Teaching Resources

This slide set has been created by Dr. Ely and Ms. Pun of the Vanderbilt and VA ICU Delirium and Cognitive Impairment Study group to help you educate others regarding this very dangerous condition, which is experienced by so many millions of patients every year. Please contact us through the website if you have any suggestions or questions regarding this material.

Link to slides

Dr Ely and Nurse teaching

Published Patient Perspective, courtesy of Cheryl Misak

Harvard CAM-ICU Flowsheet
(by Houman Amirfarzan, M.D. -HAMIRFARZAN@PARTNERS.ORG)

Examples of Delirium and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder developed by, Dr. Judith Rothaug, of the Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie in Jena, Germany.
** Note the IES (Impact of Events Scale) is a questionnaire for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD.

Sincerely,
E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH, FCCM, FACP
Brenda T. Pun, BSN, MSN, ACNP