You are invited to participate in a collaborative focusing on early sepsis identification and treatment in nursing homes. Dr. Steven Q. Simpson will present a sepsis program he initiated in a Kansas nursing home, and an expert from that home also will speak about lessons learned about sepsis prevention and management.

Audience

Nursing home staff.

Speakers

Dr. Steven Q. Simpson, professor of medicine and director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

A representative from a Kansas participating nursing home will provide lessons learned from implementation of early sepsis recognition.

Register

Step One – General Registration for Everyone

Email the following details to: RaShelle.brooks@cms.hhs.gov :

Name: _____________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________

Are you currently employed in a nursing home?     Yes_____      No______

Other place of employment:_____________________________________

Have you started a sepsis early recognition program? Yes _____No_____

If yes, about how long ago?   _____________________________________

Will you attend in person at either CMS Regional Office?

KC:____Chicago: ____

Information on parking in KC will be sent via email following registration.

Step Two – Registration for the WebEx Link

Only one individual needs to register for each computer that will access the WebEx, regardless of the number of people who will view the meeting from that computer.

To register for the WebEx link to connect on the day of the collaborative:

Go to https://meetings-cms.webex.com/meetings-cms/k2/j.php?MTID=t02aa687ed9781a84ba67a695f2d1a856 and register.

Once the host approves your registration, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the session.

Contact

If you have questions or concerns, contact RaShelle.brooks@cms.hhs.gov.

Continuing Education Information

CMS has applied to provide CEUs.