Mayo Clinic Critical Care Review for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Associate 2026

• Include:  videos + pdf, size:  GB
• Target Audience: advanced practice providers working in intensive care or acute care settings who want a structured, evidence‑based update in critical care medicine
• Sample video: contact me for sample video
• Information:

Target Audience

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Critically evaluate management strategies for acute organ failure syndromes, including submassive pulmonary embolism, acute liver failure, variceal hemorrhage, and the acute abdomen

Incorporate evolving therapies and supportive care practices such as hyperbaric oxygen, palliative medicine integration, vasoplegia alternatives, and renal replacement therapy into comprehensive ICU care

Differentiate and manage complex shock states and emergencies, such as cardiogenic shock, anaphylaxis, malignant hyperthermia, and serotonin syndrome, with evidence-based pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions

Interpret and utilize bedside diagnostic tools—including ultrasound for echocardiography, lung assessment, FAST, and DVT screening—to guide timely management decisions in acute care

Apply advanced airway and procedural skills by performing and troubleshooting intubation, bronchoscopy, surgical airway techniques, and central venous access in critically ill patients

• Topics:

*Note: these are continuous video recordings during the conference, they include individual lectures mentioned in the Detail section below

Sr. No.

Topic

Lecturer

1

Electrolyte Emergencies in the ICU

Michelle Ojard, PA-C

2

Cardiogenic Shock: Identification and Medical Management

Anna Shapiro, MD

3

Approach to the Acute Abdomen

Rachel Hannon, APRN

4

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Critically Ill Patient

Michael Harrison, MD

5

Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity: Riding out the Storm

Badria Munir, MD

6

Indications and Interpretation of the Swan-Ganz Catheter

Raksha Venkatesan, MD

7

Malignant Hyperthermia

Amber Dekoschak, MD

8

The Approach to Submassive Pulmonary Embolism

Sebastian Mikulic, MD

9

My Sonographic Approach to Hypotension

Nick Kelly, MD

10

Acute Liver Failure

Emily Rogers, APRN

11

The Role of Palliative Medicine in the ICU

Zaheera Lukman, DO

Sr. No.

Topic

Lecturer

1

Awake Intubation and Bronchoscopy

Nate Waldron, MD

2

Infectious Disease Masqueraders in the ICU

Sammer Elwasila, MD

3

Febrile Emergencies: Serotonin Syndrome and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Johnny Cebak, MD

4

Management of Variceal Hemorrhage

Philip Lowman, MD

5

Vasoplegia: Alternative Agents

Sarah Peacock, APRN

6

Which Line is Right for My Patient

Tim Garrahy, APRN

7

ACLS in the Post-Cardiac Surgery Patient: Chest Re-entry

Tina Krider, PA-C

8

Pacemakers: Modes, Mayhem, and Methods

Quintin Quinones, MD

9

Breaking Down the Bundle: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Scott Helgeson, MD

10

Renal Replacement Therapy in the ICU

Christopher Trautman, MD

11

Anaphylaxis: Identification and Management

Christan Santos, APRN