Sickle Cell Disease in the Emergency Department:SharpeningQuality Improvement Strategies to Address Acute Pain Management

November 8, 2017

Methodist University Hospital- Medical Staff Auditorium

Continuing Eduation Information

Who Should Attend

Nurses, case managers, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with sickle cell disease.

CNE Outcome

To provide effective and timely pain management for patients with sickle cell diease. This outcome will be measured by self-report on the post-session evaluation.

CCM Goal

To educate CCM®board certified case managers on the management of sickle cell disease, providing a foundation for making choices about case management for this patient population.

Objectives

At the end of the educational session, participants should be better able to:

  • Identify barriers (gaps) and interventions to effective and timely pain management for adult SCD patients in the ED
  • Increase education and awareness of SCD and the unpredictability of pain
  • Increase utilization of evidence-based management of pain/vaso-occlusive crisis for adult SCD patients in the ED
  • Recognize coordination efforts/community referrals/links to outpatient care & follow-up

Disclosures

  • Successful Completion Requirements:Successful completion of this learning activity for educational credit is demonstrated by full session attendance and completion of an on-line evaluation and attendance attestation.
  • A certificate of nursing contact hours, CCM credit, or attendance will be emailed to participants upon completion of an on-line evaluation.
  • All other required disclosures will be made just prior to the educational activity.

Continuing Education Credits – Case Managers

This program has been submitted to The Commission for Case Manager Certification for approval to provide board certified case managers with 5.0 clock hours.

Nursing Contact Hours – Registered Nurses

MetaStar, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

MetaStar is the provider of nursing contact hours for this learning activity in an joint provider agreement with atom Alliance.

5.25contact hours will be awarded for successful completion.

Successful completion of this activity includes attendance at the entire educational activity and completion of an online evaluation.

Special needs

If you have needs under the Americans with Disabilities Act,

please contact: Kim Austein, or 901.273.2639.

Agenda

8:30 am – 2:30 pm Methodist University Hospital - Medical Staff Auditorium

8:30 am – 8:45 amRegistration and Check-in

8:45 am – 9:00 amWelcome,Introduction and Overview

Frances Richardson and Alyssa Chase

atom Alliance - Qsource

9:00 am – 9:45 amPain in Sickle Cell Disease– Treatments and Guidelines

Jane Hankins, MD

Medical Director, Methodist Healthcare Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center

9:45 am – 10:15 amStreamlining Care for Sickle Cell Pain in the Adult Emergency Department

Patricia Kavanagh, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center

10:15 am – 10:30 amBREAK

10:30 am – 11:00 amCapacity Building: Supporting the Sickle Cell Consumer and the Community

Michael Jackson, CCHW, Program Coordinator

Sickle Cell Foundation of Tennessee

Uncommon Challenges of an Invisible Disease

Dominique Friend, Sickle Cell Patient and Advocate

Sickle International Family Coalition

11:00 am – 11:45 am Working Lunch

Sickle Cell Disease Online Resource

SCDCare - Demonstration

KareshmaMohanty, Medical Decision Logic, Inc.

11:45 am – 2:15 pmWorkshop - Barriers, What Works Well and Next Steps

Audience Participation

Patricia Kavanagh, MD

Jane Hankins, MD

2:15 pm – 2:30 pmClosing

atom Alliance - Qsource

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