Fundamentals of Critical Care Support Provider Course - December 13 and 14, 2023
Target Audience
This activity is designed for all healthcare providers who participate in patient care at all levels where there is a possibility of patients’ clinical status worsening acutely.
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this course, the participant should be able to:
- review guidelines for initial ventilator management as they apply to specific clinical situations
- review anatomic and physiologic differences between pediatric and adult patients
- identify patients who have acute coronary syndromes
- discuss indications and techniques for noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV)
- describe the normal physiology of the intracranial vault and cerebral bloom flow
- review the clinical and diagnostic assessment of a brain injury patient
- describe risk factors unique to the immunosuppressed pediatric patient
- recognize early signs and symptoms of critical illness
Refund Policy
Day 1 |
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7:30 am | Registration/Continental Breakfast |
8:00 am | Welcome and Course Introduction |
8:15 am | Recognition and Assessment of the Seriously Ill Patient |
8:45 am | Airway Management |
9:15 am | Respiratory failure – Diagnosis and Management |
9:45 am | Break |
10:00 am | Mechanical Ventilation 1 |
10:30 am | Mechanical Ventilation 2 |
11:00 am | Monitoring of Oxygen Balance and Acid Base Status |
11:45 am | Lunch |
12:15 pm | Diagnosis and Management of Shock |
12:45 pm | Acute Coronary Syndrome |
1:15 pm | Break |
1:30 pm | Skill Stations |
3:45 pm | Day 1 Wrap-up |
Day 2 | |
7:30 am | Registration/Continental Breakfast |
8:00 am | Basic Trauma and Burn Support |
8:30 am | Special Considerations |
9:00 am | Neurologic Support |
9:45 am | Break |
9:45 am | Life-Threatening Infections |
10:15 am | Management of Life-Threatening Electrolyte and Metabolic Disturbances |
11:00 am | Critical Care in Pregnancy |
11:30 am | Surgery in Critical Care |
12:00 pm | Lunch |
12:20 pm | Skill Stations |
2:45 pm | Break |
3:00 pm | Course Wrap up and Post Test |
Travel
The Henry Hood Center for Health Research is located on the Geisinger Campus in Danville, Pennsylvania (Montour County), Exit 224 on Interstate 80. Routes 11 and 54 also intersect in Danville.
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
Disclosure Policy
Available Credit
- 13.00 AAPA Category I CME
- 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 13.00 ANCC
- 13.00 Participation Credit