Hospital and Critical Care Conference

The Hospital and Critical Care Conference is offered for anyone involved in the care of critical ill patients to become more knowledgeable, be cost effective, reduce readmissions, and ultimately, improve patient care and outcomes.

• Event Schedule
• Registration
• Fees
• Faculty
• Course Objectives
• Continuing Education Credits
• Hotel Information

Event Schedule

Registration

• Register online
• Download brochure and register by mail (coming soon)
  
• Call 816.523.3383 to register. KCSWCS members must be logged in to

Fees

KCSWCS Associate NP/PA Member     
Entire Program $175     One-day only $100      

KCSWCS Honorary Member        
Entire Program $100     One-day only $60 

Non-member Physician               
Entire Program $275    One-day only $225    

Non-member NP, PA, Nurse or other health care professional    
Entire Program $225    One-day only  $150

Cancellations
All cancellations and refund requests must be in writing and will be assessed a fee of $50. After April 18, 2019, no refunds will be given.

Faculty

Alysse Anderegg, MS, RD, LD, Morrison Healthcare, Kansas City, MO

Benoit Blondeau, MD, MBA, Critical Care Fellow, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT

Sherri Braksick, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

Todd Crane, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

Jennifer Fink, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

Carolyn Gasser, BSN, MPH, CIC, Research Medical Center, Kansas City, MO

Meredith Gray, MD, Director, Transgender Medicine; Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

Adam Kaye, MD, Overland Park Surgical Specialists and Sports Medicine, Overland Park, KS

Aaron LacKamp, MD, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Neurocritical Care, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

Robert McNab, DO, Freeman Health System, Joplin, MO

Lee Morrow, MD, MSc, Professor of Medicine and Pharmacy Practice, Creighton University, Omaha, NE

Lee Rosterman, DO, Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

Charles Sheppard, MD, Medical Director Mercy Life Line and Mercy Kids Team, Mercy Health, Springfield, MO

Gigi Siers, MS, RN, NE-BC, IACC, Assistant Director, Professional Engagement, The University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, KS

Melanie Smith, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Manager, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director, Research Medical Center, Kansas City, MO

Kimberly Vandegeest-Wallace, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

Michael Waxman, MD, MBA, Medical Director, Intensive Care Units and Progressive Care Unit, Research Medical Center, Kansas City, MO

Course Objectives

Objectives are posted as they become available.

Wait? I'm an Attending Now? Critical Care Case Series Using Point of Care Ultrasound

• Examine several clinical cases that highlight the utility of POCUS
• Consider the use of POCUS in your clinical practice

Gut Health and Probiotics in the Clinical Setting

• Summarize use of probiotics in gut health and immune function
• State the implications for supplementation in clinical practice

PRN Anti-hypertensives in the Acute Care Setting: Harm or Benefit?

• Evaluate the use of PRN anti-hypertensives in the acute care setting
• Evaluate the benefits of PRN anti-hypertensives in the acute care setting
• Evaluate the harm of PRN anti-hypertensives in the acute care setting

Neurological Complications of Systemic Diseases

• Review neurological complications of systemic illness
• Review neurological complications of medical procedures
• Review neurological complications of commonly-prescribed medications
  

Knowledge Gaps Related to Infection Prevention in Healthcare Facilities

• Describe the 5 Moments of Hand Hygiene and three frequently missed opportunities for hand hygiene by health care providers
• List the categories of isolation precautions and common errors in application of personal protective equipment
• Describe the healthcare providers' role in managing invasive devices (e.g., foleys and central lines) to support infection prevention.
  

Chest Wall Injury and Pain Management

• Identify patients with chest wall injury
• Prescribe therapeutic agents to treat chest wall pain
• Determine which patients may benefit from operative repair of chest wall injury
  

Transgender Health Care 101

• Identify the humanity aspects of treating the transgender patient
• Develop specific strategies for shifting to a patient-centered transgender care perspective
• Review how to effect a cultural and social change within your clinic
  

Beyond Binary: A Panel Discussion on Gender Identity and Gender Fluidity

• State common concerns that patients who identify in a non-binary, third gender category have when interacting with providers
• Discuss gender self perceptions of transgender, gender non-conforming, gender fluid panelists
  

The Surgeon and Palliative Care - A Current Perspective in the Face of Frailty

• Identify the role of the surgeon in the palliative care team
• Review the consequences of advanced age on surgical risk, in scheduled and non-scheduled operations
• Plan to use trigger-based criteria in your own ICU. Where to start?
  

Posterior Circulation Stroke

•  Recognize the symptoms of posterior stroke and how to distinguish from stroke mimics 
•  Describe the ideal diagnostic modalities and treatment of posterior stroke 

Managing Organ Donors

• Compare and contrast organ donation in brain dead donors with organ donation after cardiac death
• Summarize the physiologic changes that happen to brain dead organ donors
• Integrate organ donor physiology with the unique management strategies used by organ procurement organizations
  

Sink or Swim? IV Fluid Controversies in the ICU

• Compare and contrast various IV fluids available for use in the ICU
• Summarize recent developments in the debate regarding preference for normal saline versus lactated Ringer's solution
  

To Fly or Not To Fly? That is the Question

• State the benefits Air Medical Transport can provide
• Identify when Air Medical Transport is appropriate
• Discuss the differences in Air Medical transport systems

• Paraphrase the purpose of the antimicrobial stewardship team and the role of the pharmacist on the team
• Identify key interventions that a pharmacist and the antimicrobial stewardship team can make to impact stewardship
• Describe one hospital's model for pharmacy involvement in antimicrobial stewardship

Water Intoxication: How Healthy Adults can Get into Trouble

• Identify mechanisms of salt and water homeostasis
• Identify warning signs of overexposure or overexertion
• Make modifications to nourishment and exercise plans to healthy individuals who may become at risk
  

Sleep in the Hospital

• Identify the features of normal sleep and sleep apnea
• Discuss how sleep is disrupted in the hospital environment and also how sleep apnea is impacted
• Develop strategies for preventing or treating disrupted sleep
  

Continuing Education Credits

AMA: The Kansas City Southwest Clinical Society is accredited by the Missouri State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Kansas City Southwest Clinical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP: Application for prescribed CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.

ABIM: Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 14.75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity.

Nursing: The Department for Health and Human Services at Johnson County Community College is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 17.6 contact hours applicable for RN and LPN relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing Approved Provider Number: LT 0027-0549. Hours will be awarded for documented attendance only. All nurses must sign-in each day.

Hotel Information

A block of standard rooms has been reserved at the Marriott, 10800 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66210 for our participants at $124 per night, plus applicable taxes. The room block will expire at 6 pm (CST) on April 10, 2019. After that date, reservations will be accepted based upon availability. Reservations may be made by calling 1-800-810-2759. Be sure to ask for the Kansas City Southwest Clinical Society group rate.