Educational Objectives
After participating in this activity, clinicians should be able to:
- Diagnose cardiogenic shock and analyze its different phenotypes including right ventricular shock and their specific management challenges and strategies
- Integrate the components of a multidisciplinary shock team and shock network Including optimization of end-organ dysfunction management as a proven strategy to improve outcomes
- Identify key feature to prompt shock team activation and escalation of care with other specialties as needed
- Manage high-complexity conditions in the CICU including, cardiac arrest, congenital heart disease, restrictive cardiomyopathies, right ventricular failure and pulmonary hypertension.
- Utilize practical tips learned from CICU experts to improve outcomes and approach challenging scenarios, including airway and ventilation management, sedation, hemodynamics and arrhythmias
- Integrate into their local CICUs models critical care cardiology research, innovation, training and organizational logistics aimed to improve quality and outcomes
- Utilize multidisciplinary approaches to manage end-of-life issues in the CICU
Target Audience