Dates: 

·     May 29, 2012 @ 5:00-8:00 pm

·       May 30, 2012 @ 7:00 am-4:15 pm

·       May 31, 2012 @ 7:00 am-5:00 pm

Location:  Gallagher Board Room

Community Medical Center, Missoula, MT

A comprehensive course addressing fundamental management principles for critical care with the purpose to better prepare the non-intensivist for the first 24 hours of management of the critically ill patient until transfer or appropriate critical care consultation can be arranged. It will also prepare non-intensivists, nurses, and other critical care clinical staff that deal with acute deterioration in the critically ill patient.

Course objectives are to:

·       Prioritize assessment needs for the critically ill patient.

·       Select appropriate diagnostic tests.

·       Identify and respond to significant changes in the unstable patient.

·       Recognize and initiate management of acute life-threatening conditions.

·       Determine the need for expert consultation and/or patient transfer and prepare the practitioner for optimally accomplishing transfer.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of St. Vincent Healthcare and Community Medical Center.  St. Vincent Healthcare is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 St. Vincent Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of (15.75) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  *Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Community Medical Center (MNA-05-CMC13) is an approved provider of continuing

nursing education by Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the

American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

17.75 CNE’s