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ForwardPain, Agitation, and Delirium in the ICU – Part 2: Agitation and Delirium
Appropriately managing pain, agitation, and delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU) has been shown to improve clinical outcomes. It has been identified that management of pain, agitation, and delirium in UPMC Pinnacle ICUs deviates from established clinical practice guidelines and current best practices due to a lack of pharmacist knowledge in this area.
Target Audience
Critical Care (Intensivists)
General Practice
Learning Objectives
Identify a patient's level of sedation based on the results of sedation assessment tools
Describe the pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and therapeutic differences between common sedatives used in the ICU
Discuss the modalities used to prevent and treat delirium
Appropriately managing pain, agitation, and delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU) has been shown to improve clinical outcomes. It has been identified that management of pain, agitation, and delirium in UPMC Pinnacle ICUs deviates from established clinical practice guidelines and current best practices due to a lack of pharmacist knowledge in this area
Ken V. Trinh, Pharm.D., BCCCP
ACPE Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This knowledge-based activity provides 0.75 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.
The assigned universal program number(s) is: 0481-0000-19-138-L01-P
Available Credit
- 0.75 ACPE PharmacyThe UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.