CME Sam Continuing Medical Education and Self Assessment Modules

Continuing Medical Education and Self Assessment Modules: Meetings, Webinars, and Self Study Courses

Topics in Critical Care and Addiction Medicine Eastern Caribbean Cruise
Sunday, March 3, 2019 - Sunday, March 10, 2019

CME Provider:
Continuing Education, Inc. ›
5700 4th Street N
St. Petersburg, Florida (FL) 33703
United States

Phone: (800) 422-0711

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Conference Center:
Aboard Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas
7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise Conference
Departs Fort Laudedale, Florida (FL)
United States

Phone:

Description:
Topics:

1. Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines: Separating fact from fiction
Identify for the conference members the discrepancies between current guideline recommendations and the current literature on the subject

2. Critical Review of the 206 Surviving Sepsis Campaign
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign was recently updated. Realize the important points that impact patient care.

3. Fungal Infections in the ICU
Currently different organizations vary in their recommendations on when to use the available anti-fungal therapies.
Develop a practice based plan for the use of the available anti-fungal therapies.

4. ARDS Clinical Update
Current clinical practice in patients with ARDS often does not follow the most recent literature.
Upon completion of this lecture, clinicians should be able to practice more evidence based medicine.

5. Infection control practices in the ICU: What is the evidence?
Upon completion of this lecture, clinicians should be able understand and implement cost effective infection control measures in their practice.

6. Management of Embolic Stroke
Currently different organizations vary in their recommendations on treatment of CVAs and related complications.
Critically review the management of acute embolic strokes.

7. Critical Care Controversies: Transfusion in the ICUs
Identify the appropriate transfusion trigger in the critically ill and the risks associated with transfusion.
Also discussion transfusion practices for massive transfusions.

8. The Role of Opiate Agonist Therapy in the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Characterize the role of and practical differences between buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone in the treatment of patients with opioid use disorder.
Recognize the impact of stigma on the treatment of patients with addiction

9. Safe Opioid Prescribing and Urine Drug Testing
Interpret urine drug testing results in the context of opioid prescribing and monitoring

10. Inpatient management of patients with OUD
Outline an approach to safely and effectively managing inpatients with OUD

11. Medical Complications of Alcohol Use Disorder
Describe the various manifestations of alcohol use disorder

12. Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Use Disorder
Recognize the variety of evidence-based medications available for the treatment of AUD, and recognize the factors that guide selection

13. Cocaine, crack and the cardiovascular system
Explain the differences between powdered cocaine and crack cocaine, and the variety of manifestations associated with acute and chronic use

14. Tobacco cessation and motivational interviewing
Integrate principles of motivational interviewing into discussing treatment options for smoking cessation
Contrast the available treatment options for tobacco use disorder

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Instructors:
Stephen R. Holt, MD, MS, FACP
Daniel H. Kett, MD

CME Credit:
Physicians:  14 Hours
Physician Assistants:  14 Hours
Nurses:  14 Hours

Self Assessment Module (SAM): No

Specialty Audience:
Emergency Medicine    Family Medicine    Internal Medicine    Preventative Medicine

CME Sam Course #19217

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