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Special Topics in the Intensive Care Unit

Special Topics in the Intensive Care Unit

Earn up to 7.75 CME credits

Special Topics in the Intensive Care Unit

Learn sepsis risk factors, causes of ventilator-associated pneumonia, and more in anesthesiology and patient management in the ICU.

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Overview

Elevate Your ICU Anesthesiology CME

From the University of Pittsburgh Regional Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine: Complete Review Series. Professional, Business, and OR Management Issues focuses on optimizing safety and productivity. Lecturers in this online CME program discuss alignment between anesthesiology departments and the hospital, optimizing operating room management and efficiency, the anesthesiologist’s productivity and well-being, the role of the anesthesia clinical director, and navigating the medical staff office. Learn how to manage problematic physicians and public safety disasters while ensuring quality and safety.

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Topics / Speakers

Acid-base (im) Balance - Douglas Adams, MD

Mechanical Ventilation - Adam McIntyre-Smith, MD

ARDS - Michael Best, MD

Acute Kidney Injury - Adam McIntyre-Smith, MD

Sepsis - Huong-Tram Duran, MD

Toxicology in the ICU (Drug Overdoses, Alcohol, Diagnosis, and Therapy) - Huong-Tram Duran, MD

Stroke in the ICU - Kate Perry, MD

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the ICU - Kate Perry, MD

Burns - Konstantinos Alfaras-Melainis, MD

Cardio-Pulmonary Emergencies in the ICU - Dennis P. Phillips, MD

QI Initiatives in the ICU - Dennis P. Phillips, MD

Faculty

Series Director

Raymond M. Planinsic, MD, FASA

Professor

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Director of Transplantation Anesthesiology, UPMC Presbyterian

Director, Hepatic Transplantation Anesthesiology Fellowship Program

UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Series Co-Director

Theresa A. Gelzinis, MD

Associate Professor

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Pittsburgh, PA

Speakers

Douglas Adams, MD

Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Fellow

UPMC Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Pittsburgh, PA

Konstantinos Alfaras-Melainis, MD

Assistant Professor

UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Pittsburgh, PA

Michael Best, MD, Maj, USAFR

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Pittsburgh, PA

Huong-Tram Duran, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Medical Student Coordinator, UPMC Mercy

UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Pittsburgh, PA

A. Murat Kaynar, MD, MPH

Professor

UPMC Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Program Director

Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

Multidisciplinary Critical Care Training Program (MCCTP)

Department of Critical Care Medicine

Co-Medical Director, Neurovascular Intensive Care Unit

UPMC Presbyterian

Pittsburgh, PA

Adam McIntyre-Smith, MD

Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellow

UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Pittsburgh, PA

Kate Petty, MD

Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Fellow

UPMC Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Pittsburgh, PA

Dennis P. Phillips, DO

Clinical Assistant Professor

Medical Director of Quality

Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Co-Chair, GMEC Leadership in Education and Patient Safety Committee

Departments of UPMC Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Pittsburgh, PA

Accreditation

Accreditation and Credit Designation

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh designates this enduring material for a maximum of 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Date of Original Release: June 15, 2021
Date Credits Expire: June 15, 2024
Estimated Time to Complete: 7.75 hours

CME credit is awarded upon successful completion of an online course evaluation and post-test.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

List major and minor risk factors for sepsis ICU outcomes
Distinguish the causes of ventilator-associated pneumonia
Reduce incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Intended Audience

Anesthesiologists and anesthesiologists-in-training and other anesthesia professionals, nurse anesthetists, anesthesia assistants, intensivists and perioperative medicine specialists.

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a CMEinfo video production

Provider: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Series Director:

Raymond M. Planinsic, MD, FASA
Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Director of Transplantation Anesthesiology, UPMC Presbyterian
Director, Hepatic Transplantation Anesthesiology Fellowship Program
UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Series Co-Director:

Theresa A. Gelzinis, MD
Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Special Topics in the Intensive Care Unit