Critical Skills for Critical Care: Update and Procedures for ICU Providers 2025

Critical Skills for Critical Care: Update and Procedures for ICU Providers is organized by American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and will be held from Aug 14 - 16, 2025 at American College Of Chest Physicians, Glenview, Illinois, United States of America.

Description:
Training together as an interprofessional critical care team is essential for providing high-quality care. In this course, leaders in critical care education will teach state-of-the-art techniques relevant to every provider, including physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. Through hands-on simulations and live models, you’ll receive experience with bedside critical care ultrasound, airway management, mechanical ventilation, and common ICU procedures.

What you'll learn:

• Principles of diagnostic and procedural ultrasound, airway management, and ventilator management
• Common ultrasound-guided procedures, including central venous catheter insertion, paracentesis, thoracentesis, and tube thoracostomy
• Skills in laryngoscopy, bag-mask ventilation, and extraglottic airway insertion
• Systematic approaches to airway management
• Selection of appropriate mechanical ventilator modes and settings for patients in respiratory failure