COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Please join us for the March 2024 Critical Care Grand Rounds lecture, a multidisciplinary Grand Round that will update healthcare professionals on atrial fibrillation management in the ICU.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
Critical Care Physicians, Cardiologists, Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Nephrologists, Pulmonologists, Infectious Disease Physicians, Neurologists, Gastroenterologists, Hospitalists, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Pharmacists and other interested healthcare providers.  

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Identify the unique challenges of managing atrial fibrillation in critically ill patients and the impact of underlying critical illness on AF management.
• Eliminate gaps in knowledge regarding current evidence-based guidelines for the management of AF in the ICU setting.
• List risk stratification tools effectively to guide decisions about anticoagulation therapy, balancing the risks of stroke against potential bleeding complications.
• Apply strategies for deciding between rate control and rhythm control in the context of the patient's clinical status and underlying causes of AF.
• Implement a multidisciplinary approach to the management of AF, enhancing communication and coordination between critical care, cardiology and pharmacy teams to improve patient outcomes.

FACULTY AND DISCLOSURES:

Adedapo A. Iluyomade, M.D.
Cardiologist
Baptist Health
Miami, Fl.

Adedapo A. Iluyomade, M.D. , faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Laiqua Khalid, M.D., conference director of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Arlene Torres and Elizabeth Prol – Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies*

*Ineligible companies - Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS AND CREDITS

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.   

This activity has been approved for 1 credit hour, CE Broker Course #20-942286, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and Physician Assistants.  

This activity has also been approved for 1 credit for Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists and Techs and Respiratory Therapists. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.

American Board of Surgery - Maintenance of Certification (MOC) - Accredited CME - Surgical Critical Care

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Successful completion of this course is submitted to specialty boards through the ACCME's PARS system.