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Products > Institute for Healthcare Improvement > 18th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care
D2/E2 F-I-R-M: Keys to a Successful Sepsis Protocol

      Two suburban hospitals who are participating in the Surviving Sepsis Campaign will share their breakthroughs, barriers, and outcomes after one year of successful sepsis protocol implementation, including F-I-R-M (Finding-Intervening-Resuscitating-Monitoring). This session will include strategies to identify cases and assure rapid intervention. Also, a unique Physician Compliance Program that has produced reliable results will also be shared.

      After this presentation you will be able to:

  • Identify strategies for implementing a successful sepsis protocol.
  • Apply strategies for physician involvement and compliance with the protocol.
  • Improve case finding ability to rapidly identify sepsis patients.
  • Utilize a set of tools and templates for program implementation.
Emmel B. Golden, MD, Medical Director, Intensive Care Units, Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation;
William S. Richards, MD, Director ICU, Baptist DeSoto;
Melanie C. Polzin, RN, Head Nurse ICU, Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis;
Lisa Miller, RN, Director Critical Care, Stepdown, Telemetry and Medical Surgical Nursing, Baptist Memorial Hospital - DeSoto

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