Society of Critical Care Medicine Multiprofessional Critical Care Review Adult 2025

• Target Audience: physicians, pharmacists, and allied health professionals preparing for critical care board exams evidence-based update on adult ICU practice
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• Information:

ACE release date: February 23, 2025

Estimated time for activity completion: 48.25 hours

Learning Objectives

Discuss relevant clinical topics and updates to increase knowledge base in critical care

Assess the scientific foundations and literature evidence for the diagnosis, monitoring and management of patients with critical illness

Compare information among multiprofessional practitioners involved in the practice of critical care medicine

Target Audience

This continuing education activity is intended to meet the needs of all practitioners who care for critically ill patients, including:

Advanced practice nurses

Anesthesiologists

Clinical nurse specialists

In-training practitioners

Medical directors

Nurses

Nurse educators

Nurse managers

Pharmacists

Physicians

Physician assistants

Surgeons

• Topics:

Respiratory & Mechanical Ventilation

Airway Emergencies: Management of difficult airways and acute respiratory failure.

Mechanical Ventilation Principles: Modes of ventilation, troubleshooting, and evidence-based strategies.

ARDS Management: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome protocols and rescue therapies.

ECMO Strategies: Indications and management for Veno-Venous (VV) and Veno-Arterial (VA) ECMO.

Liberation from Ventilation: Weaning protocols and the ABCDEF bundle.

Pneumonia: Diagnosis and treatment of Community-Acquired (CAP) and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP).

Non-Invasive Ventilation: Oxygenation strategies outside intubation.

Cardiovascular Critical Care

Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS): Diagnosis and intervention in the ICU.

Heart Failure & Shock: Managing Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) and Cardiogenic Shock.

Arrhythmia Management: Analysis and therapy for Supraventricular and Ventricular Arrhythmias.

Hemodynamics: Cardiac output monitoring devices and the use of inotropes/vasopressors.

Post-Surgical Care: Complications of cardiovascular surgery.

POCUS: Point-of-Care Ultrasound for cardiac and lung assessment.

Pulmonary Hypertension: Management in critical illness.

Neurocritical Care

Stroke Management: Severe Ischemic Stroke and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) protocols.

Seizures: Management of Status Epilepticus in the ICU.

Intracranial Hypertension: Monitoring and therapeutic interventions.

Death by Neurologic Criteria: Brain death testing and ethical considerations.

Sedation & Analgesia: Pharmacology, drug selection, and delirium management.

Infectious Disease & Sepsis

Sepsis & Septic Shock: Evidence-based guidelines (Surviving Sepsis Campaign) and hemodynamic support.

Severe Infections: Bacterial, Fungal, and Viral infections in the ICU.

Antibiotic Stewardship: Appropriate selection for ICU presentations.

Immunocompromised Patients: Managing infections in solid organ transplant recipients.

Renal, Electrolyte & Metabolic Disorders

Acute Kidney Injury (AKI): Diagnosis, staging, and management.

Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT): Indications and modalities (CRRT vs. IHD).

Acid-Base Disorders: Interpreting complex metabolic acidosis and alkalosis.

Electrolyte Emergencies: Management of severe Sodium, Potassium, and Calcium imbalances.

Endocrine Emergencies: DKA, Thyroid Storm, and Adrenal Crisis.

Toxicology, GI & Hematology

Toxicology: Management of drug overdoses and withdrawal syndromes.

Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Upper and Lower GI bleed protocols.

Hepatic Failure: Acute Liver Failure and complications of Cirrhosis.

Acute Pancreatitis: Severity assessment and fluid management.

Coagulopathy: Bleeding disorders, new anticoagulants, and transfusion medicine.

Oncologic Emergencies: Tumor Lysis Syndrome and complications of cancer therapy.

General ICU Management, Trauma & Ethics

Trauma Stabilization: Monitoring and initial resuscitation of the trauma patient.

Nutrition in the ICU: Enteral vs. Parenteral feeding guidelines.

Obstetric Emergencies: Critical care management of the pregnant patient.

Palliative Care & Ethics: End-of-life care, family communication, and ethical challenges.

Biostatistics: Interpretation of medical literature for board exams.