2023 Maryland Critical Care Conference
October 19, 2023 | 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
SMC Campus Center
621 W. Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Overview
The purpose of this conference is to focus on key topics in the management of patients with critical illness. The conference speakers will discuss how there is an interdependence between organ systems that can lead to multisystem organ dysfunction or failure. Clinicians’ awareness of this domino effect will improve their ability to develop of integrated assessments and treatment plans to promote the best outcomes for the critically-ill patient.
Target Audience
This meeting will be of interest to critical care, rehabilitation, and palliative medicine physicians, residents, fellows, advanced practice providers, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, rehabilitation therapists, and other healthcare professionals in critical care medicine.
Learning Objectives
- Identify symptoms and signs of pending organ failure.
- Explain how organ failure can occur and what steps can be taken to avoid such an outcome in seriously ill patients.
- Explain how failure of one organ system can affect the function of other organ systems.
- Demonstrate knowledge of early interventions by the clinical team to manage organ failure in the critically ill patient.
Accreditation and Credit Designation
Accreditation
The University of Maryland School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Statement
The University of Maryland School of Medicine designates this Live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Registration
Registration is through CloudCME, a CME learning management system implemented by The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) CME Program.