Harvard 11th ANNUAL Principles of Critical Care Medicine for Non-Intensive Care Specialists 2023

Harvard 11th ANNUAL Principles of Critical Care Medicine for Non-Intensive Care Specialists 2023

Event date : september 2023

Learning Objectives
1. Review the basic principles of mechanical ventilation and describe indications for noninvasive and invasive ventilation
2. Describe evidenced-based approaches to diagnosis and management of common infections in the ICU
3. Categorize dierent types of shock,describe the pathophysiologic mechanism behind each and formulate appropriate
treatment strategies
4. Identify the evidence-based managementof hypoxic failure, including the use of high-flow nasal cannula, lung-protective ventilation, PEEP optimization, proning and ECMO
5. Describe the importance of POCUS in the diagnosis of shock and volume status
6. Recognize post-intensive care syndrome and describe best practices for management

7. Identify contemporary approaches to
sedation in the ICU
8. Recognize and manage common toxicology emergencies
9. Assess cardiac emergencies such as heart failure and unstable arrhythmias
10. Describe treatment options for massive and submissive pulmonary emboli
11. Diagnose and treat commonly encountered electrolyte abnormalities
12. Describe best practices for end-of-life care in the ICU

The following intensive care problems, techniques and updates will be addressed in
this comprehensive course:
Course Overview
■ Mechanical ventilation
and patient-ventilator
interactions
■ Non-invasive ventilation
and high-flow nasal
cannula
■ Arrhythmias
■ Nutrition in the ICU
■ Point-of-care ultrasound
utilization in the ICU
■ Advancements in postresuscitation care
■ End-of-life care in the ICU
■ Shock and vasopressors
■ Sedation and delirium
■ Sleep in the ICU
■ Pulmonary embolism
■ Palliative care in the ICU
■ Post-intensive care
syndrome
■ Refractory hypoxemia
and ARDS
■ ECMO
■ Neurocritical care
■ Ventilator
troubleshooting
■ Infectious emergencies
and updates in
antimicrobial selection
■ Toxidromes
■ Oncologic emergencies
■ Humanizing the ICU
■ Time-limited trials in the
ICU
■ Severe acid-base and
electrolyte disturbances