Optimizing Sedation and Analgesia in the ICU: Teamwork in Patient Care

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Program Description

Careful selection of analgesic and sedative medications is essential in critical care. Achieving a balance between patient comfort and safe ventilation involves both science and art. This program will emphasize the importance of teamwork in achieving optimum analgesia and sedation in the ICU.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, physicians, nurses, and pharmacists will be able to:

Discuss the importance of the interdisciplinary team and ways to optimize nurse-physician interaction in patient care
Identify common factors that influence a successful balance between patient comfort and optimal ventilation
Discuss pharmacokinetic, cardiorespiratory, clinical, and CNS effects of the current analgesic and sedative agents
Discuss objective tools to measure pain, anxiety, and delirium

Program Faculty

Barry W. Sigal, MD, FCCP
ICU Medical Director
Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
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Karen Sands MSN, CCRN, APRN-BC
ICU Nurse Practitioner
Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
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CE Accreditation

Release Date: 09-30-2009

Expiration Date: 09-30-2012

Physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of ProCE, Inc. and the National Association of Managed Care Physicians (NAMCP). The NAMCP is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education (CME) to physicians. The NAMCP designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacists
ProCE, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE Universal Program Number 221-000-09-061-H01-P has been assigned to this knowledge-based home-study program (initial release date 09-30-09). This program is approved for 1.5 contact hours (0.15 CEUs) in states that recognize ACPE providers. The program is provided at no cost to participants. Statements of credit will be issued online upon completion of the program evaluation and the post-test with a score of 70% or higher. No partial credit will be given.

Nurses
Nurse CE is provided for this program through collaboration between ProCE and Wild Iris Medical Education. Wild Iris Medical Education, WSNA CEARP Provider number PA-5/Feb/11, is an approved provider of continuing education by the Washington State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the Nurses' Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. California Board of Registered Nursing Provider #12300. This activity provides 1.5 contact hours of nurse credit.

Funding

This program was supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Hospira, Inc.

To Participate

To participate in this Web-based continuing education activity:
1.	Review the program description and objectives.
2.	View the program by clicking on the link below.
3.	Take the online post-test and complete the evaluation by clicking the post-test hyperlink on the final slide of the program (registration will be required).

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