Critical Care Alert: Online

Subscribers can earn up to 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^™ per issue (24 credits per year), 2 nursing contact hour per issue (24 per year), and 2 Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points per issue (24 per year).

Critical Care Alert Covers:

• ICU admission and care
• Intubation
• Mechanical ventilation
• Acute respiratory distress syndrome
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Hospital medicine
• Pain management

Click here to see all recently published issues/articles from Critical Care Alert.

Benefits of Subscribing to Critical Care Alert Include:

• 12 Issues
• 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^™ per issue, 24 credits per year
• 2 Nursing Contact Hours per issue, 24 per year
• 2 American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points per issue, 24 per year

Awards:

2016 — Specialized Information Publishers Association (SIPA), Third Place, Best Instructional Reporting, "Ventilator Withdrawal in Anticipation of Death: An Intersection of Critical Care and Palliative Care" (Published September 2015)

2021 — Neal Awards, Finalist, Best Instructional Content

Faculty:

Physician Editor:

Betty T. Tran, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago

Peer Reviewer:

Elaine Chen, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Section of Palliative Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago

Nurse Planner:

Theresa Lombardo, DNP, APRN-CNP
Lead Advanced Practice Provider
MICU and Inpatient Lung Transplant
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago

Editorial Advisory Board:

Kay Ball, PhD, RN, CNOR, FAAN
Professor of Nursing
Otterbein University
Westerville, OH

Arzo Hamidi, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Adult Critical Care
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago

Sydney Hyder, MD
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Chicago

Arnaldo Lopez Ruiz, MD
Attending Physician
Division of Critical Care
AdventHealth Medical Group
AdventHealth
Orlando, FL

Samuel Nadler, MD, PhD
Critical Care
Pulmonary Medicine
The Polyclinic Madison Center, Seattle
Clinical Instructor
University of Washington, Seattle

Alexander Niven, MD
Senior Associate Consultant
Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Trushil Shah, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern
Dallas

Editor Emeritus:

David J. Pierson, MD
Professor Emeritus
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of Washington, Seattle

Continuing Education Information:

Objectives:

• Identify relevant topics in the practice of critical care medicine.
• Utilize recommendations from current clinical guidelines.
• Manage common critically ill patient and ICU administration scenarios.

Target Audience:

This educational activity is intended for critical care physicians and nurses.

Accreditation:

In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation:

The Relias LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (24 per year). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

2 ANCC contact hours will be awarded to participants who meet the criteria for successful completion (24 per year).

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 2 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Expiration:

This activity is in effect for 36 months after the date of publication.

Instructions For Participation:

Physicians and nurses participate in this CME/CE activity by reading the issues, using the provided references for further research, and studying the questions at the end of each issue. Participants will then be directed to a website, where they will complete an online assessment to show what they've learned. They must score 100 on the assessment in order to complete the activity, but they are allowed to answer the questions multiple times if needed. After they have successfully completed the assessment and an evaluation, they will receive their credit letter.