6th Annual Rutgers Critical Care Symposium 2023

Friday, April 14, 2023, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

The virtual 6th Annual Rutgers Critical Care Symposium will provide an overview of a wide variety of current pharmacotherapy controversies and new standards influencing the practice of critical care, including speaker insights on recent evidence-based recommendations.  This symposium will include topics such as, but not limited to therapeutic drug monitoring, viscoelastic testing, point of care ultrasound, pros and cons of tenecteplase in ischemic stroke compared to alteplase, and controversies surrounding neuromuscular blocking agents. 

1. Review the evolving role of thromboelastography and modern hemostatic resuscitation practices.
2. Discuss beta-lactam antibiotics TDM, review supporting evidence, and provide guidance for implementation in the critically ill.
3. Debate the risks and benefits of tenecteplase vs. tissue plasinogen activator for stroke thrombolysis.
4. Evaluate best practices for selecting a paralytic agent, dosing, and monitoring in the ICU.
5. Integrate POCUS for hemodynamic monitoring in the ICU.

Registration closes promptly at 8:00AM on April 12, 2023.  Pharmacists seeking professional credit are to be certain to include your nabp# and birth data in the Profile section of the registration. 

In order to claim credit all professionals must complete the pre test, post test on the day of this ce activity and evaluation must be completed online by April 21st, 2023. 

In support of improving patient care, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (5.00 hours), ACPE Credits (5.00 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (5.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (5.00 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

All relevant financial relationships for all individuals in control of content have been mitigated.

Friday, April 14, 2023

No commercial support.

Virtual Industry Exhibitors Welcome - We are in the midst of developing a virtual industry exhibit area.  As per ACCME Standards for Integrity & Independence, the exhibit area is separate and distinct from the Zoom meeting presentation.  Exhibitor showcasing is  available at varying exhibitor levels: Silver, Gold, and Platinum exhibitors with their associated fees as shown below:

Silver Exhibitor: $1,000:  one(1) link on our Exhibitor page and one (1) complimentary registration
Gold Exhibitor: $2,000:   two (2) links on our Exhibitor page and one (2) complimentary registrations
Platinum Exhibitor: $3,000:  three (3) links on our Exhibitor page and two (3) complimentary registrations
Each exhibitor level includes complimentary registration to virtually attend the entire meeting as well as recognition on our Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy continuing education website page.