Using a Quality Improvement Approach to Engage Families in Emergency Room Sepsis Huddles

Interdisciplinary team huddles are a key component of the Sepsis Collaborative’s Recognition Bundle in the Emergency Department (ED). Family Engagement (FE) is essential to ensure best outcomes. Working with families as partners we co-produced a simulation-based training model including, clinical scenarios, family-centered competencies, and debriefs. This model engages family advisors who serve as coaches of standardized patients and interdisciplinary teams in an immersive learning experience