The STABLE Program Provider Course for Physicians

Program Description and Target Audience

The S.T.A.B.L.E. Program for Physicians is a workshop designed for family practice physicians involved with the pre-transport stabilization of neonates. This content correlates with the course for RN’s, LPN’s, Advanced Practice RN’s, Respiratory Therapists, and Pre-hospital healthcare workers. Premature and ill infants benefit when all healthcare providers have participated in learning a systematic approach to identification of problems and a standardized approach to care provision.  Participants will practice a team approach to infant assessment, identification of problems, and care strategies.  All team members learn and practice all skills taught.

Objectives

At the end of this course, participants should be able to:

1.Discuss safe, quality patient care and prevention and measures to eliminate preventable adverse events.

2. Discuss methods to establish intravenous access and monitor and normalize the patient’s blood sugar. Demonstrate ability to accurately calculate glucose doses based on body weight and to place a UVC.  

3. Identify measures to prevent cold stress and   hypothermia.

4.Discuss methods to support ventilation and maintain a normal acid- base balance.  Demonstrate ability to accurately interpret neonatal ABG’s, to perform PPV with NeoPuff, to secure an ETT, and to needle aspirate a pneumothorax.

5.Verbalize clinical presentation and treatment strategies for hypovolemic, cardiogenic, and septic shock.  Accurately calculate fluid resuscitation doses based on body weight.

6. Compare and contrast most common types of neonatal sepsis and identify appropriate laboratory studies.  Demonstrate ability to calculate ANC and IT ratio of CBC values correlate lab findings with infant condition, and be able to predict next best action.

7. Identify the crisis a NICU hospitalization places on the family and participate in group discussion to explore varied methods to offer emotional support to the family.

Faculty

Cheryl Blevins, RNC, CLC, CEIM

Community Health Nurse

Springfield Greene County Health Department

Program Agenda:   * post-test included in time allotted for each module

0715-0730      Sign-in; self-grade pre-assessment

0730-0900      Sugar and Safe Care module

0900-0945      Temperature module

0945-1000      Break

1000-1145      Airway module

1145-1230      LUNCH (on your own)

1230-1315      Blood pressure module

1315-1345      Lab work module

1345-1400      Break

1400-1415      Emotional support module

1415-1440      Quality improvement module; mixed module test

1440-1630      Skills Lab

1630                Evaluations & adjournment

Location: CoxHealth Education Center, CoxHealth North, K400, 4th Floor, Classroom #1.

Directions: Enter Cox North from the Robberson Ave. Northwest Entrance. Upon entering the building turn right and take the elevator to the 4th floor. You will arrive in the Education Center lobby.

Educational Credit

CoxHealth is accredited by the Missouri State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  CoxHealth designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This program has been approved by CoxHealth for 2 trauma contact hours for CoxHealth employees.

Satisfactory completion of objectives will occur through program attendance, achievement of minimum passing score 85% on post-test, and participation in skills lab.  Cards will be issued by THE S.T.A.B.L.E. Program and mailed to participants upon satisfactory completion of objectives.

Information presented during this activity represents the views and opinions of the presenters and does not necessarily constitute the opinion, endorsement of, or promotion by CoxHealth.

No sponsorship or commercial support has been received for this activity. No Off Label medications or medical devices will be discussed.

All speakers and planning committee members for this activity have indicated they do not have any conflicts of interest or significant financial affiliations with any pharmaceutical or medical device companies.  The STABLE Program created this activity.

No off-label medications or devices will be discussed.

Americans with Disabilities Act:  If you have special needs addressed by this act, please notify us at least two weeks before this offering.  Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate your needs.