Schedule

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Cardiology Critial Care Humanizing Critical Care Mechanical Ventilation
8:00 AM 8:10 AM Welcome from the Course Directors
8:10 AM 9:00 AM An Overview of Shock and Vasopressors: A Case-Based Approach
9:00 AM 9:20 AM Quick Hit: Oral Vasopressors in 2025*
9:20 AM 9:25 AM Break and Stretch
CARDIOLOGY SYMPOSIUM
9:25 AM 10:00 AM Diagnosis and Management of Cardiogenic Shock in 2025
10:00 AM 10:40 AM When Right Goes Wrong: Management of RV Failure in the ICU*
10:40 AM 10:55 AM Break and Guided Meditation
10:55 AM 11:35 AM The ABCs of MCS: What Every Intensivist Must Know
11:35 AM 11:55 AM Quick Hit: NSTEMI in the ICU – What Do I Do?*
11:55 AM 12:25 PM Management of Ventricular Tachycardia in the ICU
12:25 PM 12:40 PM Cardiology Q&A
12:40 PM 1:20 PM Lunch Break
ADVANCED INTERACTIVE TRAINING SESSION
1:20 PM 2:05 PM Mechanical Ventilation 101
2:05 PM 2:15 PM Burning Clinical Question: What Are We Doing with TTM in 2025?
2:15 PM 2:30 PM Quick Hit: Anatomy and Physiology of the Chest Tube Drainage System*
2:30 PM 2:55 PM Break and Rejuvenation Exercises
2:55 PM 3:35 PM Obstetric Emergencies for the General Intensivist
3:35 PM 4:20 PM Red Alert: Practical Tips for Managing the Patient with Hemorrhagic Shock*
4:20 PM 4:30 PM Burning Clinical Question: Does My Patient Need a Head CT?
4:30 PM 4:35 PM Break and Stretch
4:35 PM 4:50 PM Quick Hit: Deciphering Oxygen Delivery Devices*
4:50 PM 5:25 PM Sugar Sugar: Management of DKA and HHS in the ICU*
5:25 PM 6:05 PM Heme-Onc Emergencies for the General Intensivist*
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Cardiology Critial Care Humanizing Critical Care Mechanical Ventilation
8:00 AM 8:50 AM Beyond Sedation: Multimodal Management of Pain, Agitation and Delirium*
HUMANIZING CRITICAL CARE
8:50 AM 9:20 AM Critical-Illness Survivorship: What Every Intensivist Must Know*
9:20 AM 9:25 AM Break and Stretch
9:25 AM 10:15 AM Management of Respiratory Failure in 2025*
10:15 AM 10:30 AM Burning Clinical Question: Does My Patient Need CRRT?*
10:30 AM 11:00 AM What Every Intensivist Must Know – Part 1: Acid Base Disorders in the ICU
11:00 AM 11:15 AM Break and Guided Meditation
11:15 AM 11:45 AM What Every Intensivist Must Know – Part 2: Electrolyte Abnormalities
11:45 AM 12:10 PM Neuro Quick Hit: Diagnosis and Management of Seizures in the ICU
12:10 PM 12:55 PM Lunch Break
ADVANCED INTERACTIVE TRAINING SESSION
12:55 PM 1:40 PM Mechanical Ventilation 102
1:40 PM 2:00 PM Quick Hit: The Anatomy of an Echo Report – What Every Intensivist Must Know
2:00 PM 2:10 PM Burning Clinical Question: How Do I Assess Delirium?*
2:10 PM 2:40 PM Pneumothorax Management for the General Intensivist
2:40 PM 2:55 PM Break and Rejuvenation Exercises
2:55 PM 3:10 PM Burning Clinical Question: Should I Drain This Pleural Effusion?*
3:10 PM 3:50 PM Practical Tips for Incorporating Palliative Care into the ICU*
3:50 PM 4:40 PM Ripped from the Case Files: Challenging Cases in Critical Care
4:40 PM 4:50 PM Break and Stretch
4:50 PM 5:15 PM Neuro Quick Hit: The ABCs of IPH for the General Intensivist
5:15 PM 5:30 PM Cardio Quiz: Echo Images You MUST Know
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8:00 AM 8:10 AM Burning Clinical Question: How Can I Help My Patient Sleep in the ICU?*
8:10 AM 8:45 AM Toxicology 101: Four Tips for the Intensivist*
8:45 AM 9:00 AM Burning Clinical Question: When Do I Need to Cover Anaerobes?*
9:00 AM 9:10 AM Burning Clinical Question: How Can I Communicate with My Intubated Patient?*
9:10 AM 9:15 AM Break and Stretch
9:15 AM 9:25 AM Burning Clinical Question: Should I Stop Propofol for High Triglycerides?
9:25 AM 10:10 AM Tales from the Blood Bank: What Every Intensivist Must Know*
10:10 AM 10:20 AM Burning Clinical Question: Should I Start Steroids for Shock?*
10:20 AM 10:35 AM Break and Guided Meditation
10:35 AM 11:20 AM Quality Control: CAUTI, CLABSI and HAPI Mitigation for Your ICU
11:20 AM 11:30 AM Burning Clinical Question: Does My Patient Have Abdominal Compartment Syndrome?
11:30 AM 12:00 PM Agitation and Aggression in the Critically Ill: A Psychiatrist's Perspective*
12:00 PM 12:45 PM Lunch Break
12:45 PM 12:55 PM Burning Clinical Question: Can My Patient Leave AMA from ICU?
12:55 PM 1:30 PM The Anatomy and Physiology of Pacemakers and ICDs
1:30 PM 2:05 PM Tips and Tricks for Diagnosing and Managing Alcohol Withdrawal in Your ICU
2:05 PM 2:20 PM Break and Rejuvenation Exercises
2:20 PM 2:30 PM Complex Critical Cases: Interactive ICU Review
2:30 PM 2:40 PM Burning Clinical Question: What Is a Time-Limited Trial?*
2:40 PM 3:10 PM Non-Invasive Ventilation in the ICU: Practical Pearls
3:10 PM 3:20 PM Cardio Quiz: EKG Review Part I
3:20 PM 3:35 PM Quick Hit: Spontaneous-Breathing Trials in 2025
3:35 PM 3:40 PM Break and Stretch
3:40 PM 4:25 PM Heart Failure in the ICU: Tips and Tricks for Diagnosis and Management*
4:25 PM 4:55 PM Best Practices for Managing Asthma and AECOPD in the ICU
4:55 PM 5:45 PM Cultivating Compassion: Starting the 3 Wishes Program in Your ICU*
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8:00 AM 8:30 AM Critical Thinking in Critical Care: Thinking Strategies to Minimize Cognitive Errors in the ICU
8:30 AM 9:10 AM The Trauma of Transfer: Patient and Family Considerations When Leaving the ICU*
9:10 AM 9:20 AM Break and Stretch
9:20 AM 10:15 AM Five Infectious Disease Emergencies You Must Know*
10:15 AM 10:30 AM Break and Guided Meditation
10:30 AM 11:15 AM Updates in the Management of Massive and Submassive PE: What's New in 2025
11:15 AM 11:35 AM Complex Critical Cases: Interactive ICU Review
11:35 AM 12:30 PM The Rhythm Is Gonna Get You: Management of Common Arrhythmias*
12:30 PM 1:15 PM Lunch Break
1:15 PM 1:45 PM Practical Tips for Extubating Difficult-to-Wean Patients*
1:45 PM 2:00 PM Break and Rejuvenation Exercises
2:00 PM 2:40 PM AI Applications in the ICU: The Future Is Now
2:40 PM 3:10 PM Case Studies in Cardiac Critical Care
3:10 PM 3:20 PM Cardio Quiz: EKG Review Part II
3:20 PM 3:25 PM Break and Stretch
3:25 PM 4:10 PM POCUS and More: Practical Tips for Assessing Volume Responsiveness at the Bedside
4:10 PM 4:55 PM Humanizing the ICU: Strategies to Improve Care of Patients and Providers*
30-minutes Altered Mental Status in the ICU: A Case-Based Approach
10-minutes Quick Hit: Tips for Anticoagulant Reversal
30-minutes Tracheostomy Tips: What Every Intensivist Must Know
20-minutes Quick Hit: Managing Opioid Withdrawal in the ICU*
15-minutes Burning Clinical Question: Steroids for COVID? Steroids for Flu? What Should I Do?

Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.
This agenda was updated on 4/21/2025.
* Qualifies for Risk Management Credit
✻ Optional Wellness Activity

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