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Guidance update: latest NICE guidelines on sepsis

Guidance update: latest NICE guidelines on sepsis

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Format

Syllabus

Time to Complete

1.00 hour

Published

December 16, 2016

Updated

January 18, 2018

Programme Description

Dr Jessica Garner describes the latest NICE guidance on sepsis. The module outlines what’s new in the guidance, what to do differently in practice, how to assess the risk of sepsis in patients of different ages and which patients should be considered at increased risk of sepsis.

Guidance: NICE guidance NG51. Sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management. July 2016.

This article was updated in January 2018 in line with a 2017 update to the NICE guideline.

Educational Objectives

After taking this module, GPs and nurses will be better able to:
  • Recall what’s new and what’s relevant to them in the July 2016 NICE guidance on sepsis
  • Remember to ‘think sepsis’
  • Identify which patients are at increased risk of sepsis
  • Know which clinical examinations should be used to assess for sepsis
  • Describe the early signs of sepsis in people of different ages
  • List the key warning signs of sepsis

    • Author

    Activity and test Author
    Dr Jessica Garner
    GP
    Worcester
    UK

    Instructions

    This is a learning activity provided by MIMS Learning, featuring learning material and a test. Completing the test enables you to claim 1 learning credit (1 hour learning). This credit award is recommended by MIMS Learning based on completing the activity and reflecting on what you have learned. If you spend less time on the activity we recommend claiming fewer credits.

    Please proceed with the activity until you have successfully answered all the test questions and completed your evaluation. You will then receive your MIMS Learning CPD certificate, which will be added to your CPD organiser for access at any time and may be exported to the Clarity & RCGP Appraisal Toolkit for GPs.

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