) ACPE #263-000-08-993-L01-P
#32	Pulling the Information Together: A Case Study - The Patient with Aortic Disease Mary Ann “Cammy” House-Fancher, MSN, ACNP, CCRN-CSC, PCCN ACPE #263-000-08-994-L04-P
#33	Trauma in the Elderly: It’s Not Just About Age Julie Rossie, MS, RN, CNS, CCRN ( = .25 hr.) ACPE #263-000-08-995-L04-P
2:30	Refreshment Break • Exhibits
3:00	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #4
#41	Aortic Emergencies: At the Root of the Problem S. Jill Ley, MS, RN, CNS ( = .25 hr.) ACPE #263-000-08-996-L04-P
#42	Pancreatitis: A Kick in the Gut Mary Ann “Cammy” House-Fancher, MSN, ACNP, CCRN-CSC, PCCN ( = .25 hr.) ACPE #263-000-08-997-L04-P
#43	On a TBI Mission: Critical Head Injuries Barry M. Barnhill, BA, RN, CNRN ACPE #263-000-08-998-L04-P
4:30	Adjourn


Tuesday, November 11 ACPE #263-000-08-999-L04-P (4.4 contact hrs.)
8:00 am	Oxygen and Critical Illness: A New Paradigm Paul L. Marino, MD, PhD, FCCM
8:45	Heart Failure: Collapse of the Critical Patient Mary Ann “Cammy” House-Fancher, MSN, ACNP, CCRN-CSC, PCCN ( = .25 hr.)
9:30	Evidence-Based Practice: How to Get It and How to Use It S. Jill Ley, MS, RN, CNS
10:15	Refreshment Break
10:45	Bombarding the Bedside Nurse: Care, Communication, Conflict and Chaos Barbara McLean, MN, RN, CCRN, CCNS-NP, FCCM
11:30	Through a Physician’s Eyes: Building a Team William S. Miles, MD, FACS, FAPWCA, FCCM
12:15 pm	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
12:45	Conference Summary and Evaluation
12:55	Adjourn

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