Marcia Gamaly – The Critically Ill Bariatric Patient

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Marcia Gamaly is a member of the faculty.
1 hour 15 minutes in length
Audio and video formats are available.
15th of April, 2016
Description

The volume of bariatric patients is expanding quickly and this patient population requires specialist treatment. Marcia will discuss the importance of managing the critically ill, morbidly obese patient and strategies that can be implemented to produce positive outcomes in this session. Content includes:

Hypoventilation Syndrome Prevention
Maintaining Skin Integrity\sCare of the Bariatric Surgical Patient

OBJECTIVES

Explain why patients with obesity are more vulnerable to health disorders and complications.
Discuss interventions to manage obesity hypoventilation syndrome.
Evaluate nursing care challenges unique to the bariatric patient.

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Faculty\sMarcia Gamaly Related seminars and products: 11

Marcia Gamaly, MSN, MHA, RN-BC, CEN, PCCN, has over twenty years of nursing experience at the bedside and in staff development. Marcia currently works as a clinical nurse educator at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. In her current role, she oversees and plans the educational needs for over 250 nurses and support staff on a variety of units, including a step-down, neuro-tele and medical-surgical units. She has developed and presented on a variety of topics including certification courses for critical care, progressive care, medical-surgical, oncology and emergency nursing. Other presentations include telemetry skills day, medical-surgical skills day, cardiac dysrhythmia interpretation, post-operative care and heart failure. Additionally, Marcia is an instructor for BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ENPC and ASLS and works as a per-diem emergency department staff nurse.

She is a doctoral student at Villanova University, with a research interest in bariatrics.

She is certified in medical-surgical nursing, progressive care nursing, emergency nursing, and professional staff development. She is a member of the Emergency Nurses Association, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

Marcia combines her role in clinical education with hands-on experience to deliver a high-level learning opportunity that is patient-focused and outcome-driven. The meaningful insights she has to share will be applied easily at the bedside to improve your own care of patients!

Disclosures for Speakers:

Financial: Marcia Gamaly has an employment relationship with St. Mary Medical Center and Lower Bucks Hospital. PESI, Inc. pays her a speaking honorarium.

Non-financial: Marcia Gamaly is a member of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses; America Association of Critical-Care Nurses; American Nurses Association; American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery; and Emergency Nurses Association.

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