2025 UPMC Regional Neurocritical Care Conference

Cranberry Township, PA US
May 16, 2025

Overview

Neurocritical Care is a relatively new specialty taking care of a complex subset of patients with a wide variety of neurological illnesses, requiring collaboration across fields and up-to-date training. This educational activity will provide a wide variety of providers with the opportunity to learn about the total care of these patients and a few of the most common disease dealt with in a modern neuro ICU. In addition, it will showcase the breadth of UPMCs neurocritical care focus.

Target Audience

  • Physician

  • Physician Assistant

  • Nurse

  • Nurse Practitioner

  • Pharmacist

  • Social Worker

  • Respiratory Therapist

  • Physical Therapist

  • Occupational Therapist

  • Speech Language Pathologist

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize the vision that UPMC has for standardizing Neurocritical Care across the UPMC System
  • Learn how AI is impacting the field of neurocritical care
  • Explain how AI and large data sets are helping individualize patient care in the neuro ICU.
  • Treat status epilepticus from the first phases in the emergency department to the treatment of refractory status epilepticus in the ICU with continuous drips.
  • Predict the course of dysphagia after a variety of causes.
  • Prognosticate the improvement of dysphagia over time.
  • Explain the difference between FEES and modified barium swallow exams and when each is used. 
  • Identify different image modalities for tumor diagnosis.
  • Explain the initial management and thought process after finding an intracranial mass.
  • Recognize PSH in the neuro ICU.
  • Treat PSH in the neuro ICU.
  • Reflect on well-being and self-care for the neuro ICU provider.
  • Learn about the patient experience in the neuro ICU from a former patient.
Course summary
Course opens: 
03/04/2025
Course expires: 
04/16/2025
Event starts: 
05/16/2025 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
05/16/2025 - 5:00pm EDT
Cost:
$1.00
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Program

Venue

Pittsburgh Marriot North
100 Cranberry Woods Dr
Cranberry Township, PA 16066
United States

TWO WAYS TO ATTEND THIS HYBRID CONFERENCE:

OPTION 1:

In Person at the Pittsburgh Marriott North, 100 Cranberry Woods Dr, Cranberry Township, PA 16066. 

OPTION 2:

Virtually through Zoom

Registrants will be e-mailed a Zoom link 3 days prior to the conference. Virtual attendees will be able to ask questions using the Q&A function in Zoom.

 

SPECIAL NEEDS

Participation by all individuals is encouraged. Advance notification of any special needs (i.e. gluten free or vegan meal, private room for nursing mothers, handicap accessibility) will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by e-mailing the Hamot CME office at espositoh@upmc.edu. 

Faculty

Course Director:

Logan Pyle, DO

Neurology Residency Program Director

Director of Neurocritical Care

Neurocritical Care Advisor, UPMC ICU Service Center

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Accreditation

imageIn 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.


This activity is approved for the following credit: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, ANCC, ACPE, ASWB, and AAPA Category 1 CME. 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.

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$1.00
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