Evidence-based Clinical Care: Pulmonary Embolism Clinical Pathway

Evidence-based Clinical Care: Pulmonary Embolism Clinical Pathway is organized by Baptist Health South Florida.

Course opens: 03/01/2021
Course expires: 02/29/2024

Overview:
This course provides practitioners with evidence-based practices related to the risk stratification of pulmonary embolism. This includes practices that promote early suspicion, appropriate diagnostic work-up and consensus treatment algorithms specific to the levels of risk, as well as the recognition of the added value of implementing a Pulmonary Embolism (PERT) Team in the process.

Learning Objectives:

• Explain the necessity of system standardization of treatment options for the pulmonary embolism (PE) patient based on current evidence-based practices.
• Distinguish severity levels of PE, including massive, sub-massive and low-risk PE, the corresponding clinical pathways and associated power plans, based on evidence-based practices in the acute care setting.
• Stratify PE patients based on pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) risk assessment. 
• Identify a PE utilizing standardized echocardiogram and imaging criteria and implement appropriate treatment.
• Monitor quality measures associated with the treatment of PE patients.
• Recognize the role of the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) and Rapid Response Team (RRT) in the diagnosis and treatment of PE.