16089 Heparin Monitoring and Anticoagulation in Patients with Mechanocirculatory Support 6/28/16

Milwaukee, WI US
June 28, 2016

This educational activity is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of diseases, treatment and surgical approaches, advanced technologies and interventions commonly used in the Cardiovascular ICU. The series is designed to include all shareholders involved with the care of the CVICU patients, including but not limited to Critical Care Anesthesiology (Attendings, Fellows, Residents and APPs), CT-Surgery (Attendings, Fellows, Residents and APPs), Vascular Surgery (Attendings, Fellows, Residents and APPs), Pharmacy, Nursing, Respiratory, and all other ancillary staff. Lecturers will be invited annually and/or bi-annually in order to keep up with the most current research and consensus statement/treatment approaches. The series will also yearly review common surgical procedure and post-operative care commonly encountered in the CVICU. It will allow for a forum of open discussion and question and answer sessions between experts in their specialties and the care givers who provide care daily.

ACCME Accreditation Statement:

The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.0 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Target Audience

Physicains, APPs, RNs and all other allied health care professionals

Learning Objectives

  1. Learn the most recent advances in the management of the critically ill cardiovascular patient. There are continual advancements in the treatment of the cardiovascular patient both with medical meanagement and with surgical intervention.
  2. Learn appropriate best practices, guidelines and protocols including the pre and post-operative pharmacotherapy management of cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, cardiology, and transplant patients.  Medications pre and post-operative will be reviewed.  When treating these patients it is essential to understand the continuum that exists between the medical management and surgical management of the cardiovascular intensive care patient population.
  3. Learn to recognize common post- operative complications, including but not limited to deep venous thrombosis/pulmonary emboli, myocardial infarction, tamponade, compartment syndrome, acute abdomen and acute kidney injury.
Additional information

Contact

Name: 
Nicole Prospeck
Phone Number: 
+1 (414) 805-6094
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
Course opens: 
03/11/2016
Course expires: 
12/31/2016
Event starts: 
06/28/2016 - 11:30am CDT
Event ends: 
06/28/2016 - 12:30pm CDT
Cost:
$0.00
Froedtert Hospital
9200 W. Wisconsin Ave
CVICU Teaming Room
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States

Dani Babrey, PGY1

All persons in control of content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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