Pulmonary and Critical Care Summer Lecture Series 2025-2026 - 7/16/2025 Palliative Care in the ICU

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RSSCMECNE

Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, Philadelphia, PA

The goal of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Summer Lecture Series is to provide a didactic series for fellows, faculty and staff (including Advanced Practice nurses and respiratory therapists) on topics in pulmonary and critical care medicine. These topics will broadly include basic science topics, pulmonary physiology, clinical management, patient safety and quality improvement, and professionalism. The program leadership will continually assess the needs of the fellows, faculty and staff through informal discussion, through review of fellow performance on in-service exams, and through review of outpatient practice charts

Objective(s): 1 Review the range of palliative care needs in critically ill patients 1 Describe how to plan for a safe and evidence-based withdrawal of life-support procedure 2 Describe and promote the essential components of a serious illness communication procedure (ie “goals of care”)
Location:
Specialties: INTERNAL MEDICINE - Pulmonary Disease, THORACIC AND CARDIAC SURGERY, ANESTHESIOLOGY - Critical Care Medicine, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Critical Care Medicine, SURGERY - Surgical Critical Care

Faculty Disclosures:
Catherine Auriemma, MD (Nothing to disclose - 06/16/2025)
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1. Review the range of palliative care needs in critically ill patients
2. Describe how to plan for a safe and evidence-based withdrawal of life-support procedure
3. Describe and promote the essential components of a serious illness communication procedure (ie “goals of care”)

In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  

Designation of Credit
Physicians: Penn Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), NCPD Hours (ANCC) (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (1.00 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Penn Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

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7/16/2025 8:00:00 AM	Pulmonary and Critical Care Summer Lecture Series 2025-2026 - 7/16/2025 Palliative Care in the ICU 7/16/2025 8:00:00 AM 7/16/2025 9:00:00 AM 15 False MM/DD/YYYY	Pulmonary and Critical Care Summer Lecture Series 2025-2026 - 7/16/2025 Palliative Care in the ICU The goal of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Summer Lecture Series is to provide a didactic series for fellows, faculty and staff (including Advanced Practice nurses and respiratory therapists) on topics in pulmonary and critical care medicine. These topics will broadly include basic science topics, pulmonary physiology, clinical management, patient safety and quality improvement, and professionalism. The program leadership will continually assess the needs of the fellows, faculty and staff through informal discussion, through review of fellow performance on in-service exams, and through review of outpatient practice charts Objective(s): 1 Review the range of palliative care needs in critically ill patients 1 Describe how to plan for a safe and evidence-based withdrawal of life-support procedure 2 Describe and promote the essential components of a serious illness communication procedure (ie “goals of care”) Location: Specialties: INTERNAL MEDICINE - Pulmonary Disease, THORACIC AND CARDIAC SURGERY, ANESTHESIOLOGY - Critical Care Medicine, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Critical Care Medicine, SURGERY - Surgical Critical Care Faculty Disclosures: Catherine Auriemma, MD (Nothing to disclose - 06/16/2025) Download Handout Credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (1.00 hours), NCPD Hours (ANCC) (1.00 hours) Specialties: ANESTHESIOLOGY - Critical Care Medicine, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Critical Care Medicine, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Pulmonary Disease, SURGERY - Surgical Critical Care, THORACIC AND CARDIAC SURGERY