The following schedule is from the 2024 program. Information on the 2025 course will be posted soon.

Tues. Sept. 17

8:00 AM 8:10 AM Welcome from the Course Directors
8:10 AM 8:55 AM An Overview of Shock and Vasopressors: A Case-Based Approach
8:55 AM 9:15 AM Quick Hit: Oral Vasopressors in 2024*
9:15 AM 9:20 AM Break and Stretch
9:20 AM 10:10 AM Fire Fast, Pace Slow: Management of Common Arrhythmias *
10:10 AM 10:20 AM Burning Clinical Question: Too Cool or Not Too Cool? Targeted Temperature Management Post-Arrest*
10:20 AM 10:40 AM Break and Guided Meditation
10:40 AM 10:50 AM Quick Hit: Anatomy and Physiology of Chest Tube Drainage System
10:50 AM 11:35 AM Updates in the Management of Massive and Submassive PE: What’s New in 2024
11:35 PM 12:15 PM Red Alert: Practical Tips for Managing the Patient with Hemorrhagic Shock*
12:15 PM 1:05 PM Lunch Break
Advanced Procedural Training: Troubleshooting the Ventilator
1:05 PM 1:50 PM Vents 101: A Review for Beginners
1:50 PM 2:20 PM It’s 3AM and Your Pager Goes Off…Challenging Cases in Critical Care
2:20 PM 2:30 PM Burning Clinical Question: Does My Patient Need a Head CT?
2:30 PM 2:50 PM Break and Rejuvenation Exercises
2:50 PM 3:10 PM Infectious Disease Emergencies You Cannot Miss*
3:10 PM 3:20 PM Burning Clinical Question: What Do I Need to Cover Anaerobes?*
3:20 PM 4:00 PM Heme-Onc Emergencies for the General Intensivist*
4:00 PM 4:10 PM Break and Stretch
4:10 PM 4:20 PM Critical Care Case Review I
4:20 PM 4:45 PM Quick Hit: What Every Intensivist Must Know About Massive Transfusion*
4:45 PM 5:00 PM Quick Hit: Deciphering Oxygen Delivery Devices

Wed. Sept. 18

8:00 AM 8:40 AM Survival Stories: Mitigation of Post- Intensive Care Syndrome in 2024
8:40 AM 8:50 AM Burning Clinical Question: How Do I Assess Delirium?*
8:50 AM 9:00 AM Break and Stretch
9:00 AM 9:50 AM Diagnosis and Management of Respiratory Failure*
9:50 AM 10:20 AM What Every Intensivist Must Know – Part 1: Acid Base Disorders in the ICU
10:20 AM 10:35 AM Break and Guided Meditation
10:35 AM 11:05 AM What Every Intensivist Must Know – Part 2: Electrolyte Abnormalities
11:05 AM 11:35 AM Altered Mental Status in the ICU: A Case-Based Approach
11:35 AM 11:40 AM Break and Stretch
11:40 AM 11:55 AM Burning Clinical Question: Is My Patient Seizing?*
11:55 AM 12:05 PM Burning Clinical Question: Steroids for COVID? Steroids for Flu? What Should I Do?*
12:05 PM 12:15 PM Quick Hit: Tips for Anticoagulant Reversal
12:15 PM 1:05 PM Lunch Break
Advanced Procedural Training: Troubleshooting the Ventilator
1:05 PM 1:50 PM Vents 102: Troubleshooting the Ventilator – Moving Your Knowledge from Plateau to Peak
1:50 PM 2:20 PM Pneumothorax Management for the General Intensivist
2:20 PM 2:35 PM Break and Rejuvenation Exercises
2:35 PM 3:15 PM Practical Tips for Incorporating Palliative Care into the ICU*
3:15 PM 3:25 PM Burning Clinical Question: How Can I Communicate with My Intubated Patient?*
3:25 PM 4:05 PM Heart Failure in the ICU: Tips and Tricks for Diagnosis and Management*
4:05 PM 4:15 PM Break and Stretch
4:15 PM 4:35 PM Quick Hit: The Anatomy of an Echo Report – What Every Intensivist Must Know
4:35 PM 5:20 PM Beyond Sedation: Multimodal Management of Pain, Agitation and Delirium*
5:20 PM 5:30 PM Critical Care Case Review II

Thurs. Sept. 19

8:00 AM 8:45 AM Toxicology Cases in 2024: What the Intensivist MUST Know*
8:45 AM 9:15 AM Practical Tips for Extubating Difficult-to-Wean Patients
9:15 AM 9:20 AM Break and Stretch
9:20 AM 9:30 AM Burning Clinical Question: When Do I Need to Stop Propofol for High Triglycerides?
9:30 AM 9:55 AM Quick Hit: When Do I Refer My Patient for VV ECMO?
9:55 AM 10:20 AM Diagnosis and Management of Septic Shock*
10:20 AM 10:40 AM Break and Guided Meditation
10:40 AM 11:15 AM Tracheostomy Tips: What Every Intensivist Must Know
11:15 AM 11:35 AM Quick Hit: Managing Opioid Withdrawal in the ICU*
11:35 AM 11:40 AM Break and Stretch
11:40 AM 12:10 PM Critical Thinking in Critical Care: Thinking Strategies to Minimize Cognitive Errors in the ICU*
12:10 PM 12:20 PM Burning Clinical Question: Does My Patient Have Abdominal Compartment Syndrome?
12:20 PM 1:10 PM Lunch Break
1:10 PM 1:40 PM Agitation and Aggression in the Critically Ill: A Psychiatrist’s Perspective*
1:40 PM 2:10 PM Practical Tips for Assessing Volume Responsiveness at the Bedside
2:10 PM 2:20 PM Burning Clinical Question: Can My Patient Leave AMA from ICU?
2:20 PM 2:35 PM Break and Rejuvenation Exercises
2:35 PM 2:45 PM Burning Clinical Question: When Should I Start TPN?
2:45 PM 2:55 PM Burning Clinical Question: What Is a Time-Limited Trial?*
2:55 PM 3:25 PM Non-Invasive Ventilation in the ICU: Practical Pearls
3:25 PM 3:35 PM Break and Stretch
3:35 PM 3:45 PM Critical Care Case Review III
3:45 PM 3:55 PM Quick Hit: Spontaneous Breathing Trials in 2024
3:55 PM 4:25 PM Best Practices for Managing Asthma and AECOPD in the ICU
4:25 PM 5:15 PM Humanizing the ICU: How to Provide Holistic Care for All*
5:15 PM 5:25 PM Closing Remarks

Fri. Sept. 20

Cardiology Workshop
8:00 AM 8:05 AM Introduction and Welcome
8:05 AM 8:35 AM Diagnosis and Management of Cardiogenic Shock in 2024
8:35 AM 9:00 AM The ABCs of MCS: What Every Intensivist Must Know
9:00 AM 9:15 AM Break and Stretch
9:15 AM 9:25 AM Burning Clinical Question: Is My Patient Having a STEMI? ECG Review I*
9:25 AM 9:35 AM Burning Clinical Question: Is My Patient Having a STEMI? ECG Review II*
9:35 AM 9:55 AM Critical Echo Findings in the Critically Ill Patient
9:55 AM 10:30 AM The Anatomy and Physiology of Pacemakers and ICDs
10:30 AM 11:00 AM Management of Ventricular Tachycardia in the ICU
11:00 AM 11:15 AM Break and Stretch
11:15 AM 11:35 AM Quick Hit: NSTEMI in the ICU – What Do I Do?*
11:35 AM 12:05 PM Practical Management of Right Heart Failure in the ICU
12:05 PM 12:35 PM Cardiology Critical Care Cases: Taking it All Home
12:35 PM 12:40 PM Cardiology Workshop Closing Remarks


Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.
This agenda was updated on 8/23/2024
* Qualifies for Risk Management Credit
✻ Optional Wellness Activity

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