Conferences & Lectures
Overall Conference Schedule
A comprehensive schedule of conferences ensures exposure to a wide range of issues related to critical care disease.
Groups that participate in Critical Care Conferences
Critical Care Fellows' Curriculum Conference
Beginning in the 24-25 academic year, the smaller one-year Critical Care Fellowship Programs (Critical Care Anesthesiology, IM Critical Care Medicine, Neurocritical Care, and Surgical Critical Care) joined forces to create a multi-disciplinary conference. This two-hour conference takes place weekly and includes two areas of focus (one in the first hour and another in the second hour). Lecture topics cover the full breadth of Critical Care are determined based upon ACGME program requirements as well as the board exam blueprints for these specialties.
Sample Fellows' Curriculum Conference Topics
Renal Replacement Therapy in the ICU
Liver 101
VV ECMO 101 with Case Review
Organ Donation Process, DCD
Status Epilepticus
Mechanical Ventilation and Complications
Hypoxia, Acute Respiratory Failure, and ARDS
Difficult Airway
Predicting Fluid Responsiveness
Heart and Lung Transplant in the ICU
Blood Transfusion and Urgent Reversal of Anticoagulation, MTP
Right Heart Failure and PHTN
Critical Care Toxicology
Liver Surgery and Transplant in the ICU
Hemorrhagic Shock
Hypo/Hypernatremia, Acid-Base Disorders
Hyperglycemic Emergency Management
Hypothyroid/Thyrotoxicosis, Nonthyroidal Illness, Adrenal Issues in the ICU
AKI
STEMI, Cocaine Related Ischemia, NSTEMI and Complications of MI
SVT, VT, Bradycardia, Pacers, and Defibs
Meningitis, Encephalitis, Epidural/Brain Abscess
HFpEF/HFrEF/Myocarditis/PPM CMP/HCM and PAC Catheter Interpretation
Noninvasive HD Monitoring
Hypertensive Emergencies
Aortic Aneurysm Dissection
TMCS
Pericardial and Valvular Heart Disease in the ICU
Nonivasive Ventilation and Lung Recruitment
Liberation from the Ventilator and ABCDEF Bundle
Tracheostomy Care, Emergency PMV, and Swallowing
COPD, Asthma, and Central Sleep Apnea
Parenchymal
Hemoptysis, and DAH
Pleural Disorders
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, TTP, and Anaphylaxis
POCUS
Critical Care in Obstetrics
Pancreatitis, Cholecystitis, and Cholangitis
CVA, IC, SAH, Cerebral Vein, and Sinus Thrombosis
Bacteremia, Pericarditis, Endocarditis, Device-Related Infections
Mobile ECMO
ICU in Limited-Resource Sitations
Liver 102
Graft vs. Host Disease in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant and Hepatic Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome
Acute Leukemia, Lymphoma, MM, TLS, Polycythemia/Hyperviscosity when Apheresis/Therapeutic Donation Indicated
Clinical Trial Design, Statistical Analysis, IRBs
Medical Futility, Advanced Directives
Colitis, CMV Infection, and Peritonitis
Enteral Nutrition
Immunosuppressive Drug Therapy and Chemo
Acute Sickle Cell Crisis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Hepatorenal Syndrome
Steroids
Pharmokinetics and Dose Adjusting for Disease States
Antimicrobial Therapy and Resistance Patterns
RSI Medication Review
Thrombocytopenia
Coagulopathies
Transfusion Medicine
Apheresis
Hypercoagulable States
EtOH Withdrawal
Encephalopathy, EEG Correlation, Coma, and Brain Death
Cardiac Arrest Care in the ICU
Head Trauma and Spinal Cord Injury
Measuring and Managing Increased ICP
TBI Management
Analgesia, Sedation, and NMB
ICU Delirium Antipsychotic Drugs
Serotonin Syndrome, Malignant Hyperthermia
Cystitis, CR-UTI, Pyelonehpritis, Perninephric Abscess, Stone Related Infection
Immunocompromised Infection
Hyperbaric Therapy
GI Erosion
Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure
Eclamsia, Preeclampsia, and HELLP Syndrome
Soft Tissue Infection
Compartment Syndrome, and Rhabdomyolysis
Mesenteric Ischemea, Ischemic Colitis
Transplant
Trauma
Environmental Injury
Workshops
The IM CCM Fellowship Program hosts (or provides funds to attend) several mandatory workshops to cover necessary skill areas that are integral to the practice of critical care.
Routine airway management
Difficult airway management
Ventilator training
Initiation and maintenance of ventilatory support, respirator care techniques, withdrawal of mechanical ventilatory support
Use of reservoir masks and continuous positive airway pressure masks for delivery of supplemental oxygen, humidifiers, nebulizers and incentive spirometry
Tracheostomy management (TrachSim)
Central venous catheter placement
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy training
POCUS
Critical Care Communications (C3)
Renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in the ICU
ECMO 101 and emergencies
National Conferences
The IM CCM program will support conference attendance with up to $2000 and 5 protected days. In addition, the program regularly applies for and receives grant funding to provide additional financial support for fellows to attend national conferences. Fellows are able to attend 1-2 conferences per academic year during. Conferences that trainees may consider attending include, but are not limited to the following:
American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions
Typically hosted in the fall by the AHA, this conference is focused on the latest innovations for scientists, clinicians, researchers and other healthcare professionals interested in any and all aspects of cardiovascular disease.
American College of Cardiology (ACC)
Typically hosted in the spring by ACC, this conference is an opportunity for cardiovascular professionals to come together to debate and discuss practice-changing science and innovations.
American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) Annual Meeting
Typically hosted in the fall by CHEST, this conference brings together key experts in topics such as: artificial intelligence in health care and medical education, new guidelines on biologics for severe asthma, addressing the vaping epidemic, therapeutics for advanced COPD, sleep disorders in critically ill patients. Pre-meeting courses are offered for both advanced and foundational learning.
Annual Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Conference
ELSO hosts several meetings each year, with their annual conference typically hosted in the fall. Conference highlights have included: international representation, pediatric and adult ECMO specialist sessions, ECMO in resource-limited areas, pre-hospital ECMO, perfusion fireside chat.
Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Critical Care Congress
Typically hosted in late winter by SCCM, which is the only multiprofessional organization dedicated exclusively to critical care, the Critical Care Congress is an opportunity to explore the latest knowledge and research in critical care and network with experts, colleagues, and peers.
Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting
Typically hosted in the winter by STS, this conference is the premier annual event in cardiothoracic surgery, unveiling never-before-seen science, techniques, and technology, and creating a forum to build lasting connections with colleagues.
