Wed. Sept. 22
| 8:00 AM | 8:10 AM | Welcome from the Course Directors |
| 8:10 AM | 8:50 AM | A Case-Based Approach to Shock and Vasopressors* |
| 8:50 AM | 9:00 AM | Burning Clinical Question: Should I Use Midodrine to Get My Patient off Vasopressors?* |
| 9:00 AM | 9:05 AM | Stretch |
| 9:05 AM | 9:45 AM | Challenges in ACLS* |
| 9:45 AM | 10:00 AM | Burning Clinical Question: Too Hot? Too Cold? Just Right? How Do I Approach Therapeutic Hypothermia in 2021?* |
| 10:00 AM | 10:20 AM | Strategies to Manage Alcohol Withdrawal |
| 10:20 AM | 10:40 AM | Brain Break ✻ |
| 10:40 AM | 11:25 AM | Bedside Tools for Evaluation of Shock* |
| 11:25 AM | 12:05 PM | A Case-Based Approach to Common Arrythmias |
| 12:05 PM | 1:05 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:05 PM | 1:55 PM | Ventilators 101: A Review for Beginners |
| 1:55 PM | 2:05 PM | Stretch |
| 2:05 PM | 2:45 PM | Updates in the Management of Massive and Submassive PE |
| 2:45 PM | 3:05 PM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises✻ |
| 3:05 PM | 3:45 PM | Tips and Tricks for Managing Right and Left Heart Failure |
| 3:45 PM | 4:20 PM | Updates in the Management of GI Bleeds* |
| 4:20 PM | 4:30 PM | Burning Clinical Question: How and When Can I Run Peripheral Vasopressors Safely? A Pro-Con Debate* |
| 4:30 PM | 4:35 PM | Stretch |
| 4:35 PM | 5:05 PM | Getting Comfortable with Comfort-Focused Care* |
| 5:05 PM | 5:10 PM | Bringing It All Together |
Thurs. Sept. 23
| 8:00 AM | 8:10 AM | Day 2: Introduction and Overview |
| 8:10 AM | 8:50 AM | Best Practices for ICU Sedation in 2021 |
| 8:50 AM | 9:00 AM | Burning Clinical Question: When Do I Need to Stop Propofol for High Triglycerides?* |
| 9:00 AM | 9:05 AM | Stretch |
| 9:05 AM | 9:45 AM | How to Approach Hypoxic Respiratory Failure |
| 9:45 AM | 10:15 AM | Physiology and Function of High-Flow Nasal Cannula |
| 10:15 AM | 10:35 AM | Break and Guided Meditation✻ |
| 10:35 AM | 11:05 AM | How Intensivists Think: Critical-Thinking Strategies to Minimize Cognitive Errors in the ICU* |
| 11:05 AM | 11:25 AM | Burning Clinical Debate: How Can I Communicate with My Intubated Patient?* |
| 11:25 AM | 11:55 AM | A Case-Based Approach to Altered Mental Status |
| 11:55 AM | 12:15 PM | Vasopressors: The “New” Kids on the Block |
| 12:15 PM | 1:15 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:15 PM | 2:05 PM | Vents 102: Troubleshooting the Ventilator |
| 2:05 PM | 2:10 PM | Stretch |
| 2:10 PM | 2:40 PM | ECMO 101: What Is It and When to Refer?* |
| 2:40 PM | 2:50 PM | Burning Clinical Question: Should This Patient with Respiratory Failure Get Steroids?* |
| 2:50 PM | 3:10 PM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises✻ |
| 3:10 PM | 3:40 PM | Best Practices for Using Non-Invasive Ventilation in the ICU |
| 3:40 PM | 3:50 PM | Burning Clinical Question: Does My Patient with Altered Mental Status Need a Head CT?* |
| 3:50 PM | 3:55 PM | Stretch |
| 3:55 PM | 4:25 PM | Surviving COVID: What Does Survival Look Like for Patients with Severe COVID Infection?* |
| 4:25 PM | 5:15 PM | Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Live Patient Demonstration of What the Intensivist Must Know – Part 1 (The Basics) |
Fri. Sept. 24
| 8:00 AM | 8:10 AM | Day 3: Introduction and Overview |
| 8:10 AM | 8:50 AM | Toxicology Cases: What the Intensivist Must Know in 2021* |
| 8:50 AM | 9:00 AM | Burning Clinical Question: Does This Patient Need Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis?* |
| 9:00 AM | 9:05 AM | Stretch |
| 9:05 AM | 9:40 AM | Managing Sepsis in 2021: Has Anything Really Changed?* |
| 9:40 AM | 10:05 AM | Too Broad, Too Narrow or Just Right?: Tips for Choosing an Empiric Antibiotic Regimen* |
| 10:05 AM | 10:15 AM | Burning Clinical Question: When Should I Start TPN?* |
| 10:15 AM | 10:35 AM | Break and Guided Meditation✻ |
| 10:35 AM | 10:45 AM | Burning Clinical Question: Do I Need to Check for a Cuff Leak?* |
| 10:45 AM | 11:20 AM | Before the Trach: Practical Strategies for Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation |
| 11:20 AM | 11:50 AM | Chest Tubes 101 |
| 11:50 AM | 12:00 PM | Burning Clinical Question: The Trach Fell Out! Can I Just Put it Back In?* |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 PM | 1:40 PM | Top 3: ID Emergencies Not to Miss* |
| 1:40 PM | 1:45 PM | Stretch |
| 1:45 PM | 2:20 PM | A Case-Based Approach to Acid Base Disorders in the ICU |
| 2:20 PM | 2:50 PM | Approach to Electrolyte Abnormalities in the ICU |
| 2:50 PM | 3:10 PM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises✻ |
| 3:10 PM | 3:40 PM | Red Alert!: Management of Hemorrhagic Shock* |
| 3:40 PM | 4:20 PM | Oncologic Emergencies for the General Intensivist* |
| 4:20 PM | 4:30 PM | Burning Clinical Debate: Should I Reverse the Coagulopathy?* |
| 4:30 PM | 4:35 PM | Stretch |
| 4:35 PM | 5:25 PM | Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Live Patient Demonstration of What the Intensivist Must Know – Part 2 |
| 5:25 PM | 5:30 PM | Closing Remarks |
Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.
This agenda was updated on 4/8/2021.
* Qualifies for Risk Management Credit
✻ Optional Wellness Activity
*This course will be LIVE-STREAMED*
Special pricing is in effect for this program.This course will be live-streamed and includes real-time audience-response questions, live demonstrations and interactive Q&A sessions allowing you to pose specific questions to our expert faculty via online chat. All presentations and course materials will be available immediately to watch and review at your convenience.