1. EDUCATION KEY DRIVER DIAGRAM
SEPSIS COLLABORATIVE
EDUCATION KEY DRIVER DIAGRAM
To ensure all members of the care team possess core knowledge to identify and treat patients with and at-risk for sepsis.
Identify Learners
All persons involved in the care of children (care team) with sepsis will be eligible to receive educational resources and support.
The care team may be comprised of physicians, mid-level providers, and nurses as well as ancillary teams (e.g., rapid response teams, pharmacist, transport teams).
Identify Core Knowledge
The collaborative will identify key areas of competency – some of which includes:
Ability to recognize signs of early sepsis (based on vital signs and physical exam)
Understand risk factors associated with sepsis
Ability to differentiate compensated from uncompensated shock
Skills to initiate targeted interventions (fluid resuscitation/antibiotics/vasopressors as indicated) rapidly
Provide Sepsis-Specific Educational Opportunities
Sepsis-specific educational opportunities should be offered throughout the year
More than one delivery method should be instituted for learners – these methods may include:
Individual (case review) and aggregate
Learning modules (Computer-based training), pathways accessible via the web with relevant hyperlinks, newsletters, updates, PowerPoint presentations, Simulation Lab, bulletin board postings
Meetings: divisional (educational conference) and departmental (Grand Rounds)
Celebrate successes in a timely fashion: (frequency: 5 positive cases :1 negative ratio)
Consider adopting the Children’s National Sepsis Module for all learners
Ensure completion of modules and relevant literature – each site will determine their preferred “entry-level” education
Endorsed/Preferred Strategy: Integrate just-in-time education (i.e., through decision support, graphical displays in care setting)
Re-evaluate current education strategies and refine as needed based on Kirkpatrick model (knowledge-behavior-skills)
Integrate Quality Improvement Principles
Offer QI-specific educational opportunities throughout the course of the collaborative
Provide feedback to members of the care team related to timeliness, efficiency, and effectiveness of care provided (should be based on CHAT-S quality measures)
Transforming care at the bedside
Rapid cycle change
Engage Patients & Families
Engage and educate families of targeted patient populations in early sepsis workup
Written material given to families of patients with sepsis
Include families in sepsis huddles
Support family awareness/initiated rapid response team
Global Aims
Primary Drivers
Secondary Drivers