4th Annual Hartford HealthCare Shock Symposium

Thursday, June 1, 2023, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST, Heart & Vascular Insititute, Farmington Polo Grounds, 162 Town Farm Rd (OUTDOORS UNDER TENT), Farmington, CT

 

Registration closes at 0800 on June 1.

Venue is outdoors, under a tent, in a grassy field.  Please dress accordingly.

Residents, Fellows, and Students - Please contact [email protected] for a discount code. 

 

Agenda

 

The goal of this activity is to provide the participants with the most current data on drug and device treatments for patients with acute cardiopulmonary shock.

1. Describe characteristics of a patient in shock
2. Identify features for a patient requiring inter-facility transfer that suggest the need for expedited transfer
3. Describe features of a COVID patient suggestive that ECMO is indicated
4. Describe the role of lung transplantation for the COVID pneumonia patient
5. Describe the indications and contraindications for targeted temperature therapy post cardiac arrest
6. Describe the pros, cons and timing strategies of parenteral nutrition for the critically ill
7. Describe the role of point of care ultrasound in cardiac arrest
8. Identify key emotional and psychological features in the caring of critically ill patients from a patient and provider standpoint
9. Discuss the pharmacologic implications of ECMO on medication administration

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (9.25 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (9.25 hours), ABS CC (9.25 hours), ABS CC SAM (9.25 hours), ANCC Contact Hour(s) (9.25 hours), ASWB Contact Hour(s) (6.25 hours), Cardiovascular Education (9.00 hours), CT OEMS Credit (9.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (credits designated as AMA PRA Category 1) (9.25 hours)

• Physicians: Hartford HealthCare designates this activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  
  • MOC for American Board of Internal Medicine:  Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 6.00  medical knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
  • MOC for American Board of Surgery:  Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
• Nurses:  This activity is approved for 6.00 ANCC hours.
• Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Hartford HealthCare is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Hartford HealthCare maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 6.0 hours of credit continuing education credits.
• EMS Providers:  This symposium is approved for 6.00 hours of CT OEMS CME hours for a live, one-time event, CTOEMS-2023-320.
• All Other Learners: All other learners will receive a Certificate of Participation for a maximum of 6.00 hours.  Consult your professional licensing board regarding the applicability and acceptance of certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education.

 

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations received in writing no less than 5 business days before the course will receive a full refund.  No refunds will be made for cancellations received after that date.  All refunds will be made in accordance with the procedures of the HHC Accounts Payable Department, and may take up to 60 days.  Please send cancellation requests to continuinged@hhchealth.org.

Hartford HealthCare reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement:  Hartford HealthCare is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact [email protected].