2021 Critical Care Symposium

Monday, April 12, 2021, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

This one day virtual symposium is designed to provide a general overview of various critical care topics. The afternoon will consist of three breakout sessions: Ultrasonography, Pediatrics, and Respiratory Therapy.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, respiratory therapists, physicians and other healthcare professionals interested in critical care.

Optional Afternoon Breakout Sessions 

• Ultrasonography: Point of care ultrasound is now an indispensable tool for emergency and critical care providers. This breakout session is aimed at helping providers gain a foundational understanding of point of care ultrasonography and basic skills to acquire and interpret ultrasound images.
• Respiratory Therapy: Respiratory care is at the mainstay of modern critical care medicine. Our breakout session is aimed at helping providers gain knowledge in various ventilator modes and other modalities such as bronchoscopy, HFNC, and noninvasive ventilation.
• Pediatric Critical Care: This breakout session is designed to present the latest professional topics and provide up-to-date clinical care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Live Virtual Format

This live virtual program will be delivered using Zoom. We encourage all attendees to download the Zoom app prior to the start of the course (zoom.us/download). CME credit will be offered for this live virtual program. Detailed access and credit instructions will be emailed to attendees prior to the start of the course.

This symposium is endorsed by the The Nurse Practitioner Association (NPA). A registration discount is available for active NPA members; please email cme@mskcc.org for details.

1. Identify the various therapeutic regimens for community acquired (CAP), hospital acquired (HAP), and ventilator acquired pneumonia (VAP)
2. Decipher common abnormalities on various radiology examinations
3. Decipher common abnormalities on various radiology examinations
4. Identify signs and symptoms of Immunotherapy associated cardiotoxicities
5. Decipher when to and when not to place an arterial catheter
6. Recognize dermatological emergencies in the critical care patient
7. Identify signs and symptoms of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
8. Recognize new ICU care models generated in the era of COVID-19
9. Ultrasound Breakout: Understand the basic indications of point of care ultrasonography
10. Ultrasound Breakout: Understand the basic principles of vascular, thoracic and cardiac point of care ultrasonography
11. Respiratory Breakout: Describe common modes of ventilation, frequently used ventilator settings, and troubleshooting
12. Respiratory Breakout: Discuss the basic principles and strategies to improve ventilation and oxygenation in critically ill patients
13. Pediatric Breakout: Describe current guidelines for pharmacological management in CRRT, ECMO, and malnourished states
14. Pediatric Breakout: Apply the principles of EXMO in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
15. Pediatric Breakout: Discuss the diagnosis and management of pediatric delirium
16. Pediatric Breakout: Discuss non-invasive ventilation in critically ill children in low and middle-income countries
17. Pediatric Breakout: Review pediatric airway complications and provider management
18. Pediatric Breakout: Understand the complications of CAR-T Cell therapy
19. Pediatric Breakout: Review the advances of minimally invasive surgery in the pediatric oncology population

Live Virtual Registration Fees

• General Registration Fee: $100 
• Afternoon Breakout Session Add-on (optional): $75

Discounts/Promotions

• A registration discount is available for Nurse Practitioner Association (NPA) members to attend the 2021 Critical Care Symposium. If you are an active NPA member, contact cme@mskcc.org for details.
• A registration discount is available for MSK Alumni, MSK Cancer Alliance, and Cancer Care Partners to attend a MSK CME course. If you are a member of one of these groups, contact cme@mskcc.org for details.
• Registration is complimentary for all MSK employees; however, you must complete registration through the 'Register' tab above in order to attend this course. If you are registered for this course and are unable to attend, please notify cme@mskcc.org.

Please note that after your payment has been processed, no further promotional discounts or adjustments will be made to your registration.

Online Registration Deadline 

Online registration is available on the MSK CME Portal until 7:00 AM on April 12, 2021. If you wish to register after this date, please email cme@mskcc.org and we will ensure your registration is processed as well as access instructions are emailed to you prior to the start of the course. 

Cancellation Policy

If you wish to cancel your participation in this course, you must email cme@mskcc.org at least seven (7) days prior to the start of the course, and your refund will be subject to a $25 administrative fee. Cancellations or no-shows within seven (7) days of the course are not eligible for a refund. Please note that if it has been more than 120 days since payment was processed, a W9 form must be submitted in order process your refund and your refund will be issued in the form of a check payment. Refunds are not subject to tax. You may substitute another registrant in your place at any time by contacting cme@mskcc.org with the appropriate information.

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, you will be notified via email from MSK CME (cme@mskcc.org). A full refund will be issued for your registration. MSK CME is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees incurred by airline/travel/lodging agencies.

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 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Additional credit types pending. 

MSK Course Directors

Melissa Barzola, MSN, ACNP-BC, CCRN
Associate Director, Critical Care Center
Director of Advanced Practice Providers

Tara Buchholz, ACNP-BC
APP Manager, Intensive Care Unit

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

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

Christine Marotta, PA-C
APP, Critical Care Center

 

MSK Planning Committee 

Leslie V. Clermont, BS, RRT
Education Coordinator
Respiratory Therapy

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

Cassie Martinez, MSN, CPNP-AC, CCRN
APP Manager, Pediatrics

Michelle Rausen, MS, RRT, RRT-NPS
Technical Director, Respiratory Therapy

 

Invited Course Faculty 

Umesh Joashi, MD
Attending Physician
Pediatric Critical Care
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Patrick Wilson, MD
Attending Physician
Pediatric Critical Care
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center

 

MSK Course Faculty 

Jade Almendrala, MBA, RRT, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS
Respiratory Therapist

Vittoria Arslan-Carlon, MD
Chief of Anesthesiology 

Kevin Curran, MD
Attending Physician, Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapies 

Dipti Gupta, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology 

Todd Heaton, MD
Attending Physician, Pediatric Surgery

Yasmin Khakoo, MD
Director, Child Neurology Program

Alina Markova, MD
Attending Physician, Dermatology

Peter Mead, MD
Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases

Elena Mead, MD
Attending Physician, Critical Care

Lane Nguyen, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pediatric Critical Care

Benjamin Record, MD
Director, Pediatric Pain Management

Deborah Stein, ACNP-BC, CCRN
Advanced Practice Provider, Critical Care

Robin Szymkiewicz, BS, RRT
Respiratory Therapist

Kate Tayban, ACNP-BC, GNP-BC
APP Manager, Step Down Unit 

Chani Traube, MD
Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care

Joanna Yohannes-Tomicich, AGACNP-BC
APP Specialist, Critical Care 

Faculty Disclosures (All Faculty)