28th Annual Challenges in Critical Care: A Multidisciplinary Approach

August 16, 2024

The activity will  promote the scientific evaluation of methods of care and translate current literature into strategies to optimize the critically ill patient.  The activity will also improve communication between team members as all specialties will have the same increase in knowledge and promotion of best practices.

 

Target Audience

Pharmacist

Learning Objectives

Develop a plan to apply knowledge gained to promote quality care of critically ill patients as provided by the multi-professional team.

Evaluate evidence-based management strategies in critical care for incorporation into practice.

Identify areas in critical care for further study, improvement and research.

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Course opens: 
07/16/2024
Course expires: 
09/16/2024
Event starts: 
08/16/2024 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
08/16/2024 - 5:00pm EDT

The activity will  promote the scientific evaluation of methods of care and translate current literature into strategies to optimize the critically ill patient.  The activity will also improve communication between team members as all specialties will have the same increase in knowledge and promotion of best practices.

Hotel Hershey
Hershey, PA
United States

Aimee Lee Anderson, MSN, BS, RN, CCRN
Nurse Manager, Intensive Care Unit
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital
SVAACN Board Member

Amanda Bettencourt, PhD, APRN, CCRN-K, ACCNS-P
Assistant Professor
Immediate Past President
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

Joshua Brown, MD, MSc
Samuel P. Harbison Endowed Assistant Professor of Surgery
Assistant Professor of Critical Care Medicine
Departments of Surgery & Critical Care Medicine
University of Pittsburgh

Hanel Eberly, BS
Medical Student
Penn State College of Medicine

John Gniady, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Chief, Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Amanda Holyk, PharmD, MBA, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor
Mount Nittany Medical Center

Nicole Jankowski, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical ED and ICU Float Pharmacist
Department of Pharmacy
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Victoria Miklus, PharmD
PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident
Department of Pharmacy
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Jefferson Mixell, MBA, RRT
Manager Respiratory Care, Respiratory Therapy
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Jose Pascual, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), FACS, FCCM
Professor of Surgery and Neurosurgery
Section Chief, Penn Surgical Critical Care
Clinical Associate, School of Nursing
Associate Director, Office of Life Support Education
Trauma, Emergency Surgery, Surgical and Neurocritical Care
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Navitha Ramesh, MD, FCCP
Program Director, Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
UPMC Harrisburg
ICU Medical Director, UPMC Community
UPMC Central PA

J. Christopher Zacko, MD
Professor and Vice Chair for Quality
Department of Neurosurgery
Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.

 

Pharmacy (CPE)

This knowledge-based activity provides 7.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.

Available Credit

  • 7.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
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Any questions regarding registration or cancellation, please contact  Janine Then, [email protected]