Enhancing Recovery from Sepsis and COVID-19

February 16, 2021

Webinar Description: 

This presentation reviews our current understanding of long-term outcomes from sepsis; discusses what is known about recovery from COVID-19; reviews best practices for enhancing recovery from sepsis, and discusses current trials under way to enhance recovery from sepsis. The perspective of recovery from a sepsis survivor is shared. This presentation is a rebroadcast from September 2020. The presenter will be on live to answer attendee questions.

Target Audience

All healthcare providers

Learning Objectives

At the end of the presentation, the attendee should be able to: 

  • Describe long-term sequelae of sepsis;
  • Review the current state of knowledge regarding long-term outcome and recovery from COVID-19;
  • Discuss recommended practices for enhancing recovery from sepsis (across continuum from hospital to outpatient management);
  • List current trials in process which are focused on enhancing recovery from sepsis.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.20 Participation
  • 1.20 RN CE Contact Hours
    Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068.
Course opens: 
01/21/2021
Course expires: 
12/31/2024
Event starts: 
02/16/2021 - 10:30am PST
Event ends: 
02/16/2021 - 11:30am PST
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Hallie Prescott, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor, University of Michigan; Core Investigator, VA Center for Clinical Management Research

Dr. Hallie Prescott is an Associate Professor in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at the University of Michigan and staff physician at the Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Hospital. She is an expert in long-term outcomes and recovery after sepsis. Her research program has been funded by AHRQ, NIH, and Department of Veterans Affairs. She is a vice-chair of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines, council member of the International Sepsis Forum, and physician-lead for a BlueCross/BlueShield of Michigan sepsis quality improvement consortium of 50 Michigan hospitals.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068 for 1.2 contact hours.

Other healthcare providers will receive a certificate of attendance for 1.0 contact hours.

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Available Credit

  • 1.20 Participation
  • 1.20 RN CE Contact Hours
    Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17068.
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