Accreditation

Principles of Critical Care Medicine for Non-Intensive Care Specialists
Sept. 23-25, 2020 • LIVESTREAM

This is the 2020 accreditation. The 2021 accreditation is coming soon.

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education

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

The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 24.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 24.75 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 points.

Nurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses

For the purpose of recertification, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board and American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education). Please check with your individual state licensing board to ensure it accepts reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for relicensure.

Physician Assistants

The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. Please check with your individual state licensing board to ensure it accepts reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for relicensure.

Risk Management

This activity meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for 13 credits of Risk Management Study. This includes .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.

Canadian Accreditation

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.

European Accreditation

Through an agreement between the American Medical Association and the European Union of Medical Specialists, physicians may convert AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to an equivalent number of European CME Credits® (ECMECs®). Information on the process of converting AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to ECMECs® can be found at www.eaccme.eu.

ABMS/ACGME Competencies

This course is designed to meet one or more of the following American Board of Medical Specialties and the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education competencies:

Patient care and procedural skills
Medical knowledge
Practice-based learning and improvement
Interpersonal and communication skills

The Institute of Medicine Competencies

This course is designed to meet one or more of the following Institute of Medicine competencies:

Provide patient-centered care
Work in interdisciplinary teams
Employ evidence-based practice
Apply quality improvement

Disclosure Policy

Harvard Medical School (HMS) adheres to all ACCME Essential Areas, Standards and Policies. It is HMS’s policy that those who have influenced the content of a CME activity (e.g., planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that HMS may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.

Disclaimer

CME activities accredited by Harvard Medical School are offered solely for educational purposes and do not constitute any form of certification of competency. Practitioners should always consult additional sources of information and exercise their best professional judgment before making clinical decisions of any kind.

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

Assess cardiac emergencies, heart failure and unstable arrhythmias
Categorize different types of shock, describe the pathophysiologic mechanism behind each and formulate appropriate treatment strategies
Demonstrate evidence-based utilization of blood transfusions in the ICU
Characterize best practices for sedation management in the ICU
Evaluate and treat commonly encountered infections
Discuss best practices for delirium
Recall treatment options for critically ill patients with pulmonary emboli
Recognize and manage common toxicology emergencies
Recognize post-intensive care syndrome
Review the basic principles of mechanical ventilation and describe indications for non-invasive ventilation, high-flow nasal cannula and invasive ventilation
Summarize 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
Describe 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
Summarize the new IDSA guidelines for treatment of community-acquired pneumonia
Use point-of-care ultrasound and interpret findings

All healthcare professionals who are not trained as intensivists, but whose clinical duties involve the care of critically ill patients including:

Emergency Medicine Physicians
Hospitalists and Nocturnists at community hospitals
Family Practitioners
Critical Care Physicians
Cardiologists
Obstetricians-Gynecologists
Surgeons
Anesthesiologists
Physician Assistants
Nurse Practitioners
Nurses
Health care professionals who are commonly involved in the care of critically ill patients in intensive care settings