OAPP Grand Rounds - Sudden Medicine: Responding to Uncontrolled Medical Events Outside of the Clinical Setting

This education activity equips healthcare providers—including physicians, PAs, nurses, and other team members, are expected to demonstrate improved readiness and confidence in responding to medical emergencies that occur outside of traditional clinical settings. Clinicians will be better equipped to apply consistent decision-making strategies, recognize legal and ethical boundaries, and operate within their scope while delivering timely, appropriate care. This increased competence is anticipated to reduce hesitation, improve patient outcomes in public or uncontrolled environments, and decrease the likelihood of professional or legal risk. It will also promote a more coordinated and informed approach among interprofessional team members who may be called upon to assist in these situations.

Target Audience

  • Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (CRNPs)
  • Physician Assistants (PAs)

Learning Objectives

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

  • Describe the legal and ethical considerations for responding to medical emergencies in public or non-clinical settings.
  • Identify key steps in assessing and managing common medical emergencies outside of traditional clinical environments.
  • Discuss the limitations of scope of practice and liability protection for advanced practice providers responding outside of their licensed work setting.
  • Apply practical strategies to maintain clinical reasoning and safety during emergent interventions in uncontrolled environments..
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
07/11/2025
Course expires: 
07/11/2028
WISER
United States

Planning Committee:

  • Aimee Smith, DPAS, MS, PA-C - Emergency Medicine, UPMC
  • Robert Bauer, CRNP - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, UPMC

Course Director:

  • Ben Reynolds, MSPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA - Chief Advanced Practice Officer, UPMC; Director, UPMC Office of Advanced Practice Providers; Co-Director, University of Pittsburgh Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education; Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical School

Conflict of Interest Disclosure:

No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.  

image
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.

Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credit. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hour.

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.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Please login or register to take this course.

The educational content for this course is posted on Winter Institute for Simulation, Education, and Research - WISER (wisersimulation.org) website.  This site should be used by those seeking to earn credits and obtain a certificate by completing the evaluation for this training. 

You should only log in or register here AFTER you review the educational content for this course.

Choose Register/Complete Course to complete the module.

First time Users: If you have never completed training on this website, please select register in the upper right hand corner of the webpage.

Returning Users: If you have completed training on this website, please log in in the upper right hand corner of the webpage.

Released: 07/11/2025  Expires: 07/11/2028