OHA Sepsis Initiative Physician Advisor OHA is honored to have James O'Brien, MD, MS, serve as a physician champion to the OHA’s statewide Sepsis Initiative. O’Brien is vice president of Operations and Population Health at OhioHealth. He graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine and competed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where he also served as chief medical resident. He completed a fellowship in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine and obtained a Master of Science degree in Basic Biomedical Science from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. O’Brien has lectured extensively on sepsis and serves on the national board of the Sepsis Alliance. Leading efforts to decrease severe sepsis and septic shock through early recognition and intervention is a passion of O’Brien’s demonstrated by his strong commitment to patient safety and quality.
OHA Statewide Initiative - Focusing on Early Recognition and Early Intervention The OHA statewide Sepsis Initiative comprises more than 124 hospitals committed to reducing sepsis mortality in Ohio. Since launching our statewide initiative we have reduced sepsis mortality representing an estimated 3,926 lives saved. For hospitals participating in the initiative, below are links to the gap analysis and sepsis bundle components that will be measured. OHA HIIN Data Dictionary Gap Analysis Survey Link Gap Analysis - printable form Data Entry FAQs OHA's quality programs team has compiled professional literature on sepsis. Click here to view the information.
Education OHA's quality programs team offers free monthly educational opportunities for member hospitals and clinical teams to gain insight into new trends and methods to treating sepsis. All calls are 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. OHA records all the education sessions and coaching calls for hospitals. Session topics and dates are subject to change. Email OHA's Dorothy Aldridge for call-in information. 2019 Calendar Sept. 18, 2019: “The Impact of Health Literacy Upon Sepsis Mortality," Karen Komondor, RN, BSN, CCRN - president, Ohio Health Literacy Partners – Cleveland
OHA SOS "Signs of Sepsis" Campaign OHA launched a statewide campaign, SOS - Signs of Sepsis, to educate public, caregivers and health care providers across the continuum of care about early recognition of the signs of sepsis and early intervention. More than 87 percent of cases arrive at the hospital door, while sepsis emerges in the balance of patients affected after they arrive at the hospital for the original ailment, such as pneumonia. The OHA SOS campaign focuses on those who can speed the recognition of sepsis throughout the continuum of care including caregivers, first responders and home health providers, hospital ERs and long-term care facilities. Signs of Sepsis (Sepsis Alliance's TIME Campaign) T – Temperature higher or lower I – Infection M – Mental decline E – Extremely ill OHA SOS Campaign Toolkit Access OHA's member and partner toolkit materials: Template - newsletter article (OHA member) Template - newsletter article (OHA partner) Graphic - OHA SOS Campaign OHA SOS Campaign Logo Toolkit - social media templates and graphics Campaign Partners We are proud to work with the following organizations to promote the signs of sepsis: LeadingAge Ohio Sepsis Alliance To join OHA's campaign contact Jim Guliano, vice president of Quality Programs, OHA by email.
Partners OHA is proud to work with the following organizations in the health care community to build strong strategies and educational opportunities to Ohio hospitals. Sepsis Alliance Surviving Sepsis Sepsis Trust Minnesota Hospital Association - HEN