Session Information
2007 Midyear Clinical Meeting
Critical Issues in Critical Care
Track: Educational Session
Program Code: 316-L01
Date: Thursday, December 6, 2007
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location:
Veronese 2403/2404/2503/2504MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
Ms. Lois Parker, BS, RPh, Senior Attending Pharmacist and Continuing Education Administrator, Massachusetts General Hospital
MODERATOR:
Ms. Lois Parker, BS, RPh, Senior Attending Pharmacist and Continuing Education Administrator, Massachusetts General Hospital
PRESENTERS:
Ms. Lois Parker, BS, RPh, Senior Attending Pharmacist and Continuing Education Administrator, Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Paul Arpino, PharmD, BCPS, Senior Attending Pharmacist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Mary Gauthier-Lewis, BS, PharmD, Assistant Professor and Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist, University of Louisiana at Monroe
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Identify appropriate pharmacologic management of anxiety and delirium in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), including the role of dexmedetomidine.
- Recommend strategies for weaning opioids and benzodiazepines in the ICU, and managing withdrawal symptoms.
- Describe relevant issues associated with sepsis in the ICU, including early goal directed therapy, the CORTICUS study, and the role of vasopressin.
- List commonly used protocols and guidelines in the ICU, including glycemic control, and colloid versus crystalloid
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(Code: 316-L01)
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