This activity is intended to meet the needs of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and all other medical professionals who care for critically ill patients, especially those involved in treating the unique characteristics of the critically ill pregnant and postpartum patient.
This activity includes elements that increase knowledge and application.
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:
- Patient- and family-centered care
- Clinical knowledge
- Communication
- Multiprofessionalism and teamwork
Successful completion of this continuing medical education (CME) activity, which includes participation and a passing score of 70% (three attempts) on the posttest and completion of the overall evaluation, enables the participant to earn up to 6.0 credit hours.
The Society of Critical Care Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists.
Physicians
Accreditation Statement: The Society of Critical Care Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement: The Society of Critical Care Medicine designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
The Society of Critical Care Medicine is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider No. 8181, for 6 contact hours.
Pharmacists
The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This course will provide 6 continuing education hours (0236-0000-21-109-H01-P). 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, using your National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) member number and date of birth. You are responsible for providing accurate information to SCCM. CPE Monitor 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 ACPE and NABP, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will be able to log in to a comprehensive electronic profile to access information about their completed CPE.