News Notification

Harvard 12th Annual Principles Of Critical Care Medicine For Non-Intensive Care Specialists 2024

210 views Tags: CME

The Harvard 12th Annual Principles of Critical Care Medicine for Non-Intensive Care Specialists 2024 is designed to update healthcare professionals on the latest evidence-based practices in critical care. Aimed at non-intensivists, this course provides essential skills for managing critically ill patients, focusing on ventilator management, sedation, sepsis treatment, shock physiology, and emergency care.

This year’s program also includes an optional cardiology workshop for those caring for critically ill cardiac patients. Taught by Harvard Medical School faculty from diverse disciplines, the course combines didactic sessions, case discussions, and hands-on demonstrations to equip participants with practical strategies for immediate application in clinical practice.

* Original Release Date: September 17-20, 2024

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Review the basic principles of mechanical ventilation and describe indications for noninvasive and invasive ventilation
  • Describe evidenced-based approaches to diagnosis and management of common infections in the ICU
  • Categorize different types of shock, describe the pathophysiologic mechanism behind each and formulate appropriate treatment strategies
  • Identify the evidence-based management of hypoxic failure, including the use of high-flow nasal cannula, lung-protective ventilation, PEEP optimization, proning and ECMO
  • Describe the importance of POCUS in the diagnosis of shock and volume status
  • Recognize post-intensive care syndrome and describe best practices for management
  • Identify contemporary approaches to sedation in the ICU
  • Recognize and manage common toxicology emergencies
  • Assess cardiac emergencies such as heart failure and unstable arrhythmias
  • Describe treatment options for massive and submissive pulmonary emboli
  • Diagnose and treat commonly encountered electrolyte abnormalities
  • Describe best practices for end-of-life care in the ICU

12TH ANNUAL PRINCIPLES OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE FOR NON-INTENSIVE CARE SPECIALISTS 2024

0 0 votes
Article Rating

12TH ANNUAL PRINCIPLES OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE FOR NON-INTENSIVE CARE SPECIALISTS 2024 TOPICS

1. Welcome from the Course Directors

2. An Overview of Shock and Vasopressors: A Case-Based Approach

3. Quick Hit: Oral Vasopressors in 2024

4. Fire Fast, Pace Slow: Management of Common Arrhythmias

5. Burning Clinical Question: Too Cool or Not Too Cool? Targeted Temperature Management Post-Arrest

6. Quick Hit: Anatomy and Physiology of Chest Tube Drainage System

7. Updates in the Management of Massive and Submassive PE: What’s New in 2024

8. Red Alert: Practical Tips for Managing the Patient with Hemorrhagic Shock

9. Vents 101: A Review for Beginners

10. It’s 3AM and Your Pager Goes Off…Challenging Cases in Critical Care

11. Burning Clinical Question: Does My Patient Need a Head CT?

12. Infectious Disease Emergencies You Cannot Miss

13. Burning Clinical Question: What Do I Need to Cover Anaerobes?

14. Heme-Onc Emergencies for the General Intensivist

15. Critical Care Case Review I

16. Quick Hit: What Every Intensivist Must Know About Massive Transfusion

17. Quick Hit: Deciphering Oxygen Delivery Devices

1. Survival Stories: Mitigation of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome in 2024

2. Burning Clinical Question: How Do I Assess Delirium?

3. Diagnosis and Management of Respiratory Failure

4. What Every Intensivist Must Know – Part 1: Acid Base Disorders in the ICU

5. What Every Intensivist Must Know – Part 2: Electrolyte Abnormalities

6. Altered Mental Status in the ICU: A Case-Based Approach

7. Burning Clinical Question: Is My Patient Seizing?

8. Burning Clinical Question: Steroids for COVID? Steroids for Flu? What Should I Do?

9. Quick Hit: Tips for Anticoagulant Reversal

10. Vents 102: Troubleshooting the Ventilator – Moving Your Knowledge from Plateau to Peak

11. Pneumothorax Management for the General Intensivist

12. Practical Tips for Incorporating Palliative Care into the ICU

13. Burning Clinical Question: How Can I Communicate with My Intubated Patient?

14. Heart Failure in the ICU: Tips and Tricks for Diagnosis and Management

15. Quick Hit: The Anatomy of an Echo Report – What Every Intensivist Must Know

16. Beyond Sedation: Multimodal Management of Pain, Agitation and Delirium

17. Critical Care Case Review II

1. Toxicology Cases in 2024: What the Intensivist MUST Know

2. Practical Tips for Extubating Difficult-to-Wean Patients

3. Burning Clinical Question: When Do I Need to Stop Propofol for High Triglycerides?

4. Quick Hit: When Do I Refer My Patient for VV ECMO?

5. Diagnosis and Management of Septic Shock

6. Tracheostomy Tips: What Every Intensivist Must Know

7. Quick Hit: Managing Opioid Withdrawal in the ICU

8. Critical Thinking in Critical Care: Thinking Strategies to Minimize Cognitive Errors in the ICU

9. Burning Clinical Question: Does My Patient Have Abdominal Compartment Syndrome?

10. Agitation and Aggression in the Critically Ill: A Psychiatrist’s Perspective

11. Practical Tips for Assessing Volume Responsiveness at the Bedside

12. Burning Clinical Question: Can My Patient Leave AMA from ICU?

13. Burning Clinical Question: When Should I Start TPN?

14. Burning Clinical Question: What Is a Time-Limited Trial?

15. Non-Invasive Ventilation in the ICU: Practical Pearls

16. Critical Care Case Review III

17. Quick Hit: Spontaneous Breathing Trials in 2024

18. Best Practices for Managing Asthma and AECOPD in the ICU

19. Humanizing the ICU: How to Provide Holistic Care for All

20. Closing Remarks

1. Introduction and Welcome

2. Diagnosis and Management of Cardiogenic Shock in 2024

3. The ABCs of MCS: What Every Intensivist Must Know

4. Burning Clinical Question: Is My Patient Having a STEMI? ECG Review

5. Critical Echo Findings in the Critically Ill Patient

6. The Anatomy and Physiology of Pacemakers and ICDs

7. Management of Ventricular Tachycardia in the ICU

8. Quick Hit: NSTEMI in the ICU: What Do I Do?

9. Practical Management of Right Heart Failure in the ICU

10. Cardiology Critical Care Cases: Taking It All Home

11. Cardiology Workshop Closing Remarks

Subscribe
Notify of
guest
0 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
error: Content is protected !!