COVID-19: What's Next

Thank you for attending COVID-19: What's Next.
Recorded video for any live streamed sessions can be accessed for a year on the event website, starting in October, for all attendees. If you did not attend and would be interested in viewing this content, it will be available in October as a self-directed course in the SCCM store.

Course highlights include:

Plenary lecture by Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a U.S. leader in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic
Discussion of the latest epidemiologic models, newest research findings, newest therapeutic interventions, and guidelines updates
Interactive breakout sessions addressing specific topics
Opportunity to earn 27.75 continuing medical education credit hours and maintenance of certification credit, available to physicians, nurses, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, physician assistants, nurse anesthetists, and dietitians

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Registration Fees

Registration Category	Rate
All SCCM members and nonmembers	$95

Registration Options
Online: Register Now
Phone: +1 847 827-6888

Payment Information

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa credit cards are accepted.
Check or international money order, payable to SCCM, may be used to register via mail only.
Fees must be paid in U.S. funds and checks must be drawn on a U.S. bank.
For information on paying via wire transfer, please contact SCCM Customer Service at +1 847 827-6888.
Inquiries can be e-mailed to support@sccm.org.

Cancellation/Refund Policy
Cancellations must be submitted in writing. All cancellations are subject to a $75 nonrefundable processing fee and must be postmarked before September 10, 2020, to be eligible for a refund. Cancellations postmarked after this date will not be refunded. Please allow four weeks to process refunds. Dates for the COVID-19: What's Next course are subject to change and/or cancellation. In the event of cancellation, only individual registration fees will be reimbursed.

Learning Objectives

Summarize lessons learned from the first COVID-19 wave of infection that influenced patient care and healthcare worker safety
Compare different approaches to preparing facilities, clinicians, and administrators for a second wave of COVID-19 patients
Articulate issues in mental health support for frontline healthcare workers as well as solutions to support well-being
Implement best practices in addressing pharmaceutical and supply shortages in anticipation of a second wave of pandemic patient influx
Discuss challenges in forecasting how public health emergencies will unfold and optimal approaches to mitigation

Type of Activity
This activity includes elements that increase knowledge and application when treating COVID-19 patients.

Target Audience
This continuing education activity is intended to meet the needs of all practitioners who care for critically ill patients, including:  

Advanced practice nurses  
Anesthesiologists 
Cardiologists 
Clinical pharmacists  
Clinical nurse specialists
Dieticians
Emergency department physicians  
Family practice physicians 
Health-system pharmacists
Hospitalists
ICU medical directors  
ICU nurse managers
Immunologists
Infectious disease specialists
In-training professionals  
Internists  
Neurosurgeons  
Neurologists  
Nurses, adult and pediatric  
Nurse anesthetists
Pediatricians
Physicians  
Physician assistants 
Primary care providers
Pulmonologists
Radiologists
Respiratory care practitioners  
Trauma surgeons  
Other critical care practitioners

Competencies  
SCCM supports recommendations that will promote lifelong learning through continuing education. SCCM promotes activities that encourage the highest quality in education that will enhance knowledge, competence or performance in critical care practice. This activity will meet the following competencies:  

Continuing Education Credit Hours 
Physicians: Accreditation Statement: The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  
 
Designation Statement: SCCM designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 8.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should claim credit commensurate only with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education or a recognized state medical society. Physician Assistants may receive a maximum of 8.5 Category 1 credits for completing this activity.
 
Nurses: This program has been approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider No. 8181, for a maximum of 8.5 contact hours.
 
Pharmacists: The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education. This live educational activity provides up to 8.5 contact hours of continuing education credit. SCCM reports to a continuing pharmacy education (CPE) tracking service, CPE Monitor, which will authenticate and store data for completed CPE units received by pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, using your National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) member number and date of birth.

Respiratory Therapists: Application has been submitted has been submitted to the Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) for continuing education contact hours for respiratory therapists.

Dietitians: Application has been submitted to the Commission on Dietetic Registration for continuing professional education (CPE) units.

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