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Planners:
Nicole Siparsky, MD, FACS, FCCM
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Acute Care Surgery & Surgical Critical Care Services
Surgical Director, Adult Intensive Care Unit
Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, Department of Surgery
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, USA
UpToDate: Content Author
TJ Boron, MSN, RN
Senior Education Manager
Society of Crticial Care Medicine
Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA
No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose
Faculty:
Catherine Lubliner, MSN, BSN, RN, ABN-C, CCRN, CWOCN-AP
Advanced Practice Nurse - Wound Ostomy and Continence
St. Joseph's University Medical Center
Paterson, New Jersey, USA
No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose
Nicole Siparsky, MD, FACS, FCCM
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Acute Care Surgery & Surgical Critical Care Services
Surgical Director, Adult Intensive Care Unit
Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, Department of Surgery
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, USA
UpToDate: Content Author
Terrie Beeson, MSN, APRN, CCRN, ACNS-BC
Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Indiana University Health, University Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Coloplast: Advisory Board; Sage/Stryker: Consultant, Speaker