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