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Essential Critical Care Concepts for APPs
Course Description

The Advance Practice Provider Critical Care Review On-demand program aims to strengthen your clinical expertise and understanding of key critical care medicine concepts and strategies as an advanced practice provider with case-based questions and discussion with expert APP faculty. Use this program to help you prepare for the CCAPP Critical Care APP) certification exam and beef up on your clinical acumen in the ICU.  
 
This on-demand program contains over 6 hours of produced specifically for APPs led by APP faculty highlighting best practices in ICU patient care on topics including:  

 
·     Shock 1 (Cardiogenic, Hypovolemic, Obstructive)  
·     Acute Coronary Syndrome in the ICU  
·     Decompensated Heart Failure in the ICU  
·     Shock 2 (Distributive/Sepsis & Mixed)  
·     Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome  
·     Acute Respiratory Failure  
·     Ventilator 101- Essential Strategies  
·     Ventilator 102- Advanced Strategies  
·     Noninvasive Respiratory Support Devices  
·     Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease & Asthma in ICU  
·     Management of Platelet Disorders and Coagulopathies  
·     Malignant Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies  
 
This program also includes over 21 hours of content curated from the CHEST Critical Care Board Review program. CHEST APP faculty selected relevant physician-led content aligning to domains addressed in the CCAPP certification exam.   
 
Topics include:  
·     Neuromuscular Disease, TBI, ICP, Brain Death  
·     Seizures, Strokes, Intracranial Bleeding  
·     Hemodynamic Monitoring  
·     Acute Coronary Syndromes  
·     Bradyarrhythmias and Pacing  
·     Congestive Heart Failure and Mechanical Support  
·     Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart Failure  
·     Tachyarrhythmia and ACLS  
·     Sedation, Delirium, and Liberation from Ventilator  
·     Pneumonia  
·     GI Bleeding, Pancreatitis, and C. difficile  
·     Acute and Chronic Liver Failure  
·     Intra-abdominal Emergencies  
·     Hypothermia/Hyperthermia and Rhabdomyolysis  
·     Trauma and Perioperative Care  
·     Rapid-Fire (Electrolytes, Hemodynamics, Shock)  
·     Rapid-Fire (Acid-Base, Infections, EKGs)  
·     Acute Kidney Injury and Acid-Base Disorders  
·     Electrolyte Disorders  
·     Endocrine Emergencies  
·     Heme-Onc Emergencies  
·     Extrapulmonary Infections  
·     Airway Management and Bronchoscopy  
·     Point-of-Care Ultrasound  
·     Poisonings and Overdose  

Learning Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, you should be able to:  

  • Identify appropriate clinical decision-making strategies from diagnostic and procedural data  

  • Analyze critical care complications to determine appropriate clinical interventions  

  • Evaluate ethical and equitable approaches to patient-centered care  

 

Summary
Availability:
On-Demand
Credit Offered:
No Credit Offered
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