Advances in Critical Care Conference

Advances in Critical Care Conference is organized by Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and will be held from Sep 13 - 14, 2019 at InterContinental Houston - Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America.

Target Audience:
This course is designed for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and other medical care providers who must maintain the state-of-the-art knowledge required to care for medical and surgical critical care patients.

Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine. Texas Heart Institute is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation
Texas Heart Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 14.00 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Nurses:
CHI St. Luke’s Health Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association - Approver, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Up to 11.25 contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of this activity. To receive a certificate of completion with awarded contact hours, you are required to sign-in at registration each day, attend the entire program or partially for topics listed on the tracker and return the completed evaluation form each day.

Program Purpose:
The Advances in Critical Care Conference provides an opportunity to connect with colleagues, network and collaborate with critical care experts, and explore cutting-edge tools, technologies, and processes.

Bringing together all members of the multidisciplinary team caring for the critically ill patient, this joint medical and surgical critical care two-day event will feature internationally renowned faculty and content sessions highlighting evidence-based developments in critical care. The panel sessions will feature discussions on sepsis, ARDS, trauma, ECMO, shock, acute kidney injury and highlighted by a lunchtime keynote address on the clinical conundrum of analgesia, sedation, and delirium management to promote ICU Liberation.

This course provides the opportunity to discuss treatment challenges to update one’s practice as well as breakout sessions to promote facility with technologies routinely utilized to manage patients. Finally, guidelines, algorithms, and other organizational features necessary to running a highly effective ICU will be shared. Participants will have the opportunity to talk directly to expert faculty sharing their experiences in avoiding pitfalls, recognizing clinical pearls, and enhancing staff well-being.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of the activity the participant should be able to:
• Use the skills gained to implement more efficient/accurate diagnosis processes and treatment techniques to provide improved care for critically ill patients.
• Utilize ECMO, percutaneous mechanical support devices, REBOA, and other tools in the management of critically ill patients.