Accredited Education

The Accreditation and Learning Strategies Committee has identified the following topics for which SCCM  needs more educational resources and asks that members, committees, and sections consider developing educational content on these topics:

1. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
    ECMO has become a crucial life support modality in critical care, especially for patients with severe respiratory or cardiac failure. This educational content is necessary to standardize ECMO practices and improve patient outcomes by providing up-to-date guidance on initiation, monitoring, troubleshooting, and weaning protocols.
   Specific Educational Requests
   1. Patient selection criteria
   2. Strategies for cannulation and decannulation
   3. Troubleshooting complications, such as bleeding, clotting, and equipment malfunction
   4. Case-based simulations and decision-making frameworks
   5. Multiprofessional collaboration in patient care, including roles of perfusionists, nurses, and physicians
   6. Neurologic complications
2. Neurologic Emergencies
    Rapid identification and management of neurologic emergencies are critical to preventing long-term disability or death in critically ill patients. Despite advancements, there is still a knowledge gap regarding timely diagnosis, risk stratification, and early interventions for conditions such as ischemic stroke, status epilepticus, traumatic brain injury, and intracranial hemorrhage from all causes. The goal is to ensure that critical care professionals are confident in recognizing and treating life-threatening neurologic conditions.
   Specific Educational Requests
   1. Early recognition and management protocols for acute ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke
   2. Best practices for managing status epilepticus
   3. Management of traumatic brain injury in the ICU
   4. Implementation of the guidelines for brain death determination and prognostication in neurocritical care
   5. Advances in neuroimaging and its role in critical care decision-making
3. Sepsis, Septic Shock, and Cardiogenic Shock
    Sepsis, septic shock, and cardiogenic shock are leading causes of mortality in the ICU. While there are established guidelines, the evolving nature of treatment modalities—such as vasopressor therapy, fluid management, and use of mechanical circulatory support—necessitates continuous education to optimize care for these patients. Additionally, an understanding of the intersection between septic and cardiogenic shock is crucial for tailoring treatment strategies and improving survival rates.
   Specific Educational Requests
   1. Updates on fluid resuscitation and vasopressor management in septic and cardiogenic shock
      1. Consider developing case-based simulation and/or decision-making frameworks
   2. Integration of new sepsis guidelines into bedside practice, including personalized approaches to fluid management
   3. Role of mechanical circulatory support in managing cardiogenic shock
   4. Strategies for early recognition of shock states and differential diagnosis
   5. Interventions for refractory shock and advanced hemodynamic monitoring