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• Prioritize assessment needs for the critically ill or injured patient
• Select appropriate diagnostic tests for the critically ill or injured patient
• Identify and respond to significant changes in the unstable critically ill patient
• Recognize and initiate management of acute life-threatening conditions
• Determine the need for expert consultation and/or patient transfer
• Educate practitioners on optimal patient transfer strategies to/from the ICU

• Advanced practice nurses
• Anesthesiologists
• Clinical nurse specialists
• Dietitians
• In-training professionals
• Medical directors
• Nurses Nurse managers
• Pharmacists
• Physicians
• Physician assistants
• Respiratory care practitioners
• Surgeons

SCCM supports recommendations that will promote lifelong learning through continuing education. SCCM promotes activities that encourage the highest quality in education that will enhance knowledge, competence or performance in critical care practice. This activity will meet the following competencies:

• Interpersonal communication skills
• Medical Knowledge
• Patient care

You can take your pre-test, access course materials, complete your post-test and claim your CME by logging in to your MySCCM account with your SCCM Customer ID and password, then clicking on the icon for the course you are enrolled in under the MyLearning tab. If needed, you can click "forgot my password" to reset your secure password.

Physicians: Accreditation Statement: The Society of Critical Care Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement: The Society of Critical Care Medicine designates this enduring educational activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credit™. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
The ACCME credits that physicians earn from this activity will be submitted to ACCME’s CME Passport, a free, centralized web application where you can create a personalized account to view, track, and generate transcripts of your reported ACCME credit. Visit www.cmepassport.org to create your account.  

Nurses:The Fundamental Critical Care Support, 7th Edition activity has been approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider No. 8181, for up to 6.25 contact hours.   

Pharmacists:
The Society of Critical Care Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This enduring educational activity provides up to 6.25 contact hours of continuing education credit.

SCCM reports to a continuing pharmacy education (CPE) tracking service, CPE Monitor, which will authenticate and store data for completed CPE units received by pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. The tracking system will make CPE data for each participant available to the state boards of pharmacy where the participant is licensed or registered. After CPE units are processed by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will be able to log in to a comprehensive electronic profile to access information about their completed CPE. 

Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physicians Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 6.25 Category 1 credits for completing this activity.

To provide due process in the evaluation and mediation of grievances concerning ACE activities, this Grievance Procedures Policy was developed. Grievances may concern, but are not limited to, the awarding of credit for individual participation and/or registration fees issues.

• A written complaint or grievance should be submitted to the Education Department.
• The Education Department will attempt to resolve the grievance of the complainant.
• If the initial response is unsatisfactory to the complainant, the matter will be referred to the CEO/EVP for action.
• If the response from the CEO/EVP is unsatisfactory to the complainant, the matter will be referred to the SCCM Executive Committee. The ruling of the Executive Committee will be final.

Planners and Contributors:

Kazuaki Atagi, MD, PhD, FCCM
Nara Prefecture General Medical Center
Nara, Japan
No disclosures

Abdullah Bakhsh, MSSS, FAAEM
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
King Abdulaziz University
Jeddah, Saudia Arabia
No disclosures

Jennifer Bath, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CEN, TCRN
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
No disclosures

Sherry Boone, MSN, ACNP-C, RN, CCRN
Radford University Carilion
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
No disclosures

Kimberley Chavez, MD
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, New Jersey, USA
No disclosures

Heidi M. Clarke, PharmD, BCCCP
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Miami, Florida, USA
No disclosures

Ivan Co, MD
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
No disclosures

Bryan R. Collier, DO, FACS
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
No disclosures

Gary R. Collin, MD, FACS, FCCM
Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Salem, Virginia, USA
No disclosures

David Dries, MD, MSE, MCCM
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
No disclosures

Christina Dunbar Matos, DO
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
No disclosures

Emily Faulks, MD
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
No disclosures

Javier Perez-Fernandez, MD, FCCM, FCCP
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Miami, Florida, USA
No disclosures

Robert C. Gibson, RN, MS, ACNP-BC
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, USA
No disclosures

Carrie L. Griffiths, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM
Wingate University School of Pharmacy
Wingate, North Carolina, USA
No disclosures

Mark E. Hamill, MD, FACS, FCCM
Carilion Clinic
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
No disclosures

Kristie A. Hertel, RN, MSN, CCRN, ACNP-BC, FCCM
Vidant Medical Center
Greenville, North Carolina, USA
No disclosures

Jorge L. Hidalgo, MD, MACP, MCCM
Belize City, Belize
No disclosures

Steven M. Hollenberg, MD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, USA
No disclosures

John C. Hunninghake, MD
San Antonio Military Medical Center (BAMC)
San Antonio, Texas, USA
No disclosures

Robert C. Hyzy, MD, MCCM, ATS-F, FCCP
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
No disclosures

Kaori Ito, MD
Teikyo University
Tokyo, Japan
No disclosures

David Jury, MD, MS
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
No disclosures

Anand Kumar, MD, FCCM
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Canada
No disclosures

James J. Lamberg, DO
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
No disclosures

Amy Lucas, MSN, RN, CCNS, CCRN-K
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
No disclosures

Miguel A. Matos, DO, MBA, MHA, MS
Carilion Clinic
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
No disclosures

Frank M. O’Connell, MD, FACP, FCCP
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center
Pomona, New Jersey, USA
No disclosures

John M. Oropello, MD, FCCM
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York, USA
No disclosures

Lauren A. Plante, MD, MPH, FACOG
New York Medical College
Valhalla, NY, USA
No disclosures

Kehllee Popovich, MSN, ACNP-BC
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
No disclosures

Nitin Puri MD, FCCP
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, New Jersey, USA
No disclosures

April Miller Quidley, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS, FCCM, FCCP
Vidant Medical Center
Greenville, North Carolina, USA
No disclosures

Ahmed Reda Taha, MD, FRCP, FCCP, FCCM
Critical Care Institute
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
No disclosures

Michael Ritchie, MD
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
No disclosures

Sophia Chu Rodgers, DNP, ACNP, FNP, FAANP, FCCM
Lovelace Health Systems
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
No disclosures

William Rodriguez-Cintron, MD, FCCM
San Juan VA Medical Center
San Juan, Puerto Rico
No disclosures

Gloria M. Rodríguez-Vega, MD, MCCM
HIMA San Pablo Caguas
Caguas, Puerto Rico
Speaker bureau: Chiesi, clevedipine

Gregory P. Schaefer, DO, FACS
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
No disclosures

David J. Skarupa, MD, FACS
University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Principal Investigator at UF Health Jacksonville for a multi-center funded phase 2 study on vascular conduits.

Whitney Sprinkel, BSN, CCRN
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
No disclosures

Janet Thorn
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Mount Prospect, IL, USA
No disclosures

Christine C. Toevs, MD, MA, FCCM
Terre Haute Regional Hospital
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
No disclosures

Shari A. Toomey, MBA, RRT, NPS
Carilion Clinic Children’s Hospital
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
No disclosures

Jonathan Trager, DO, FAAEM, FCCP
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
No disclosures

Robert J. Walter, MD, DHCE, FACP, FCCP
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA
No disclosures

Daniel Wu, DO, FACOS, FACS, FCCM
Trinity Health–St. Mary Medical Center
Langhorne, Pennsylvania, USA
No disclosures

Sergio Zanotti-Cavazzoni, MD, FCCM
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center
Bellaire, Texas, USA
No disclosures

Contributors:

Albert Abreu, MBA, MIS, RRT
West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Miami, Florida, USA
No disclosures

Jennifer Axelband, DO, FCCM, FACOEP
St. Luke’s University Health Network
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
No disclosures

Javier O. Belmo, RRT
West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Miami, Florida, USA
No disclosures

Ana Berbel Caban, MD
Intensive Care Solutions
Miami, Florida, USA
No disclosures

Gregory H. Botz, MD, FCCM
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, USA
No disclosures

Matthew T. Carr, MD
The Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York, USA
No disclosures

Mohamed Abou El Fadl, MD
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida, USA
No disclosures

Karel Fuentes, MD
Baptist Health Neuroscience Center
Miami, Florida USA
No disclosures

Richard Iuorio, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York, USA
No disclosures

Keith Killu, MD, FCCM
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, USA
No disclosures

Michael Malian, MD, MA, FACS
Beaumont Dearborn Hospital
Dearborn, Michigan, USA
No disclosures

Andrew G. Miller, MS, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, USA
No disclosures

Alberto Sirven, MD, FACOG
West Kendall OBGYN
Miami, Florida, USA
No disclosures

Arlene Torres, DNP, ARNP, CCRN, ACNP-BC
Allied Health Care Professionals Manager
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Miami, Florida, USA
No disclosures

Reviewers:

Marie Baldisseri, MD, MPH, FCCM
Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Neurocritical Care
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
No disclosures

Ian Del Conde, MD, FACC
Baptist Hospital
Miami, Florida, USA
No disclosures

Nicole M. Garcia, MD, FACS
East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine
Greenville, North Carolina, USA
No disclosures

Muhammad Jaffar, MD, FCCM
Wayne State School of Medicine
Detroit, Michigan, USA
No disclosures

Don C. Postema, PhD
HealthPartners
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
No disclosures

Ignacio Previgliano, MD
Hospital Fernández
Buenos Aires, Argentina
No disclosures

Jose Javier Provencio, MD, FCCM
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
No disclosures