Advanced Critical Care & Trauma

Conference Overview

The complexities of care for adult critically ill and injured patients are well known, and attention to detail is as essential as keeping an eye on the big picture. The issues are diverse, ranging from the disease process itself to preventing and treating complications to coordinating all facets of the care plan. Yet the goal is universal – to provide the best possible outcomes for patients in our care.
Join us at the Advanced Critical Care & Trauma Conference, where our expert faculty will not only share their extensive knowledge, but also encourage thought-provoking discussions. Learn to meet your daily challenges with a multidisciplinary approach to the science, technology, pharmacology and human factors which influence what we do.

Highlights and Benefits

• Return of the popular Critical Care Pharmacology Pre-Conference, providing an in-depth look at what’s new in the field as well as guidelines for implementing best practices.
• The opportunity to attend the Become a Legal Nurse Consultant special session, offering career expansion, additional income and greater job satisfaction.
• 12 Concurrent Sessions providing a wide variety of content to meet your unique educational needs and interests.
• Special attention by the speakers to the clinical applications of the information they are presenting.
• Opportunities to collaborate, problem-solve and build professional relationships with colleagues and specialists from across the country.
• Access to the Online CE Library where you can listen to sessions you couldn’t attend and reference important details after the Conference ends.

Save the dates and invite your colleagues and team members to join you at what promises to be an exceptional educational event. See you in San Francisco!

Program Chairpersons

Conference Chair
Barbara McLean, MN, RN, CCRN, CCNS-NP, FCCM

Planning Committee Members
Mary Ann “Cammy” House-Fancher, MSN,
ACNP, CCRN-CSC, PCCN
Mary E. Lough, MS, PhD(c), RN, CNS, CCRN, CNRN
Hildy Schell, MS, RN, CCRN, CCNS, FAAN

Program Consultant
Edgar J. Jimenez, MD, FCCM

Program Manager
Jeannine Strunk, BSN, RN
Contemporary Forums

Conference Objectives

This Conference will enable the experienced clinician to:

• Incorporate pathophysiologic concepts into the assessment, diagnosis and management of the critically ill and injured adult patient.
• Discuss and support new strategies for the management of ventilation, heart failure, coagulation disorders, sedation needs and other common clinical issues.
• Identify and describe the presentation of inflammatory responses in critically ill and injured patients.
• Expand knowledge of professional practice issues including ethical dilemmas, communication skills and advocacy for family involvement in decision-making and care.
• Utilize critical thinking expertise, evidence-based guidelines and a multidisciplinary team approach to patient management to optimize clinical outcomes.

Who Should Attend?

Experienced practitioners involved in the care of critically ill adults.

If you are a…

Staff Nurse

Nurse Practitioner

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Physician

Physician Assistant

Pharmacist

Educator

Practicing in…

• Any Adult Intensive Care Unit
• Trauma Unit
• Emergency Department
• Inpatient Pharmacy

Conference Program

Saturday, October 17 | Sunday, October 18 | Monday, October 19 | Tuesday, October 20

Pre-Conference

Critical Care Pharmacology (RX = 6.5 hrs.)

Saturday, October 17

One of the most dynamic components in the care of critically-ill patients is pharmacotherapy. Not only are new drugs and new protocols introduced, but barriers to implementing best practices must be identified and overcome in order to ensure optimal outcomes. Clinical applications of the information presented will be emphasized.

At the completion of this Pre-Conference, participants will be able to:

• State appropriate pharmacotherapeutic agents for selected infections and pain/agitation patient scenarios.
• Outline new data available on anticoagulation and resuscitation drugs.
• Identify and resolve bedside issues that potentially interfere with evidence-based practice.

7:00 a.m.	Pre-Conference Registration • Check-In
8:00	Managing the Bugs: Antimicrobials, Antifungals and More Bruce Friedman, MD, FCCP, FCCM, CNSP
8:45	Sedation in the ICU: Special Tools and Tactics Jeremiah J. Duby, PharmD, BCPS
9:30	Refreshment Break
9:45	Pain Management Strategies Bruce Friedman, MD, FCCP, FCCM, CNSP
10:30	Beauty and the Beast: Guidelines, Practice, Problems and Implementation (Part 1) Barbara McLean, MN, RN, CCRN, CCNS-NP, FCCM
11:15	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
11:45	Lunch Break
12:45 p.m.	Anticoagulation Challenges in the Critically Ill William E. Dager, PharmD, BCPS, FCSHP, FCCP, FCCM
1:30	Exploring the Pharmacology of ACLS William E. Dager, PharmD, BCPS, FCSHP, FCCP, FCCM
2:15	Refreshment Break
2:30	Beauty and the Beast: Guidelines, Practice, Problems and Implementation (Part 2) Barbara McLean, MN, RN, CCRN, CCNS-NP, FCCM
3:15	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
4:00	Adjourn

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RX= Pharmacology credit for Prescriptive Authority
ACPE = CE credit for pharmacists. Each Concurrent Session provides 1.5 contact hours.

Main Conference

Sunday, October 18

ACPE #263-000-09-067-L04-P (7.0 contact hrs.)

7:00 a.m.	Main Conference Registration Check-In • Exhibits
8:00	The Critically Ill Burn Patient: Commonalities of Chemical, Electrical and Flame Bruce Friedman, MD, FCCP, FCCM, CNSP (Rx = .25 hr.)
9:00	The Today Show: Methods of Monitoring Blood Flow and Oxygenation NOW! Barbara McLean, MN, RN, CCRN, CCNS-NP, FCCM (Rx= .25 hr.)
10:00	Refreshment Break • Exhibits
10:30	New Modes of Mechanical Ventilation: It’s an Alphabet Soup! Brian M. Daniel, RCP, RRT
11:30	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
12:00 p.m.	Lunch Break
1:30	Achieving Mean Airway Pressure: Opening the Alveoli Edgar J. Jimenez, MD, FCCM
2:30	Inflammatory Response to Trauma: The Oooh-la-la Factor Christine Smith Schulman, MS, RN, CNS, CCRN
3:30	Refreshment Break • Exhibits
4:00	Facilitated Sensemaking: Supporting Families in the ICU Judy E. Davidson, DNP, RN, CNS, FCCM
5:00	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
5:30	Adjourn

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Monday, October 19

During each Concurrent Session, 3 topics are presented simultaneously in separate rooms. Choices are assigned in the order received. Indicate your selections on the Registration Form.

7:00 a.m.	Exhibits
8:00	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #1
#11	Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: What’s New? Edgar J. Jimenez, MD, FCCM ACPE #263-000-09-068-L04-P
#12	Genetics in Critical Care: What Providers Will Need to Know Mary E. Lough, MS, PhD(c), RN, CNS, CCRN, CNRN ACPE #263-000-09-069-L04-P
#13	Biventricular Failure: Is Pacing an Option? (Rx= .25 hr.) Mary Ann “Cammy” House-Fancher, MSN, ACNP, CCRN-CSC, PCCN ACPE #263-000-09-070-L04-P
9:30	Refreshment Break • Exhibits
10:00	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #2
#21	Cerebral Concussion: The Under-Appreciated Injury in Trauma Patients Christine Smith Schulman, MS, RN, CNS, CCRN ACPE #263-000-09-071-L04-P
#22	Hyper or Hypoglycemia: Evil or Deadly Edgar J. Jimenez, MD, FCCM (Rx= .25 hr.) ACPE #263-000-09-072-L04-P
#23	Advanced Complex Arrhythmias Barbara Furry, MSN, ARNP, CCRN, FACCN ACPE #263-000-09-073-L04-P
11:30	Lunch Break
1:00 p.m.	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #3
#31	Variables Influencing Outcomes After Geriatric Trauma: Rethinking Mortality Patterns Laura M. Criddle, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CCNS ACPE #263-000-09-074-L04-P
#32	CRRT: The Kidneys and Beyond Hildy Schell, MS, RN, CCRN, CCNS, FAAN (Rx= .25 hr.) ACPE #263-000-09-075-L04-P
#33	Chest X-Ray: Not Just Black, White and Lungs Mary Ann “Cammy” House-Fancher, MSN, ACNP, CCRN-CSC, PCCN ACPE #263-000-09-076-L04-P
2:30	Refreshment Break • Exhibits
3:00	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #4
#41	Recombinant Factor Vlla and the Bleeding Patient Laura M. Criddle, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CCNS ACPE #263-000-09-077-L01-P
#42	Cold, Colder, Coldest: Effects of Therapeutic Hypothermia Barbara McLean, MN, RN, CCRN, CCNS-NP, FCCM (Rx= .25 hr.) ACPE #263-000-09-078-L04-P
#43	12 Lead EKG: The Good, the Bad and the Oh So Ugly! Barbara Furry, MSN, ARNP, CCRN, FACCN ACPE #263-000-09-079-L04-P
4:30	Adjourn

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Tuesday, October 20

ACPE #263-000-09-080-L04-P (4.5 contact hrs.)

8:00 a.m.	Bullet as the Pathogen: Is There a Cure? Rochelle A. Dicker, MD, FACS
9:00	Cerebrovascular Events: How Diagnosis, Treatment and Management Impact You at the Bedside Carol A. Barch, MN, CRNP (Rx= .25 hr.)
10:00	Refreshment Break
10:30	What Does Justice Demand? Limiting Treatment in the ICU Lisa Day, PhD, RN, CNS
11:30	Communicating with Seriously Ill Patients and Their Families in the ICU: Better Words to Say Steven Z. Pantilat, MD, FACP
12:30 p.m.	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
1:00	Conference Summary and Evaluation
1:15	Adjourn

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Conference Faculty

Carol A. Barch, MN, CRNP Neuroscience Nurse Practitioner, Stanford Hospital and Clinics	Barbara Furry, MSN, ARNP, CCRN, FACCN Owner and Director, Center for Excellence in Education Chico, California
Laura M. Criddle, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CCNS Clinical Nurse, Oregon Health & Sciences University Clinical Nurse Specialist, Laurelwood Consulting	Mary Ann “Cammy” House-Fancher, MSN, ACNP, CCRN-CSC, PCCN Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, University of Florida
William E. Dager, PharmD, BCPS, FCSHP, FCCP, FCCM Pharmacist Specialist University of California Davis Medical Center	Edgar J. Jimenez, MD, FCCM Director, Medical Critical Care, Orlando Regional Medical Center
Brian M. Daniel, RCP, RRT Clinical Specialist, Adult Respiratory Care University of California San Francisco Medical Center	Mary E. Lough, MS, PhD(c), RN, CNS, CCRN, CNRN Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Stanford Hospital and Clinics
Judy E. Davidson, DNP, RN, CNS, FCCM Educational Consultant, Davidson Education, San Diego, California	Barbara McLean, MN, RN, CCRN, CCNS-NP, FCCM Nurse Intensivist, Atlanta Medical Center Lecturer, Emory University School of Medicine
Lisa Day, PhD, RN, CNS Neuroscience Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist University of California San Francisco Medical Center	Steven Z. Pantilat, MD, FACP Director, Palliative Care Program University of California San Francisco
Rochelle A. Dicker, MD, FACS Director, San Francisco Injury Center, San Francisco General Hospital	Elizabeth G. Rudolph, JD, MSN, RN Attorney and President JurexTM Center for Legal Nurse Consulting, Memphis, Tennessee
Jeremiah J. Duby, PharmD, BCPS Critical Care Pharmacy Specialist University of California Davis Medical Center	Hildy Schell, MS, RN, CCRN, CCNS, FAAN Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult Critical Care University of California San Francisco Medical Center
Bruce Friedman, MD, FCCP, FCCM, CNSP Critical Care Director, Joseph M. Still Burn Center Doctors Hospital, Augusta, Georgia	Christine Smith Schulman, MS, RN, CNS, CCRN Clinical Nurse Specialist and Consultant , Portland, Oregon

Accreditation

A Certificate of Attendance is given upon completion of course requirements, enabling you to register your credit with the appropriate licensing boards or associations. To apply for credit not listed below, use the procedure established by the specific organization.

Nurses and Nurse Practitioners

Pre-Conference: 6.5 ANCC/7.8 CA BRN contact hours
Main Conference: 17.75 ANCC/21.3 CA BRN contact hours
Legal Nurse Consultant: 10 ANCC/12 CA BRN contact hours

Contemporary Forums is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Contemporary Forums is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #04516.

(CA BRN contact hour = 50 minutes)

Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority

Pre-Conference: 6.5 hours
Main Conference: 1.75 hours available

Physicians

Pre-Conference: 6.5 credit hours
Main Conference: 17.75 credit hours

Contemporary Forums is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Contemporary Forums designates this educational activity for a maximum of the listed AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

In accordance with CA Assembly Bill No. 1195, Conference faculty have been advised to include content related to cultural and linguistic competency in the practice of medicine within their presentations, where appropriate.

Physician Assistants

Pre-Conference: 6.5 hours
Main Conference: 17.75 hours

The American Academy of Physician Assistants accepts Category 1 CME approval from organizations accredited by the ACCME to grant Category 1 hours toward the Physician’s Recognition Award. PA’s may report up to the listed hours of credit.

Pharmacists

Pre-Conference: 6.5 hours/.65 CEU’s
Main Conference: 17.5 hours/1.75 CEU’s available

Contemporary Forums is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Statements of Credit will be distributed at course completion in exchange for a completed Conference Evaluation and Attendance Verification Form.

Exhibits

To enhance your educational experience, we are inviting representatives from professionally relevant companies, organizations and hospitals to exhibit equipment, supplies, services and career opportunities. The schedule provides participants time for one-on-one discussion with exhibitors. For exhibit space availability or additional information:

Call the Exhibitor Information Line: (925) 828-7100, Ext. 5260

For prospectus information

Email: exhibits@cforums.com

Location

San Francisco

San Francisco…There is so much to see and do! Explore Fisherman’s Wharf with the frenetic energy of fishing boats, street performers and artists. Pier 39 is an extravaganza of shops and restaurants, where you’ll be amazed at the antics of hundreds of sea lions frolicking in the sun. From here you can hop on a cable car and take in sweeping views of the bay, Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge.

You won’t want to miss Golden Gate Park and its gems, the de Young Museum, a state-of-the-art facility that integrates art, architecture and the natural landscape, and the brand new California Academy of Sciences, an intriguing combination of aquarium, planetarium, natural history museum and rain forest – all under one roof! Spend some time in Chinatown where fish markets, tea and herb shops, and exotic produce stalls spill onto the street, or North Beach, the Italian quarter, where you can join locals at an outdoor café for espresso and pastry or wander in and out of the tempting delis, bakeries and pasta houses. Your trip to San Francisco would not be complete without a shopping spree and this city offers many opportunities for that! From the delightful boutiques of Union and Chestnut Streets to the designer shops on Union Square, you will not be disappointed.

San Francisco has a love affair with food and you will find a wide range of cuisines, pricing, and restaurant styles. After dinner, head to trendy SoMa, the “see and be seen” club scene, or head back to North Beach and take in Beach Blanket Babylon, the quirky, entertaining and riotously funny musical revue.

Conference headquarters will be the dramatic Hyatt Regency San Francisco, with its impressive 20-story garden atrium lobby and a view from every room. The Hyatt is surrounded by a multitude of shops and restaurants, including the newly renovated Ferry Building, bustling with a Farmer’s Market, gourmet shops and restaurants. The California Street cable car line and Embarcadero BART station are steps from the lobby of the hotel, giving you easy access to all the unique sites and sounds of San Francisco.

Plan to extend your stay and drive north for wine-tasting in the world famous Napa and Sonoma Valley vineyards, or south down the rugged California coast to Monterey, Carmel and Big Sur for spectacular ocean views. For more information about San Francisco and the surrounding areas, visit www.sfvisitor.org.

Hotel/Travel

Hotel Accommodations

The Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco, 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111. A limited block of rooms is being held for you and your guests at special group rates which will be in effect, based on room availability, from October 15 to October 21 for those wishing to extend their stay to enjoy area activities or qualify for discount airfares.

Rates: $225 single, $245 double
Rates are per room and subject to prevailing state and local taxes.

To obtain the special group rates, make your reservation early and before the “hotel room block release date” which is September 25. Rooms may sell out before this date so be sure to make your reservation now. After the release date, rooms and group rates may no longer be available so call the hotel regarding availability.

For room reservations, call (800) 233-1234 and inform them that you are attending the Contemporary Forums’ Conference Advanced Critical Care & Trauma. Request a confirmation number and written confirmation of your reservation. Reservations must include a first night’s deposit.

To reserve your room online, please click here.

Contact the hotel regarding cancellation policy. For arrivals after 3 p.m., call the hotel on the day of travel to reconfirm reservations.

For additional hotel information, call the Hyatt Regency San Francisco at (415) 788-1234.

For assistance in locating a roommate, please call Contemporary Forums at (800) 377-7707, Ext. 0.

Travel Discounts

Contemporary Forums has a special discount agreement with United Airlines unavailable to the general public. To obtain these special Conference fares either go online at www.united.com or call the Special Meeting Desk at (800) 521-4041, Account Code 510CW. Ticketing and payment can be done directly by you or through your travel agent. To ensure the best flights and times, since seats are limited, make your reservations early. Fares are guaranteed at the time of ticket purchase.

Relax and stretch out before and after you hit the convention floor—you can now enjoy JetBlue’s award-winning service and roomy leather seats for less! Book now and choose your way to save:

Traveling by yourself — Use convention code: ACCT as you book on jetblue.com/promo to save 5% off your travel.

Traveling as a group of five or more - Use JetBlue’s Meetings & Convention program to receive a customized fare. Simply call our dedicated desk at 888-JETBLUE, prompt 4. Your group will also receive one free change waiver per traveler.

Hertz is the official car rental agency for the Conference. Special rates will be in effect throughout the Conference as well as one week before and after. For special rates, call HERTZ at (800) 654-2240 and refer to Contemporary Forums plus the Conference discount code CV# 03000214.

Fees

Registrations must include full tuition payment to be accepted. Registrations faxed without payment will not be processed. Confirmation is sent by email if your completed registration form and payment are received two weeks before the Conference begins. Since Conference registration and hotel rooms are limited, early registration is advised.

Out of consideration to registrants, children of any age and spouses may not attend the sessions.

Tuition Fee (U.S. Funds)
	Legal Nurse Consultant October 15-16	Pre-Conference October 17	Main Conference October 18-20
Early Registration Fee* (On/Before September 8)	$425	$225	$465
Regular Registration Fee (After September 8)	$465	$255	$495

* Postmarked or phone/fax/online registration and fees received on/before September 8.

Your tuition includes Certificate of Attendance, refreshment breaks and access to the Online CE Library for the Pre-Conference and/or Main Conference for which you registered. Main Conference registrants have access to all Concurrent Sessions that were recorded. See below for Library details.

Group Discounts (Mail, fax or call in together – no online registration available)

Tuition discounts are given to groups of 3 or more registering for the complete Main Conference. Discounts do not apply
to the Pre-Conference. To qualify for the group discount, all registration information must be complete for all group
members, payment included and forms sent together. If faxing, list all group members on cover sheet. Subtract the
discount from the tuition fee. Groups may not be formed after individual registrations are received.

• $25 per person discount for 3 or 4 in a group
  $45 per person discount for 5 or more in a group

Method of Tuition Payment

Make payment by check (payable to Contemporary Forums and enclose with Registration Form), Visa, MasterCard,
Discover Card, American Express or Purchase Order. A $30 fee is charged for any returned check. Personal
checks are NOT accepted at the Conference. Purchase Orders must be received with registration by the Conference date
and include the P.O. number, invoice address, tuition, approval signature, and contact name, email address and phone number.

Register by Phone, Fax, Mail or Online (Payment required to register)

Register only ONCE, by mail, online at www.contemporaryforums.com, fax (800) 329-9923 or call (800) 377-7707, Ext. 5252,
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Pacific Time). Before calling, complete all registration information.

Partial Attendance (No online registration available)

Please call Contemporary Forums for tuition and CE credit for individual days.

Cancellations

Cancellations must be made prior to the start of the Conference. Cancellations are assessed a $20 processing fee if received after the early registration deadline.