8th Annual Jefferson Neurocritical Care Symposium

8th Annual Jefferson Neurocritical Care Symposium is organized by Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC) and will be held from Feb 22 - 23, 2019 at Dorrance H. Hamilton Building, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Description:
Day One: Lectures from guest speakers Neeraj Badjatia, MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Michael N. Diringer, MD, Washington University School of Medicine. Together with Jefferson faculty, attendees will be provided expert critique of treatment approaches, interpret clinical and laboratory findings from, and navigate through the critical decision points of care.

Day Two: A hands-on, case-based practical workshop at Jefferson’s advanced Rector Clinical Skills & Simulation Center with instruction from Jefferson neuro-critical care faculty. New This Year! Now featuring five simulation workshops: ICP Crisis, Status Epilepticus, Application of TTM, Brain Death, and MCA Stroke.

This innovative course will be of interest to all specialists working in the fields of emergency medicine, internal medicine, hospital medicine, neurology, critical care, and neurosurgery.

Content Area:
• Cardiology
• Critical Care
• Emergency Medicine
• Hospital Medicine
• Neurological Surgery
• Neurology
• Pharmacology
• Pulmonology
• Surgery
• Trauma

Learning Objectives:
Based on the identified performance gaps, the learning objectives for this activity are detailed below.
At the conclusion of this CME activity, participants will be able to:
• Identify the major neurologic and medical complications that contribute to morbidity and mortality and apply evidence-based strategies for decreasing the incidence and impact following subarachnoid hemorrhage.
• Examine the physiopathology of traumatic brain injury, its effects on the cerebral circulation and metabolism and review recent advances in treatment modalities and future therapies.
• Define key concepts for the use of electroencephalography (EEG) as a diagnostic tool in brain injured patients and assess implementation strategies of EEG monitoring for ICU patients in the prevention of secondary brain injury.
• Differentiate status epilepticus (SE), refractory status epilepticus, non-convulsive and convulsive status epilepticus and apply evidence based guidelines for the management of SE; and as a result, identify and aggressively treat non-convulsive status epilepticus in the critically ill patient.
• Define brain death and how it applies in the critical care setting of brain injury.
• Identify the physiopathology of spinal cord injury and review recent advances in treatment modalities and future therapies.
• Recognize and review recent developments in the reversal of direct acting oral anticoagulants in setting of life threatening intracranial hemorrhage.
• Demonstrate the applicability and utility of Intracranial Pressure Monitoring in the ICU patient.
• Assess their individual practice in light of the information and discussions during the course, and identify specific strategies to implement as part of a continuing improvement process for their practices.

Accreditation:
Physicians:
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University designates this live activity for a maximum* of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses:
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is an approved provider of Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. A maximum* of 14 contact hours will be awarded to participants.

Pharmacists (Friday, Feb 22, 2019):
This knowledge-based program (0079-9999-19-003-L01-P) is acceptable for 7 hours of continuing pharmacy education credit. ACPE credit will only be awarded for Friday, February 22, 2019.

Pharmacists (Saturday, Feb 23, 2019):
This application-based program (0079-9999-19-004-L01-P) is acceptable for 5 hours of continuing pharmacy education credit. This ACPE number applies to the program being held on Saturday, February 23, 2019

***Pre-registration ends Wednesday, February 20, 2019. Onsite registration will be accepted