Course

Measuring Cognitive Vital Signs to Identify Delirium - Delirium Triage Screen (DTS) and Brief Confusion Assessment Method (bCAM)

Self-paced

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Full course description

This session is designed to improve the screening of delirium in the emergency department using concise tools that have high sensitivity and specificity. Delirium is a challenging condition because of its severity, and clinicians miss up to 80% of cases without proper screening tools.

Objectives
  1. Define delirium
  2. List delirium evaluation tools appropriate for the acute care setting
  3. Discuss the Delirium Triage Screen (DTS) and the application of DTS in the ED
  4. Discuss the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) and the application of the Brief Confusion Assessment Method (bCAM) in the ED