Homecare

Patient Track Breakout

(C6) Patient Track Session: Clinician vs. Patient Perspective: Reducing Line Complications in the Hospital and at Home

Presenter(s)

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  Kezia Fitzgerald

  CEO, Co-Founder
  CareAline Products

  CareAline Products (Both Myself and my Spouse/Partner) : Other Financial or Material Support (Status: Ongoing), Owner (Status: Ongoing)

Co-Presenter(s)

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  Claudia Hoeyn, MD

  Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist
  UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital

  NO DISCLOSURE INFORMATION SUBMITTED

In the hospital and clinic setting, there is more control over how central lines are cared for. Consistent, standardized and repeatable processes have been able to reduce the risk of complications associated with implanted vascular access lines in those settings. At home, when care is passed on to the patient or family, risk increases, and complication rates have not changed significantly in recent years. If the same standardized, repeatable processes that are used in the hospital care setting can be taught to patients and families and brought into the home setting, reducing complications can be an achievable goal. Hear from Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist, Claudia Hoyen, MD, and cancer patient, cancer mom and innovator, Kezia Fitzgerald, as they share their unique perspectives on how care processes in the hospital can be transferred to home, and how clinicians and patients can advocate for process improvements in both settings.

Learning Objectives:

• understand how standard, repeatable processes can improve care for patients with implanted vascular access lines.
• demonstrate how patient and family training can improve compliance and outcomes both in the hospital and at home.
• describe to both clinicians and patients how standardized, repeatable processes can improve outcomes and care.
• advocate for improved processes in their clinical setting.