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The Chronically Critically Ill Patient


Speaker:
Paul Langlois, APN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS
Duration:
1 Hour 23 Minutes
Copyright:
Apr 13, 2016
Publisher:
PESI Inc.
Product Code:
RNV077170
Media Type:
DVD

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Description

The Syndrome of chronic critical illness has emotional, social, and financial burdens for individuals, caregivers, and the health care system. In this session, we will take a look at the complexity of CCI and discuss strategies that are being implemented to handle this increasing population.

  • Prevalence
  • Profile
  • Complexities of Pathophysiology
  • Financial Impact Supporting the Patient and Family
Objectives
  1. Define what classifies a patient as chronically, critically ill and the associated risk factors.
  2. Discuss the “4 R’s” of patient management: Respiratory, Recovery, Recuperation, and Rehabilitation.
Outline
  • Definitions
  • Prevalence
  • Profile
    • Why in an ICU
    • Goals of an ICU
    • Becoming Chronically Critically Ill
  • Complexities of Pathophysiology
    • Nutritional Guidelines
    • Medications
  • Financial Impact
  • Supporting the Patient and Family
    • Withdrawal of Life Support
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Paul Langlois, APN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS's Profile

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Paul Langlois, APN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS, is a critical care clinical specialist in the surgical, medical, neurologic, burn, CCU, and trauma ICUs of Cook County Hospital, Chicago. Drawing on over 40 years of experience assessing and managing patients with life-threatening diseases, Dr. Langlois provides advanced-level training to nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, and physicians.

Dr. Langlois is committed to providing the highest quality of care to patients through advanced education. His presentations are evidence-based, timely, and provide participants with numerous case studies to facilitate critical thinking. As a bedside clinical nurse specialist, he has developed several institution-wide protocols for the multidisciplinary assessment and management of infectious disease and multi-system organ failure patients.

His presentations are enthusiastically delivered and offer highly practical tips that help make the most challenging concepts easy to understand. Linking knowledge to clinical practice is the goal of every educational program.  

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Paul Langlois has employment relationships with Cook County Hospital and Emergency Care Consultants. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Paul Langlois is a member of the American Nurses Association and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.


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Target Audience

Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Other

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