ACCP Critical Care Board Review 2008

Objectives

Rely on the ACCP Critical Care Board Review Course 2008 to review the type of information you should know for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Critical Care Medicine Certiication Examination. Designed as the best preparation for anyone taking the exam, this comprehensive, exam-focused review will cover current critical care literature and management strategies for critically ill patients.

The ABIM Critical Care Medicine Certiication Examination tests your knowledge and clinical judgment in crucial areas of critical care medicine. This premier course will review the information you should know for the exam. Course content mirrors the content of the exam, as outlined by the ABIM, and includes the following topics:

Target Audience:

• Physicians in critical care and pulmonary medicine
• Physicians in EDs
• Physicians in anesthesiology
• Physicians in surgery
• Advanced critical care nurse practitioners
• Advanced respiratory therapy practitioners
• Physician assistants
• Pharmacists

Learning Objectives:

• Assess your knowledge of clinical content in critical care medicine through pretest and posttest questions.
• Identify areas of the critical care medicine ABIM blueprint content as knowledge strengths and areas requiring further review.
• Prepare your self-assessment and study framework by reviewing critical care literature outlined in the syllabus and case studies.

OPTIONAL SESSIONS

Immediately after the ACCP Critical Care Board Review Course 2008, you can enhance your review by participating in additional optional education sessions.

Tuesday, August 26
ABIM SEP Program Modules
American Board of Internal Medicine:
Critical Care Medicine SEP Program Module
Chair: Stephanie M. Levine, MD, FCCP

American Board of Internal Medicine:
Pulmonary Disease SEP Program Module
Chair: Mark J. Rosen, MD, FCCP

These sessions will review and complete the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Critical Care Self-Evaluation Process (SEP) Module 22R and the ABIM Pulmonary Disease Self-Evaluation Process (SEP) Module 29R. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone recertifying to review the ABIM material related to the critical care or pulmonary subspecialty and earn recertification points from ABIM toward the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program.

ABIM SEP Course Information

If you are certifying with ABIM for the first time, the sessions are designed to review questions developed by the ABIM. If you are recertifying, you can answer ABIM questions and submit your responses to the ABIM for the CPD program.

Each module includes 60 questions and will be administered through group discussion with experts and colleagues, using an automated response system. At the end of the session, participants will have the option to mail their completed answer sheets to the ABIM for recertification credit. The modules will be available from ABIM, or you may obtain a copy on-site.

To be eligible for ABIM credit, you must:

• Be a diplomate of the ABIM.
• Be enrolled in the ABIM CPD program.
• Not have completed either of the SEP Modules to be used for the sessions.

ABIM Diplomates may enroll in recertification at any time after the initial certification by contacting ABIM:

American Board of Internal Medicine
510 Walnut Street, Suite 1700
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3699
Phone: (215) 446-3500 or (800) 441-2246
Fax: (215) 446-2470
www.abim.org

For additional information about ABIM Maintenance of Certification and the ABIM subspecialty examinations, visit these pages on the ABIM Web site:
www.abim.org/moc/index.shtm
www.abim.org/cert/policies_aqccm.shtm
www.abim.org/cert/policies_sspulm.shtm
www.abim.org/cert/policies_sssleep.shtm

Learning objectives:

• Explore new diagnostic testing and therapeutic options.
• Prepare clinical decisions regarding the diagnosis and treatment of patient problems.
• Differentiate between the diagnostic and treatment options for common and unusual problems within the discipline.

Tuesday, August 26
Mechanical Ventilation 2008
Chair: Dr. Neil MacIntyre, MD, FCCP

This course will trace mechanical ventilation support (MVS) from its origins to the present time and into the future. It will emphasize the use of graphic displays of airways mechanics to help clinicians optimize MVS for difficult-to-treat patients. Common problems, such as providing ventilation support for the patient with severe obstruction and COPD or the hypoxemic patient with ARDS, will be addressed. Evidence-based information will be highlighted during case management presentations and discussions.

Learning objectives:

• Examine the newer modes of mechanical ventilation support.
• Analyze pressure, volume, and low waveforms to help improve the patient-ventilator interface.

Tuesday, August 26
Lung Pathology
Chair: Henry D. Tazelaar, MD, FCCP

This half-day course will offer a comprehensive review and update of pulmonary pathology, with an emphasis on clinically relevant issues. Presentations by expert faculty will focus the educational content to benefit all attendees, whether you are a practicing pulmonologist, pathologist, radiologist, or a resident preparing for the pulmonary board examination.

On-site, the Lung Pathology course participants will receive a black and white slidebook, as well as a CD-ROM with the slides projected in color. In addition, a link will be available and sent via e-mail to all course participants a week prior to the conference. This link will contain all the faculty slide presentations in color for your own printing.

Learning objectives:

• Recognize a pattern-based approach to the diagnosis of difuse lung disease, including the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, pneumoconioses, and vasculitides.
• Distinguish between common and uncommon tumors of the lung and pleura, including lymphoproliferative lesions.
• Cite the main pathologic changes that afect transplanted lungs.
• Acquire information about the pathologic data on pulmonary infections and the array of molecular diagnostic tests useful for diagnosis.
• Explain the pathologic indings of the most common types of pediatric lung diseases.

See the course agenda for session schedules.

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