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In-Person Seminar

40th Annual Current Concepts in Critical Care


Credit Available - See Contact Hours tab below.

Categories:
In-Person Seminars |  Certification Exam Reviews |  Certifications
Speaker:
Alex Klacman, PhD, RN. CV-BC, CCRN
Course Levels:
Intermediate to Advanced
Duration:
1-Day Event
License:
Not Applicable
Location:
Sandia Resort & Casino | Ballroom D - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Dates

Overview

Target Audience

RN, CNS, NP


Deadline to register is 5:00 p.m. (MST) Monday, May 13, 2022.

Please contact https://phs.swoogo.com/CCCC2022 for Registration Submission.

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to provide the critical care nurse with the knowledge and tools to be able to provide evidence-based care to critically ill patients with some of the most common diagnoses seen in the ICU setting, including diabetes/DKA, heart failure/cardiogenic shock, sepsis and acute stroke. 

Program Learning Outcomes

This program prepares the learner to:

  •  Understand the most current evidence-based treatment guidelines for the care of commonly seen conditions in the ICU, including diabetes/DKA, heart failure/cardiogenic shock, sepsis and acute stroke. 

Contact Hours


ANCC Approved

ANCC Accredited Provider

 

Contact Hours: 7.25 

 

MED-ED, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

 

MED-ED, Inc. is an approved provider by the following State Boards of Nursing: Florida/FBN 50-1286 and California #CEP10453.



Course Materials

Speaker

Alex Klacman, PhD,  RN. CV-BC, CCRN's Profile

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Dr. Klacman currently resides in Dallas-Ft. Worth. She is an assistant tenure-track professor at Texas Woman’s University-Dallas in the Houston J. and Florence A. Doswell College of Nursing, where she teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. She is the former system education specialist of critical care for Texas Health Resources, a large healthcare system across DFW. She is an experienced critical care nurse and practiced at the bedside for eight years prior to moving into education. She was the first person globally to implement the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI)™ Program at an organization during her time as the American Heart Coordinator/Life Support educator. Her interests include best practices in resuscitation education, care of critically ill cardiac patients and basic/advanced ECG interpretation.

Dr. Klacman has been with MED-ED since 2016 and teaches a variety of cardiac and critical care courses. She has been a presenter at multiple local, state, national and international conferences. She has been a reviewer for AACN’s Essentials of Critical Care Orientation (ECCO) modules related to pulmonary and cardiac disorders. Alex obtained her research doctorate in nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), where she studied outcomes from the RQI Program. Her research interest focuses on CPR quality in morbidly obese patients. She currently works PRN in the CVICU at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital-Dallas and is an acute care nurse practitioner student at UTA. She has been honored as a Great 100 Nurse of DFW and as a winner of the D Magazine Excellence in Nursing Award.

 


How to Register

Registration for this seminar is being handled through the hosting hospital.
Please download the brochure for more information or to register.

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Hosting Hospital

Hosting Hospital

Presbyterian Hospital

In conjunction with...

MED-ED, Inc. A Leader in Nursing Continuing Education

 

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Location Map

Sandia Resort & Casino | Ballroom D

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30 Rainbow Rd NE Albuquerque, NM 87113, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87113, United States
(505) 796-7500
www.sandiacasino.com

Agenda

Day 1
Date/Time: Fri, Jun 03, 2022 - 08:00 AM to 04:45 PM (MDT)
Location: Sandia Resort & Casino | Ballroom D 30 Rainbow Rd NE Albuquerque, NM 87113

Contact Hours: 7.25

Topics Covered

  • Introduction and Welcome
  • Current Concepts in Management of Diabetes and DKA
    Classes of Medications | DKA with Focus on Euglycemic Version | Calculating the Anion Gap | Resolution of DKA | Use of Beta-Hydroxybutrate
  • Current Concepts in the Management of Heart Failure and Cardiogenic Shock
    Heart Failure vs. Acute Decompensated Heart Failure | Right-Sided Heart Failure 
  • Lunch
  • Current Concepts in the Management of Sepsis
    Definitions | Pathophysiology | Initial Management: Fluid Strategies | Ongoing Management: Vasopressors | Other Management Concerns
  • Current Concepts in the Management of Stroke
    Pathophysiology | Neuro Assessment of the Stroke Patient | Atypical Presentation | Treatment: What’s New
  • Holistic Approach
    Languishing vs. Flourishing | Dealing with Being Worn Down and Unfocused