Transitions in Care: Preventing Sepsis-Related Readmissions

Anyone can develop sepsis, a life-threatening, complex and challenging condition to manage. There are significant human and financial costs associated with it. Every year more than 1.7 million adults in the U.S. develop sepsis, leading to over 270,000 deaths. Roughly 19% of sepsis survivors are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days, leading to $3.1 billion in annual costs. Well-defined systems and processes across the continuum are crucial to delivering the right care at the right time to the right patient.

This event will feature proactive transitions in care and hand-off strategies to the next level of care provider to improve patient outcomes and prevent sepsis-related readmissions. The patient voice will be highlighted via a sepsis survivor story. Key discharge planning, patient and family engagement, health equity, infection prevention and patient education tactics will also be shared.

Learning Objectives:
Through this program, participants will:

• Review successful care coordination and partnership strategies across the care continuum to prevent sepsis-related hospital readmissions.
• Explore promising practices for overcoming challenges that affect handoffs to the next level of care.
• Learn how to engage patients and families as partners and integrate their health-related social needs into the discharge planning process to improve patient outcomes.
• Hear about a sepsis survivor story

Who Should Attend:
Nurses, Sepsis Coordinators, Care Coordinators, Front-line and Emergency Department Staff, Infection Preventionists, Clinical and Hospital Leaders, Physicians, Patient Safety and Quality Professionals.

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