41st Annual Gore-Farha 
Critical Care Nursing Symposium

April 27-28, 2023 • Virtual Event

 


Agenda

Thursday, April 27
8:00 am  Welcome and Announcements 
8:10 am

Active Shooter/Violence and Hospital Safety
Kathy Dollarhide BSN, RN, CEN, CEM
Director of Disaster Resource Center – Homeland Security 
Disaster Resource Center
St. Mary Medical Center
Long Beach, California

Presentation Slides

9:25 am Break
9:35 am

Managing Temporary Epicardial Pacemakers with Confidence 
Rosemary Timmerman DNP, APRN, CCNS, CCRN-CSC-CMC
Research Scientist Nurse
Providence Alaska Medical Center 
Anchorage, Alaska

Presentation Slides   Presentation Handout

10:50 am Break
11:00 am

Ketamine: Traditional Understandings and New Insights for Use
Rose Bruce, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN-K
Critical Care Nurse – Resource Pool
Legacy Health System
Portland, Oregon

Presentation Slides

12:15 pm Lunch
1:00 pm

Hyperglycemic Emergencies
Rosemary Timmerman DNP, APRN, CCNS, CCRN-CSC-CMC

Presentation Slides  Presentation Handout

2:15 pm Break
2:30 pm

Acute Right Heart Failure in the ICU                             
Dr. Thamer Sartawi, MD
Interventional Pulmonologist
Pulmonary and Sleep Consultants of Kansas
Wichita, Kansas

Presentation Slides

3:45pm
Day 1 Adjourn
Friday, April 28
8:00 am Welcome and Announcements
8:10 am

Mass Casualty Triage, Tourniquet Application
Kathy Dollarhide BSN, RN, CEN, CEM
Director of Disaster Resource Center – Homeland Security 
Disaster Resource Center
St. Mary Medical Center
Long Beach, California 

Presentation Slides

9:25 am Break
9:35 am

Chicken or Egg: Case Studies in Covid 19 and Stroke
Michelle Dedeo, DNP, ARNP-CNS, ACCNS-AG, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN
Neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist 
Providence Swedish Seattle, WA

Presentation Slides

10:50 am Break
11:00 am

Titration of Vasoactive Medication in Septic Shock
Daniel L. Arellano, PhD, RN, APRN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CCRN, CEN, CFRN, EMT-P, FCCM, FAANP
Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Assistant Professor of Nursing-Clinical
Department of Undergraduate Studies
University of Texas Health Science Center
Cizik School of Nursing Houston, Texas

Presentation Slides

12:15 pm Lunch
1:00 pm

Trends in Neuro Critical Care
Michelle Dedeo DNP, ARNP-CNS, ACCNS-AG, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN

Presentation Slides

2:15 pm Break
2:30 pm

Acute Kidney Injury: Diagnosis and Management
Daniel L. Arellano, PhD, RN, APRN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CCRN, CEN, CFRN, EMT-P, FCCM, FAANP

Presentation Slides

3:45 pm
Adjourn

  


Objectives

Thursday, April 27
  • Identify three safe ways to react to an active threat situation in a medical setting.
  • Discuss components of a temporary pacemaker and strategies to manage pacemaker malfunctions and postoperative dysrhythmias.
  • Define indications, potential benefits, and key nursing considerations of utilizing ketamine for pain control, analgosedation, and intubation.
  • Explore precipitating risk factors, clinical presentation and interventions to manage patients with Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome.
  • Discuss various types of pulmonary complications related to right heart disease including treatment modalities such as fluid management and mechanical ventilation.
Friday, April 28
  • Describe the color coding groups used in mass casualty triage as well as proper use of a combat application tourniquet.
  • Review evolving research and evidence related to Covid 19 and utilize case studies to discuss care, treatment guidelines and management of acute stroke in this patient population.
  • Explain vasopressor titration in patients with septic shock utilizing the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines.
  • Evaluate current research and literature for application in Neuro Critical Care clinical practice.
  • Examine causes and treatment options for acute kidney injury and explore Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelines as they relate to critically ill patients across multiple patient populations.

 


Continuing Education

The Wichita State University College of Health Professions is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 15 contact hours (7.5 contact hours per day) applicable for RN, LPN, or LMHT relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing provider number: LT 0090-0327. 

EMS: Self-submit to applicable licensing agency.

*Continuing Nursing Education credits and EMS credits will be available up to 9 days after the conference has ended. Participants must watch the sessions in their entirety and complete the evaluation by 11:59 pm on Sunday, May 7 in order to receive credit.

The Wesley Medical Center CEU Evaluator has approved this program for 15 hours of Live Respiratory Continuing Education (7.5 contact hours per day) on behalf of the Kansas Respiratory Care Society, a chapter society of the AARC. Credits for Respiratory are only available during the conference. Providership # KRCS 029

 


Registration Questions & More Information

For questions regarding your registration or the registration process, please contact the WSU Conference Office.

Phone: 316-978-6493
Fax: 316-978-3064
Email: conference.office@wichita.edu