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The Chronically Critically Ill Patient from Dr. Paul Langlois

The Chronically Critically Ill Patient from Dr. Paul Langlois

Faculty:Dr. Paul Langlois

Duration:1 Hour 24 Minutes | Format:Audio and Video

Archive : The Chronically Critically Ill Patient from Dr. Paul Langlois

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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About Author

Dr. Paul Langlois

Dr. Paul Langlois, APN, Ph.D., CCRN, CCNS, CNRN, is a critical care clinical specialist in the Surgical, Medical, Neurologic, Burn, CCU and Trauma ICUs of Cook County Hospital, Chicago. Drawing on over 30 years of experience assessing and managing patients with life-threatening diseases, Dr. Langlois provides advanced-level training to nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and physicians. Dr. Langlois received his Doctor of Nursing degree from Rush University in Chicago, Illinois.

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 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 the cardiac, neurologic, septic, and multi-system organ failure patient.

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

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