Webinar title: Maternal Sepsis and Amniotic Fluid Embolus: Recognition and Treatment
This webinar focuses on two critical obstetric emergencies: maternal sepsis and amniotic fluid embolus (AFE). It aims to enhance healthcare professionals’ understanding of these life-threatening conditions by exploring their pathophysiology, risk factors, and clinical presentations. Attendees will learn to identify early warning signs, implement rapid diagnostic measures, and execute evidence-based treatment protocols to improve maternal outcomes.
Speaker: Katrina Johnson MSN/ED, RN, C-EFM, RNC-OB
Katrina Johnson is a nationally recognized voice for Birth Equity and Perinatal Safety. As a passionate, committed patient advocate for women and newborns, she supports them through safe, equitable, culturally sensitive care. She actively promotes healthcare equity and best practices to improve the outcomes of underrepresented mothers and their newborns through education and advocacy. Katrina’s professional experience includes Nurse Manager of labor and delivery and Women and Infant Pavilion surgical services, Educator and Simulation Coordinator in women’s and perinatal health, and Perinatal Quality and Safety Coordinator. She is currently an Intermediate and Advanced Fetal Monitoring Instructor/Mentor, as well as a Neonatal Resuscitation BLS Instructor and a Team STEPPS Master Trainer for the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses known as AWHONN in the United States. An active member of AWHONN for more than 16 years, Katrina was elected to the AWHONN Board of Directors in 2021. She is also a member of the Perinatal Advisory Council: Leadership, Advocacy and Consultation (PAC/LAC) board of directors.
Objectives:
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Define maternal sepsis and amniotic fluid embolus (AFE) with emphasis on their clinical significance, pathophysiology, risk factors, and epidemiology.
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Identify early warning signs, symptoms, and clinical presentations of maternal sepsis and AFE.
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Describe the pregnancy-related differences in vital signs and laboratory values, and imaging in diagnosing these conditions.
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Describe emergency interventions and supportive care for AFE, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hemodynamic stabilization, and transfusion management.
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Share strategies for preventing maternal sepsis through infection control, timely antibiotic prophylaxis, and monitoring high-risk pregnancies.
Date: Monday, 25th of November 2024
Time: 9.00 PM CAT / 7.00 PM GMT
Duration: 1 hour
CPD Points: 1