Education day for Nurses & EMS/Paramedics

Thursday, September 26, 2024, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Plaza 5 Auditorium - Avera McKennan Hospital Campus, Sioux Falls SD, Sioux Falls, SD

Avera employee: No charge

Non-Avera Guest: $50

You will receive a confirmation email from [email protected] within a few seconds of a successful registration. 

This day is dedicated to providing focused education for caregivers in relation to the increasing complexity of patient populations combined with work force changes and capacity issues. The interactive sessions throughout the day will provide opportunities for members of the interdisciplinary team to learn about recognition, treatment, and evaluation in the care of critically ill patients in various settings. It will also cover the burnout that can occur when working with critically ill patients.

1. Identify commonly missed or unrecognized emergencies along with symptoms among critically ill and OB patients.
2. Review rapid assessments for cardiac emergencies and how to initiate treatments in adults.
3. Discuss importance of immediate recognition and treatment of emergent OB patients.
4. Demonstrate how to effectively and rapidly diagnose a potentially life-threatening cardiac event in adults.
5. Recognize and implement treatment with appropriate therapies and treatment for adults to be air-transported to a higher level of care.
6. Discuss how interdisciplinary collaboration can improve patient outcomes and reduce burnout.

Disclaimer:
All educational materials provided during and after the course are for your personal use only and should not be reproduced or distributed in any manner.

ADA Statement:
ADA accommodations will be made in accordance with the law.  If you require ADA accommodations, please indicate what your needs are at the time of registration.  We cannot ensure the availability of appropriate accommodations without prior notification.

In support of improving patient care, Avera is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Credit Designations:

	This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 IPCE credits for learning and change.
	Nurse: Avera designates this activity for a maximum of 7.0 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
	MN EMS: This education qualifies as Continuing Education, LCCR, or ICCR in the State of Minnesota. EMTs will receive 7.00 continuing education credit(s) for participating in this course.
	SD EMS: This training has been approved by the SD Dept. of Health for EMS continuing education. EMTs will receive 7.00 continuing education credit(s) for participating in this course.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Avera adheres to the Joint Accreditation’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

Individuals in a position to control the content of this CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Thursday, September 26, 2024