The Brigham Board Review and Comprehensive Update in Critical Care Medicine

Overview

Learn at Your Own Pace from Critical Care Experts

Earn CME credits and ABIM MOC points while exploring comprehensive updates on basic principles, changing guidelines, and therapeutic strategies with The Brigham Board Review and Comprehensive Update in Critical Care Medicine.

This online video CME program focuses on improving overall knowledge, preparing for board exams, and increasing clinical competency with continuing medical education topics such as:

• Goals and management strategies for patients with respiratory failure
• Interpretation of data from hemodynamic monitoring devices
• Definitions and management of sepsis and shock
• Review of mechanical support devices
• Identification and treatment of acute cardiovascular emergencies
• Neurologic crises and their treatments
• Diagnosis and management of critical illness in the pregnant patient
• Acute kidney failure and renal replacement therapies
• Infectious diseases common in the critically ill and how to prevent some of them
• How to best provide nutrition to critically ill patients
• Diagnostic and management issues specific to surgical patients
• Current guidelines for the management of agitation and delirium
• Palliative care in the ICU and post intensive care issues

Topics / Speakers

Shock

Update in Sepsis and Septic Shock - Rebecca M. Baron, MD

Hemodynamic Monitoring - Aaron Waxman, MD, PhD

Hemorrhagic Shock - Reza Askari, MD

Evolving Approach to Management of Cardiogenic Shock - Akshay Desai, MD, MPH

Respiratory Failure

ARDS: Pathophysiology and Management - Crystal M. North, MD

Basic and Advanced Concepts in Mechanical Ventilation - Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD

Non-invasive Ventilation and High Flow Oxygen Therapy - Rebecca M. Sternschein, MD

Mechanical Ventilation: Liberation and ABCDEF Bundle - Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD

Cardiac Issues in the ICU

Acute Coronary Syndromes - David D. Berg, MD, MPH

Arrhythmias in the ICU - Melanie Maytin, MD

Indications and Management of Implantable Electronic Cardiac Devices in ICU Patients - Melanie Maytin, MD

Post-Cardiac Arrest Care - Benjamin M. Scirica, MD, MPH, FACC

Pulmonary Embolism in the ICU - Samuel Goldhaber, MD

GI Issues in the ICU

Acute Pancreatitis - Julia McNabb-Baltar, MD, MPH

Acute GI Bleeding - Linda Lee, MD

Acute Liver Failure in the ICU - Anna Rutherford, MD, MPH

Diagnosis and Management of C. difficile Infection - Jessica R. Allegretti, MD, MPH

Neuro Issues in the ICU

Stroke in Critical Care - Galen V. Henderson, MD

Cerebral Hemorrhage and Intracranial Hypertension - Galen V. Henderson, MD

Status Epilepticus - Galen V. Henderson, MD

The Examination of the Comatose Patient - Galen V. Henderson, MD

Hematologic Issues in the ICU

Transfusion Practices in the ICU - Jean M. Connors, MD

Coagulopathy in Critical Care Settings - Jean M. Connors, MD

Renal Issues in the ICU

Acute Kidney Injury and Renal Replacement Therapy - Gearoid McMahon, MB, BCh

Acid-base Disorders: ABG’s - Gearoid McMahon, MB, BCh

Infectious Disease Issues in the ICU

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia – Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prevention - Michael Klompas, MD

Infection, FUO, and Antibiotic Use in the ICU - Jennifer A. Johnson, MD

Covid Transmission and the Risk to Healthcare Workers - Michael Klompas, MD

Endocrine Issues in the ICU

Diagnosis and Management of Hyperglycemia in the ICU - Margo S. Hudson MD, MS

Endocrine Crises in the ICU - Margo S. Hudson, MD, MS

General Care Issues in the ICU

Fundamentals of Clinical Nutrition: Essentials for the Critical Care Specialist - Malcolm K. Robinson, MD

Evidence-Based Preventative Therapy in the ICU - Kathleen Haley, MD

Surgical Critical Care Issues in the ICU

Treatment of the Patient with Burns and Inhalational Injuries - Anupama Mehta, MD

Abdominal Catastrophes and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome - Reza Askari, MD

Obstetric Critical Care - Sarah R. Easter, MD

Miscellaneous ICU Issues

Ethical Dilemmas in the ICU - Kathleen Haley, MD

Critical Care Pharmacology - Paul M. Szumita, PharmD, RPh, FCCM, FASHP, BCCCP, BCPS

An Approach to the Poisoned Patient - Peter R. Chai, MD, MMS

Management of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in the ICU - John W. Devlin, PharmD, BCCCP, MCCM

ICU Issues for the Transplant Patient - Tany Thaniyavarn, MD

Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices in ICU - Raghu Seethala, MD

Ultrasound in the ICU: What Every Intensivist Should Know - Elke Platz, MD, MS

Post Intensive Care Syndrome - Daniela J. Lamas, MD

ICU Pain Management and Opioid Stewardship - Paul M. Szumita, PharmD, RPh, FCCM, FASHP, BCCCP, BCPS

Current Best Practice for Management of Severe COVID 19 Pneumonia - Samuel Y. Ash, MD, MPH

Palliative Care in ICU - Joshua R. Lakin, MD

Faculty

Accreditation / Pass Guarantee

Accreditation

Oakstone Publishing is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation

Oakstone Publishing designates this enduring material for a maximum of 26.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 26.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Date of Original Release: December 31, 2023
Date Credits Expire: December 30, 2026

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

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, you should be able to:

• Apply current/recommended critical care guidelines in clinical practice
• Perform differential diagnosis of complex clinical presentations related to critical care disorders
• Identify and apply current therapeutic options for specific critical care disorders
• Analyze and interpret up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice in critical care medicine
• Recognize and apply knowledge of pathophysiology as it applies to management of critical care disorders
• Apply knowledge gained to the ABIM certification/recertification critical care examinations

Target Audience

The primary group of learners will be fellows/trainees and practicing critical care specialists (MDs), and other professional affiliates (internists with an interest in critical care) who are preparing to take ABIM Board Review or Recertification Examinations or who seek CME activities to improve patient care in the area of critical care medicine. This activity is also appropriate for surgeons who want to update their knowledge in critical care. Currently, the target audience is regional, national, and international.

Board Pass Guarantee

We Guarantee You'll Pass! Diligent course study and successful completion of the CME quiz provides the strongest likelihood of passing board certification or maintenance of certification exams. Oakstone is so confident of your success that we guarantee it. If you do not pass your exam on the first attempt, mail us a copy of your board failure notification, plus our system certificate reflecting your successful completion of the CME quizzes for the board review product purchased. You will receive a credit for the purchase price paid (less any discounts or premium), which you may apply to future purchases with Oakstone. Your exam record will be destroyed. Your board failure notification can be mailed to: Oakstone, P.O. Box 190165, Birmingham, AL 35219. If you have any questions on this policy, please feel free to contact Customer Service at 1-800-633-4743.

Quick Facts

Provider: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Course Director:

Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, MA

Course Director, The Brigham Board Review Distance Learning Series:

Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA

Associate Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, MA

Credits: Earn a maximum of 26.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 26.50 ABIM MOC points