LIVESTREAM: Principles of Critical Care Medicine for Non-Intensive Care Specialists

LIVESTREAM: Principles of Critical Care Medicine for Non-Intensive Care Specialists is organized by Harvard Medical School (HMS), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). This Online CME Conference will commence from Sep 23 - 25, 2020.

How many CME credits can be earned by attending LIVESTREAM: Principles of Critical Care Medicine for Non-Intensive Care Specialists?

Accreditation:
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
The Harvard Medical School is authorized by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to present continuing medical education for physicians.

The Harvard Medical School assigns this live activity for a maximum of 22 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians can acquire the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC Statement:
On Successful completion of this CME activity, participants will be able to apply for the evaluation component, facilitating the participant to gain up to 22 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points commensurate 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 points.

Risk Management:
This activity meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for 10.50 credits of Risk Management Study. This incorporates .75 Credits in Opioid Education/Pain Management and .25 Credits of End-of-Life Studies. Please check with your individual state licensing board requirements before claiming Risk Management Credits.

What is the significance of LIVESTREAM: Principles of Critical Care Medicine for Non-Intensive Care Specialists?

Course Description:
This cutting-edge CME course is outlined to provide core clinical critical-care facilities to health care providers who are not trained as intensivists but whose clinical duties need to take care of critically ill patients. The intention of this session is to emphasize the novel important evidence-based advances in the practice of modern critical care medicine and leaving you with tangible strategies to immediately intensify your practice. Hot-off-the press progressing topics, along with a COVID-19 focused track, will also be addressed, arming you with the most advanced information. The session features active learning strategies such as real-time audience-response questions, live demonstrations, and interactive Q&A.

Their Mission is to Deliver the Most Up-to-date Practice Recommendations Across a Broad Range of Clinical Problems Confronted in the Care of Critically Ill Patients via an Interactive, Highly Accessible, and Educationally Sound Platform

The following intensive care problems, methods, and updates will be presented in this extended online CME Course in addition to considerations for the care of COVID-19 positive patients:

• Mechanical ventilation and patient-ventilator interactions
• Non-Invasive ventilation and high-flow nasal cannula
• Point-of-care ultrasound utilization in the ICU
• Sepsis updates
• End-of-life care in the ICU
• Shock and vasopressors
• Sedation
• Hemorrhagic shock and massive transfusion protocols
• Pulmonary embolism
• Post-intensive care unit syndrome
• Refractory hypoxemia and ARDS
• ECMO?
• Ventilator troubleshooting?
• Infectious emergencies and updates in pneumonia and antimicrobial selection?
• Toxidromes?
• Procedural complications?
• Acute airway emergencies?
• Oncologic emergencies
• Severe acid-base and electrolyte disturbances?
• Transferring critically ill patients

What are the objectives of LIVESTREAM: Principles of Critical Care Medicine for Non-Intensive Care Specialists?

Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this online cme course, you will be able to:
• Assess cardiac emergencies, heart failure, and unstable arrhythmias
• Classify different types of shock, describe the pathophysiologic mechanism behind each and formulate appropriate treatment strategies
• Describe evidence-based utilization of blood transfusions in the ICU
• Distinguish best practices for sedation management in the ICU
• Assess and treat commonly encountered infections
• Describe best practices for delirium
• Recollect the treatment options for critically ill patients with pulmonary emboli
• Identify and manage common toxicology emergencies
• Verify post-intensive care syndrome
• Examine the basic principles of mechanical ventilation and describe indications for non-invasive ventilation, high-flow nasal cannula, and invasive ventilation
• Review the appropriate steps for ultrasound-guided cannulation of the internal jugular vein
• Diagnose and treat commonly encountered electrolyte abnormalities
Rapidly assess causes and determine appropriate initial treatment for patients in cardiopulmonary arrest and identify best practices for post-arrest treatment
• Define the indications and procedure for appropriate targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest
• Review sepsis management and identify best practices for sepsis management in 2020
• Practice common critical care procedures, including vascular access procedures
• Abstract the new IDSA guidelines for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia
• Use point-of-care ultrasound and interpret findings