The CVICU Case Review series is a confidential interprofessional forum to review cases of interest to the CVICU care team, with an emphasis on patient safety, quality improvement, and education.
Key Words: Critical Care, Heart Failure, Respiratory Insufficiency, Thoracic Surgery, Heart, Heart Diseases, Cardiovascular Abnormalities
- Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physical (fellow/resident), Medical Students, AP/NP's
Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:
- Describe several different criteria to formally diagnose brain death according to Froedtert policies.
- List clinical and imaging criteria suggestive of brain death.
- Describe common exam and imaging findings in neurologically injured patients and appreciate their prognostic value
Activity Director(s):
Tracy Zundel, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Medical College of Wisconsin
- Tracy Zundel
- Kyle Murray
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ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. 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 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- 1.00 Hours of ParticipationHours of Participation credit.