Harvard Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 2024

Critical Care Medicine, Sepsis and Shock

• Most current guidelines for treating sepsis
• New concepts in the use of vasopressors in septic shock
• State-of-the-art management of the critically ill patient
• Critical care decision-making in high-acuity patients
• Recognition and treatment of hemodynamic instability
• Improving outcomes through timely ICU interventions
• Practical strategies for complex critical care presentations

ARDS, Acute Respiratory Failure and Oxygen Support

• Evidence-based treatment of ARDS
• Management of acute respiratory failure
• High-flow oxygen therapy for respiratory failure
• Ventilation and oxygenation strategies for critically ill patients
• Recognition of worsening respiratory mechanics
• Approach to patients with severe hypoxemia
• Integrating respiratory support into ICU care plans

Sedation, Analgesia, Early Mobility and ICU Recovery

• New evidence on sedation in the ICU
• Analgesia strategies for critically ill patients
• Early mobility and functional recovery
• Reducing complications of prolonged critical illness
• Improving comfort while preserving neurologic assessment
• Balancing safety, ventilator synchrony, and delirium prevention
• Practical ICU recovery and rehabilitation considerations

Pulmonary Hypertension, Thromboembolism and Cardiopulmonary Disease

• New drugs and treatment combinations in pulmonary hypertension
• Updated treatment strategies for pulmonary embolus
• Evaluation of thromboembolism in pulmonary practice
• Cardiopulmonary disorders and complex physiologic assessment
• Right heart and pulmonary vascular disease considerations
• Risk stratification and treatment planning in vascular lung disease
• Multidisciplinary care for pulmonary vascular disorders

Asthma, COPD and Chronic Airways Disease

• Updates on biologics in asthma and other lung diseases
• Modern management of severe asthma
• COPD evaluation and treatment updates
• Bronchiectasis management principles
• New approaches to unexplained chronic cough
• Airway inflammation, exacerbation prevention, and long-term care
• Personalized therapy for chronic respiratory symptoms

Interstitial Lung Disease, IPF and Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

• Interstitial lung disease updates
• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis management
• Steroid-sparing agents for interstitial lung disease
• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis diagnosis and treatment
• Radiographic, clinical, and pathologic correlation in ILD
• When to refer for advanced ILD care
• Monitoring disease progression and treatment response

Sarcoidosis, Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease

• Evaluation and management of sarcoidosis
• Assessing occupational lung disease
• Evaluating environmental lung disease
• Exposure history and diagnostic reasoning
• Distinguishing inflammatory, fibrotic, and exposure-related lung disease
• Clinical monitoring and treatment selection
• Practical approach to complex pulmonary symptoms and exposure patterns

Pulmonary Infections and Post-COVID Lung Disease

• Pneumonia updates in pulmonary and critical care settings
• Tuberculosis recognition and management considerations
• Atypical mycobacterial disease
• Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 affecting the lungs
• Distinguishing infection from inflammatory and chronic lung disease
• Diagnostic strategies for pulmonary infections
• Long-term follow-up of patients with persistent respiratory symptoms

Lung Nodules, Lung Cancer and Pulmonary Pathology

• Approach to lung nodules
• Lung cancer evaluation and diagnostic pathways
• Updates in pulmonary pathology
• Risk stratification for suspicious pulmonary lesions
• Integrating imaging, pathology, and clinical findings
• Management decisions for complex thoracic findings
• Multidisciplinary care for suspected and confirmed lung cancer

Interventional Pulmonology and Pleural Disease

• State of the art in interventional pulmonology
• Procedural approaches in pulmonary disease
• Pleural disease diagnosis and management
• Bronchoscopic and pleural procedure considerations
• Patient selection for advanced pulmonary procedures
• Reducing procedural risk and improving diagnostic yield
• Practical updates in procedural pulmonary medicine

Pulmonary Ultrasound, Lung Microbiome and Emerging Tools

• Point-of-care pulmonary ultrasound in the intensive care unit
• Using bedside ultrasound for pulmonary and critical care assessment
• Lung microbiome and emerging implications for lung health
• Modern tools for respiratory assessment and monitoring
• Improving diagnostic confidence at the bedside
• Integrating emerging evidence into clinical practice
• Technology-enhanced pulmonary and ICU decision-making

Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Transplantation and Advanced Pulmonary Care

• New treatment options in cystic fibrosis
• Bronchiectasis and chronic airway infection considerations
• Lung transplantation updates
• Pre-transplant and post-transplant pulmonary care
• Complex care coordination for advanced lung disease
• Monitoring response to advanced therapies
• Improving outcomes for patients with severe chronic respiratory disease

Neurologic and Surgical Emergencies in the ICU

• Neurologic issues in the ICU
• Handling neurologic emergencies in medically complex ICU patients
• Surgical emergencies in the medical ICU
• Complications from cardiac arrest
• Emerging evidence for targeted temperature management
• Multisystem critical illness and emergency decision-making
• Coordinating specialty consultation and urgent interventions

Sleep-Disordered Breathing, GERD and Chronic Respiratory Symptoms

• Sleep-disordered breathing evaluation and management
• Impact of sleep disorders on cardiopulmonary health
• GERD and respiratory symptom relationships
• Evaluation of unexplained chronic cough
• Approach to overlapping upper airway, reflux, and pulmonary symptoms
• Patient-centered management of chronic respiratory complaints
• Long-term strategies for persistent pulmonary symptoms

Communication, End-of-Life Care and Challenging Cases

• Guidance for conducting end-of-life discussions
• Communication with patients and families in critical illness
• Shared decision-making in advanced pulmonary disease
• Case-based discussion of challenging pulmonary and ICU presentations
• Balancing aggressive care with patient goals and prognosis
• Interdisciplinary collaboration in complex care decisions
• Practical recommendations for compassionate, high-quality ICU care

This course is best suited for pulmonologists, critical care physicians, hospitalists, internists, emergency medicine clinicians, respiratory therapists, primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, residents, fellows, and ICU care teams.

Topics include sepsis, ARDS, sarcoidosis, IPF, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, lung nodules, lung cancer, GERD, pleural disease, pneumonia, tuberculosis, thromboembolism, chronic cough, COPD, asthma, occupational and environmental lung disease, interstitial lung disease, lung transplantation, neurologic issues in the ICU, sleep-disordered breathing, post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, surgical emergencies, atypical mycobacterial disease, pulmonary hypertension, cardiopulmonary disorders, complications from cardiac arrest, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and acute respiratory failure.

Yes. The course includes sepsis guidelines, ARDS treatment, respiratory failure support, vasopressors in septic shock, sedation, analgesia, early mobility, targeted temperature management, POCUS in the ICU, neurologic emergencies, surgical emergencies, and end-of-life care.

Yes. The course covers asthma, COPD, chronic cough, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, ILD, IPF, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolus, lung nodules, lung cancer, pulmonary infections, pleural disease, and sleep-disordered breathing.

Yes. This product is provided as recorded course access so you can review the material at your own pace.

No. CME credits and certificates are not included with this course package.

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