Advanced Knowledge Assessment in Pediatric Critical Care

Continuing Education

Accredited continuing education (ACE) release date: November 29, 2024
SCCM Product Code: AKAPEDS6
ACE expiration date: November 29, 2027
Estimated time for activity completion: 20 hours

Learning Objectives

Synthesize current literature and implications for the treatment of critically ill patients.
Reflect on your performance on the assessment and develop an action plan for continued growth and development
Use evidence-based medicine to guide self-education

Target Audience

This continuing education activity is intended to meet the needs of all practitioners who care for critically ill patients, including:

Advanced practice nurses
Anesthesiologists
Clinical nurse specialists
Nurses
Pharmacists
Physicians
Physician assistants
Respiratory care practitioners
Surgeons

Advanced Knowledge Assessment in Pediatric Critical Care

Assess your critical care knowledge with Advanced Knowledge Assessment in Pediatric Critical Care. Comprising 100 questions and rationales with accompanying study materials, Advanced Knowledge Assessment in Pediatric Critical Care provides a comprehensive review of an array of critical care topics, such as:

Pediatric ICU management and coordination of care
Sedation and analgesia
Organ support therapies and monitoring
End-of-life care
Anesthesiology

Topics covered in Advanced Knowledge Assessment in Pediatric Critical Care adhere to the recently updated American Board of Pediatrics content outline. Physicians, nurses, and pharmacists are eligible to receive 20 hours of accredited continuing education credit. Additionally, 15 Part II pediatric maintenance of certification points are available.

Type of Activity

This online activity will allow test-takers to assess the strengths and weaknesses of their critical care knowledge base in a practical way, ultimately allowing them the opportunity to address any areas for improvement.

Competencies

The Society of Critical Care Medicine (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:

Medical knowledge
Patient care
Professionalism
System-based practice

Claiming Credit

You can access the course materials; complete your evaluation; and claim your ACE credit 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.

Credit Hours

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 20.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. Physicians should claim only those hours of credit that they 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 Advanced Knowledge Assessment in Adult Critical Care activity has been approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider No. 8181, for up to 20.0 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 20.0 contact hours of continuing education credit.

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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 20.0 Category 1 credits for completing this activity.

Maintenance of Certification

Successful completion of this accredited continuing education (ACE) activity, which includes participation and a passing score of 70% in the evaluation component/posttest, enables the participant to earn up to 20.0 medical knowledge maintenance of certification (MOC) points in the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) MOC programs. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of ACE credits claimed for the activity.

This course meets the requirements for MOC for up to 20.0 credits.

SCCM Grievance Procedures Policy

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.

Faculty and Disclosures

The content of this activity has been peer reviewed and has been approved for compliance. The faculty and contributors have indicated the following financial relationships, which have been mitigated through an established conflict-of-interest resolution process and have stated that these reported relationships will not have any impact on their ability to provide unbiased content.

Planners:

Dawn Herman, MBA, BSN
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA
No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose

Edward W. Michener, BS
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA
No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose

The following Contributors have reported they have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose:

Adebayo Adeyinka, MD, FCCM, FAAP, FCCP

Abdallah Dalabih, MD, MBA, FCCM

Elizabeth Espinoza, PNP, DNP

Padma Garg, MD

Rashed A. Hasan, MD, FCCM

Natalie Henderson, MD

Franklin Huggins, PharmD

Katie Hughes, PharmD, BCPPS

Meg J. Kihlstrom, MD

Andrea M. Kline

Nikoleta Kolovos, MD

Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM

Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP, CCRN, FCCM

Palen Mallory, MD

Jennifer A. McArthur, DO

Yves Ouellette, MD, PhD, FCCM

Rahul S. Panesar, MD, FAAP CHSE

Eleanor B. Peterson, MD

Matei S. Petrescu, MD, MHPE

Louisdon Pierre, MD, MBA, FCCM, FAAP

Rohit Pinto, MD

Andrea Sims, MD

Rhea Vidrine, MD

Muhammad Waseem, MD, MS, FAAP, FACEP, FAHA

The following Contributors have reported the following relevant financial relationship(s):

Lee A. Polikoff, MD, FCCM – Consultant - Novavax

Summary


Availability:	On-Demand
	Expires on 12/31/2026


Credit Offered:	20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit Credits 20 ACPE (Pharmacy) – Home Study Credits 20 CABN (Nursing) Credits 20 Certificate of Participation Credits 20 Physician Assistant Credits 20 MOC – ABP Points

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