Telecritical Care Principles

Bonus Session Available in Congress Digital

Location: Congress Digital

CE: 1.0

Bonus CE Session Moderator(s)

Benjamin Scott, MD (he/him/his)

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
University of Colorado
Aurora, CO
Jaspal Singh, MD, MS, FCCM (he/him/his)

Professor of Medicine
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina

Many institutions rapidly adopted and implemented telecritical care (TCC) services during the COVID-19 pandemic. There was not enough time to train staff, and non-ICU staff were often recruited to work in makeshift ICUs after a crash course. With the end of the pandemic, a hybrid model of care has emerged that involves both TCC and the bedside team. This is part 1 of an interactive session designed to provide insight into rational use of TCC services, keeping patient safety in mind, using data collection and analytics to improve quality of care, and enhancing communication skills between bedside and remote teams.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss models of telecritical care services, limitation of virtual care, and dos and don'ts while providing remote service
Evaluate patients using a remote system
Explore data collection and the use of automated data tools in virtual care
Apply effective communication techniques between the bedside and virtual teams

Presentations:

Patient-Centric Model of Telecritical Care Services
Clinical Assessment and Data Collection
Communication: A Bridge Between Confusion and Clarity