Critical Care Conference
This is an in-person educational activity. This conference is designed to share and provide advancements and education of critical care medicine and practice.
Target Audience
This activity is designed for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, and respiratory therapists. These professionals may work in the intensive care unit and/or want to expand their fund of critical care knowledge.
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this course, the participant should be able to:
- identify medication strategies to improve survival in patients with ARDS.
- identify which patients would benefit from prone positioning vs. supine positioning.
- explain the evolving guidelines for adult patients with ARDS and describe the possible treatment options.
- describe how PEEP selection for adult ARDS patients can improve patient outcomes and mortality.
*Topics and Speakers are subject to change.
Content Disclosure
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine designates this live activity for 7 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.
This live activity is approved for 7 contact hours (0.7 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit JA0008072-0000-24-042-L99-P.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 7 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 7 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Disclosure Policy
Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing education activity sponsored by Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine must disclose to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s).
Commercial Support
None
Available Credit
- 7.00 AAPA Category I CME
- 7.00 ACPE
- 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 7.00 ANCC
- 7.00 Participation Credit