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Conquering Sepsis Mortality: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work `. Christa A. Schorr RN, MSN, FCCM Assistant Professor of Medicine Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Director of Databases for Quality Improvement and Research Program Director of Critical Care Clinical Trials
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Conquering Sepsis Mortality: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work ` Christa A. Schorr RN, MSN, FCCM Assistant Professor of Medicine Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Director of Databases for Quality Improvement and Research Program Director of Critical Care Clinical Trials Cooper University Hospital
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign: results of an international guideline-based performance improvement program targeting severe sepsis SSC North American Summits Underway 2007 Sepsis 2012: What's Hot and What's Not Sponsored by: New Jersey Hospital Association
4 Phases of Teamwork = Alignment Identification Collaboration High performance
Aligning the team • Clarify values, purpose and vision • Set realistic, quantifiable objectives • Clarify roles and responsibilities • Organize for effectiveness • Establish team guidelines
Establish an Aim Statement Example: By March 2013 Our team intends to improve time to antibiotics for ED admissions to ≤3 hours Improvement will be measured by a 25% increase in antibiotic indicator compliance (60% currently - goal 75%) 6
Develop Transform enthusiasm leadership Tr us t camaraderie Conflict resolution competence No Egos Lead Follow
Identification phase • Refine roles and responsibilities • Manage conflict, clarify expectations and re-establish accountability • Promote and set team identity
Recruiting the team Received 2008 AACN Excellence in Collaboration Award Multidisciplinary
Teamwork behaviors • Leadership • Situational awareness • Workload management • Resource management • Briefings • Debriefings Sehgal N et al J Gen Intern Med 2008 December; 23(12): 2053-2057
Value of nurses at the bedside • Empower nurses to recognize and report severe sepsis
Collaboration phase • Learn how each team performs best • Develop feedback paths • Promote increasing autonomy for higher performance
Role of Collaboration ICU ED 18
Effective interventions for change Active involvement Audit and feedback Local consensus process Reminders-prompts Interactive educational material Interventions targeting barriers 19 Gross P. 2009. Jt Comm on Qual Improvement. 26(9) 547-553
Feedback Data - Data and more data
Facilitate guideline recommendations • January 2005-March 2008 • 15,022 subjects at 165 sites • Result: • sustained continuous quality improvement Critical Care Medicine. 38(2):367-374, February 2010
Protocols:Implementation Consistently Reduces Mortality * * * ‡ † ‡ *P < .05 compared with control; †In-hospital mortality; ‡28-day mortality. Sebat F, et al. Chest. 2005;127:1729-1743; Kortgen A, et al. Crit Care Med. 2006;34(4):943-949;Shapiro NI, et al. Crit Care Med. 2006;34(4):1025-1032;Micek ST, et al. Crit Care Med. 2006;34(11):2707-2713.
High performance phase • Anticipate each other’s behavior and operate with extreme efficiency • Encourage innovative thinking • Solve problems quickly • Practice team renewal