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One-Hour Concurrent Session

Who Should Perform Procedures in the ICU?

Thursday, April 21, 2022

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM US CST

CE: .25

Concurrent Session Moderator(s)

Tamas Szakmany, MD, PhD, FCCM

Consultant in Intensive Care
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Cwmbran, United Kingdom

No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose
Sean Nix, DO, FACOS

Medical Director of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
Saint Luke's Hospital
Kansas City, MO

No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose

In this pro/con debate, panelists will discuss who should perform common invasive procedures in the ICU: a dedicated procedure team or ad hoc local staff members who know the patients.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the role of dedicated procedure teams in the ICU
Apply economics of scale of procedures and their best practices
Debate the impact of different approaches on patients and families
Describe best practices for avoiding and reducing complications of common procedures
Explain the educational needs of clinicians when performing procedures

Presentations:

Procedures Should Be Performed by Dedicated Procedure Teams
Concurrent Session Faculty: Mark D. Weber, RN, CRNP-AC,FCCM – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia