Hear from healthcare professionals from Saudi Arabia, Zambia, Australia and the United Kingdom, about the impact and benefits of implementing sepsis-related quality care improvement programs using a multidisciplinary approach.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the relevance of utilizing a multidisciplinary approach and the steps needed for achieving successful quality improvement initiatives in both antibiotic stewardship and sepsis improvement programs withing the hospital setting.
• Understand the role nurses play and ways of inspiring and encouraging nurses, as well as other healthcare workers, in leading and working with multidisciplinary teams for the implementation of sepsis quality improvement projects.
• Learn why sepsis care must involve family members and home caretakers of septic patients.
• Perceive the importance of implementing mobility programs for ICU patients with sepsis and the impact these initiatives have on post sepsis patient outcomes.

Instructors:

• Karn Cliffe, Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, Ireland (moderator).
• Yaseen Arabi, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Saudi Arabia.
• Mirfin Mpundu, Director of ReAct Africa, Zambia.
• Amanda Harley, Children’s Health Queensland, Australia.
• Kawaldip Sehmi, International Alliance of Patients’ Organization, United Kingdom.
• Mohammed Alatwi, King Fahad Medical City, Saudi Arabia.