2019 Critical Care Symposium

This symposium is designed to provide a general overview of various critical care topics and will include an optional simulation based training day using bedside ultrasonography, a pediatric critical care breakout session, and a live simulcast option for attendees unable to attend in person. This course is intended for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, physicians and other healthcare professionals interested in critical care.

The main lectures and the pediatric breakout session will be held on Tuesday, March 26. The ultrasound workshop will be held on Wednesday, March 27. Please note that the main lectures will be held at Zuckerman Research Center and the ultrasound workshop and pediatric breakout session will be held at Rockefeller Research Laboratories as noted below.  

Ultrasound Workshop (Wednesday, March 27) - SOLD OUT

Location: Rockefeller Research Laboratories (Rooms 116 & 117)
430 East 67th Street, New York, NY

Point of care ultrasound is now an indispensable tool for emergency and critical care providers. Our workshop is aimed at helping providers gain a foundational understanding of point of care ultrasonography and basic skills to acquire and interpret ultrasound images. We will do so through didactics, guided image interpretation and supervised hands-on image acquisition on live models. Students should feel confident after the workshop that they gained the foundation and is equipped for further skill advancements through education and practice in the future. Please note that the Ultrasound Workshop is currently sold out. 

Workshop Objectives:

• Understand the basic indications of point of care ultrasonography
• Understand the basic principles of vascular, thoracic and cardiac point of care ultrasonography
• Recognize gross ultrasonographic abnormalities of common pathologies
• Acquire basic hands-on ultrasound image acquisition skills

Pediatric Critical Care Breakout Session (Tuesday, March 26)

Location: Rockefeller Research Laboratories (Room 116)
430 East 67th Street, New York, NY

This session is designed to present the latest professional topics and provide up-to-date clinical care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. 

Breakout Session Objectives: 

• Discuss the management of pediatric surgical emergencies
• Describe the management of patients undergoing immunomodulator treatment, common complications and management
• Understand current guidelines of Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
• Describe current transfusion strategies for patients in Pediatric Intensive Care Units

Live Simulcast Available (Tuesday, March 26 only)

We are pleased to offer a live simulcast option for the 2019 Critical Care Symposium, available for attendees unable to attend this course in person. CME credit will be offered for the live simulcast and active participation is encouraged throughout. We do hope you will attend in person but understand that can sometimes be a challenge so we are happy to offer the live simulcast as an option. Please note the live simulcast is only available for the lecture sessions being held on Tuesday, March 26. Register for the live simulcast.

1. Understand likely etiological organisms and therapeutic regimens for fungal infections
2. Discuss different mechanical interventions for pulmonary embolus
3. Describe current goal directed strategies to enhance quality of CPR
4. Decipher common abnormalities on various radiology examinations
5. Provide an overview of common causes of hemoptysis in the oncology population including tumor related bleeding and diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
6. Understand the diagnosis and management of increased intracranial pressure
7. Discuss the pathophysiology and treatment of cardiac tamponade
8. Understand the diagnosis and treatment of surgical emergencies

Course registration includes continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshment breaks. Please contact [email protected] at least one week prior to the course if you have any special dietary requests or require any specific accommodations.

*Industry professionals may attend MSK CME activities for their own education. Marketing, sales, and promotion of products and services is strictly prohibited at MSK CME activities.

Registration Discounts/Promotions

• MSK CME offers a 30% discounted rate for MSK Alumni, MSK Cancer Alliance and Cancer Care Partners. If you are a member of one of these groups, please contact [email protected] for more information.
• MSK employee registration is complimentary. However, you must complete course registration in order to attend this course.

Please note: after your payment has been processed, no further promotional discount adjustments will be made to your registration.

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel your participation in this course, your registration fee, less a $75 administrative fee, will be refunded when email notification is received by the MSK Office of Continuing Medical Education (MSK CME) at least 7 days prior to the first day of the course ([email protected]).

Cancellations or no-shows after this date are not eligible for a refund. MSK CME reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event we must cancel or postpone this course, we will refund the registration fee in full, but are not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees incurred by airline/travel/lodging agencies. At any time, you may substitute another registrant in your place after contacting MSK CME with the relevant information.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Education Credit

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - Nursing Professional Development/Continuing Education is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

7.50 contact hours will be awarded to participants who attend a live program, in its entirety, and complete a program evaluation. Partial credit not awarded.

MSK Course Directors

Rhonda L. D’Agostino, ACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, FCCP
Associate Director, Critical Care Center
Director, Advanced Practice Providers 

Neil A. Halpern, MD, MCCM, FCCP, FACP
Director, Critical Care Center
Chief, Critical Care Medicine Service
Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy

Leon Chen, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, CEN, FCCP
Clinical Program Manager, Research and Simulated Learning
APP, Critical Care Center 

MSK Planning Committee

Ann Landrove, AGACNP-BC, CCRN
APP, Critical Care Center  

Christine Ammirati, PA-C
APP Specialist, Education
APP, Critical Care Center 

Cassie Martinez, MSN, CPNP-AC, CCRN
APP, Critical Care Center  

Elizabeth Gordon, MSN, CPNP-AC
APP, Critical Care Center  

MSK Course Faculty

Christopher Anderson, MS, PA-C, MBA
Tara Buchholz, ACNP-BC, CCRN
J. Ted Gerstle, MD
James S. Killinger, MD, FCCM
Yulia Kit, PA-C
Eileen McAleer, MD
Elena Mead, MD
Peter Mead, MD
Eunhye Newman, MS, ACNP-BC
Deborah Stein, ACNP-BC, CCRN
Caitlin Treacy, AGACNP-BC, CCRN
Joanna Yohannes-Tomicich, MS,AGACNP-BC

Invited Course Faculty

Bruce M. Greenwald, MD, FAAP, FCCM
Weill Cornell Medical College

Jeffrey P. Greenfield, MD, PhD
Weill Cornell Medical College

Elie Harmouche, MD 
NYU Langone Medical Center

Joy D. Howell, MD, FAAP, FCCM
Weill Cornell Medical College

Lindsay Lief, MD
New York Presbyterian Hospital

Marianne Nellis, MD, MS
Weill Cornell Medical College

Felipe Teran, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Heath Walden, MD 
Maimonides Medical Center

Memorial Sloan Kettering gratefully acknowledges the following organizations for providing educational grants for this live activity:

Cook Medical, LLC

Memorial Sloan Kettering gratefully acknowledges the following organizations for providing in-kind support for this live activity:

 Philips Healthcare