
5th Annual International Symposium on Advances in Critical Care Medicine (ISAC)
LIVE (In-Person) and LIVESTREAM (Virtual) attendance options are available.
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Submission deadline: March 17, 2023
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This year our Critical Care Symposium will run for 1 ½ days starting in the afternoon of March 24 and lasting all day on March 25 and will incorporate diverse lectures and speakers across a wide variety of important current critical care topics. A hybrid format will allow in-person and virtual access to all the exciting and innovative content. The afternoon workshops will provide hands-on, in-person training that can be applied to everyday ICU practices. Speakers will present on their respective topics followed by a Q&A session.
This symposium has 6 different registration types, which include:
- Virtual Only + Virtual Breakouts
- Live Attendee + In-Person Breakouts
- Live Attendee + (1) In-Person Breakout + (1) Hands-on Workshop
- Live Attendee + (2) In-Person Hands-on Workshops
- Live Attendee + In-Person POCUS - Basic
- Live Attendee + In-Person POCUS - Advanced
Please note that the POCUS workshops have limited capacity. Please click here to see detailed descriptions of the breakout sessions, hands-on workshops, and POCUS workshops.
FEES
REGISTRATION TYPE | FEE |
Physician (HM, MPAQ, ACO PCP) | $50 |
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area) | $385 |
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area) - NO CE. Click here to register! | Complimentary |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $180 |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) - NO CE. Click here to register! | Complimentary |
Allied Health Care Professionals | $35 |
Nurses | $35 |
Residents/Fellows | $10 |
Students | Complimentary |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
Target Audience
Physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, social workers, dietitians, allied health care professionals and others involved, or with an interest in the management of critical care patients.
Friday, March 24, 2023 | ||
TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER(S) |
2:00 PM | Registration | |
3:00 PM | Welcome | Atiya Dhala, MD, FACP Faisal N. Masud, MD, FCCP, FCCM |
3:15 PM | Deresuscitation after fluid Resuscitation – Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask! | Manu L.N.G. Malbrain, MD, PhD |
4:00 PM | Q & A Discussion | |
4:05 PM | Breaking News and Updates on Sepsis from the chair of Global Sepsis Alliance | Imrana Malik, MD, DABSM, FCCP |
4:35 PM | Q & A Discussion | |
4:40 PM | BREAK, EXHIBITS AND ABSTRACT VIEWING | |
5:10 PM | Deconstructing Hyponatremia | Peter Nguyen, MD, FACP, FASN |
5:40 PM | Q & A Discussion | |
5:45 PM | Quick Take on Hypertensive Emergencies | Gabriella Hernandez, Pharm D Ahmed Mahmoud, Pharm D |
6:15 PM | Q & A Discussion | |
6:30 PM | Adjournment | |
Saturday, March 25, 2023 | ||
TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER(S) |
6:30 AM | Registration and Breakfast | |
7:00 AM | Welcome | Atiya Dhala, MD, FACP Faisal N. Masud, MD, FCCP, FCCM |
7:15 AM | Keynote Presentation: Nourishing the Catabolic ICU Patient: Our Time is Now! | Ainsley Malone MS, RDN, LD, CNSC, FAND, FASPEN |
8:05 AM | Critical Care Controversies – An Unfiltered Conversation | Sarah Cammarata, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN Thalia Casimire, MD, FCCP Megan Gooch, MD Steven Hsu, MD Asma Zainab, MD |
9:10 AM | BREAK, EXHIBITS AND ABSTRACT VIEWING | |
9:30 AM | Walking home from the ICU – Do-It-Yourself Mobilization tactics | Kali Dayton DNP, AGACNP-BC |
10:15 AM | Q & A Discussion | |
10:20 AM | Keynote Presentation The Science of Mindfulness- Pay Attention! Your Patient’s Lives Might Depend on it. | Amishi Jha, PhD |
11:05 AM | Q & A Discussion | |
11:10 AM | Artificial Intelligence and Critical Care in the Age of the Metaverse | James Zou, PhD |
11:40 AM | Q & A Discussion | |
11:45 AM | ICU Reels: Interventional Bronchoscopy | Fernando Santacruz, MD, FACP, DAABIP |
12:15 PM | Q & A Discussion | |
12:20 PM | The Nexus of Heart Failure and Critical Care Medicine | Mahwash Kassi, MD |
12:50 PM | Q & A Discussion | |
12:55 PM | Abstract Winner Announcement | |
1:00 PM | BREAK, EXHIBITS AND ABSTRACT VIEWING | |
Breakout Sessions | ||
1:30PM - 3:00PM | Picking the Brain: Neurocritical Care Hot Topics | Wamda Ahmed, MD Kevin A. Immanuel, MD Anh T. Nguyen, MD Michael E. Zwillman, MD |
3:00PM - 4:30PM | Sleepless in the ICU | Michelle Moreno Lee, BSN, CCRN |
Hands-On Workshops | ||
1:30PM - 4:30PM | POCUS BASIC | Kabir Rezvankhoo, MD Asma Zainab, MD Bassel Akbik, MD Matthew M. Taitano, MD Location: Walter Tower - Colombia |
1:30PM - 4:30PM | POCUS ADVANCED | Aditya Uppalapati, MD Deepa B. Gotur, MD, FCCP, FCCM Mohamad Z. Bitar, MD Location: Walter Tower - Atlantis/Linn |
1:30PM - 3:00PM 3:00PM - 4:30PM | ECMO/VAD | Divina M. Tuazon, MD Faisal S. Uddin, MD D Mohi U. Syed, MD Location: Dunn Rio Grande |
1:30PM - 3:00PM 3:00PM - 4:30PM | Difficult Airway Including Cricothyroidotomy | Hina Faisal, MD Joseph Nguyen-Lee, MD Stephanie Morris, MD Yifang Wang, MD Vincent Wang, MD Jonathan Munoz, MD Location: Dunn Guadalupe and Pecos |
1:30PM - 3:00PM 3:00PM - 4:30PM | Case-Based Hemodynamics | Misty Mendoza, RN, BSN Gaurav Gheewala, ACNP David Baker,PA Location: Walter Tower - Endeavor/Discovery |
1:30PM - 3:00PM 3:00PM - 4:30PM | Patient Ventilator Asynchrony | Chris Martinez Raymond Wolff Chidinma Ejikeme, MD Location: Dunn Comal |
4:30 PM | Adjournment |
LIVE (in-person attendance) will be held in the Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030).
LIVESTREAM information will be provided to registered learners.
COURSE DIRECTORS |
Atiya F. Dhala, MD, FACP |
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Weill Cornell Medicine Houston Methodist Institute for Academic Medicine Pulmonary / Critical Care Medicine Houston Methodist Hospital |
Faisal N. Masud, MD, FCCP, FCCM |
Mary A. and M. Samuel Daffin, Sr. Centennial Chair in Anesthesia and Critical Care Medical Director, Center for Critical Care Houston Methodist Hospital Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology Weill Cornell Medicine |
GUEST FACULTY |
Kali Dayton DNP, AGACNP-BC |
Critical Care Consultant Host of the "Walking Home From the ICU" podcast Spokane, Washington |
Amishi Jha, PhD |
Professor Director of Contemplative Neuroscience University of Miami |
Manu L.N.G. Malbrain, MD, PhD |
Professor Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) Brussels, Belgium |
Imrana Malik, MD, DABSM, FCCP |
Chair of the GSA Advance Committee Assistant Professor, Department of Critical Care Medicine Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
Ainsley Malone MS, RDN, LD, CNSC, FAND, FASPEN |
Clinical Practice Specialist, ASPEN Nutrition Support Dietitian Mt. Carmel Health System Columbus, OH |
James Zou, PhD |
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Data Science, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Stanford University |
HOUSTON METHODIST FACULTY |
Wamda Ahmed, MD |
Medical Director Comprehensive Stroke Houston Methodist |
Sarah Cammarata, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN |
Critical Care Registered Nurse Houston Methodist |
Thalia Casimire, MD, FCCP |
Pulmonoloist Pulmonary Critical Care Houston Methodist Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine Specialists |
Megan E. Gooch, MD |
Critical Care Internal Medicine Houston Methodist |
Gabriella Hernandez, Pharm D |
Pharmacy Clinical Specialist Houston Methodist |
Steven H. Hsu, MD |
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
Mahwash Kassi, MD |
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
Michelle Moreno Lee, BSN, CCRN |
ICU Registered Nurse Houston Methodist |
Ahmed Mahmoud, Pharm D |
Pharmacy Clinical Specialist - ICU Houston Methodist |
Peter T. Nguyen, MD, FACP, FASN |
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
J. Fernando Santacruz, MD, FCCP, DAABIP |
Interventional Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Consultants Houston Methodist |
Asma X. Zainab, MD |
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Academic Institute Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
Michael E. Zwillman, MD |
Instructor in Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Academic Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP FACULTY |
Bassel Akbik, MD |
Critical Care Medicine Houston Methodist |
David X. Baker, PA |
Critical Care Anesthesia Physician Assistant Houston Methodist |
Mohamad Z. Bitar, MD |
Pulmonary Critical Care Fellow Houston Methodist |
Hina Faisal, MD |
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Academic Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
Gaurav D. Gheewala, ACNP |
Critical Care Anesthesia Nurse Practitioner Houston Methodist |
Deepa B. Gotur, MD, FCCP, FCCM |
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
Chidinma P. Ejikeme, MD |
Pulmonary Medicine Resident Houston Methodist |
Christopher G. Martinez, MSHA, RCP, RRT-NPS |
Respiratory Care Coordinator Houston Methodist |
Misty Mendoza, RN, BSN |
ICU Registered Nurse Houston Methodist |
Stephanie Morris, MD |
Critical Care Resident Houston Methodist |
Jonathan E. Munoz, MD |
Pulmonary Medicine Resident Houston Methodist |
Kabir Rezvankhoo, MD |
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
Mohi U. Syed, MD |
Pulmonary Critical Care Fellow Houston Methodist |
Matthew M. Taitano, MD |
Pulmonary Critical Care Fellow Houston Methodist |
Divina Tuazon, MD |
Critical Care Pulmonologist Houston Methodist |
Faisal Uddin, MD |
Instructor in Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Academic Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
Aditya Uppalapati, MD |
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
Vincent Y. Wang, MD |
Internal Medicine Resident Houston Methodist |
Yifang Wang, MD |
Critical Care Resident Houston Methodist |
Raymond Wolff, Jr. |
Respiratory Care Coordinator Houston Methodist |
Asma Zainab, MD |
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Academic Institute Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
Available Credit
- 11.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 11.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 11.00 Attendance
- 11.50 Nursing Contact Hours
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Houston Methodist will award 11.50 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.
- 0.00 Occupational Therapy5th Annual International Symposium on Advances in Critical Care Medicine (ISAC) is a TOTA Approved Course from Tue, 01/17/2023 - 10:00am to Tue, 04/25/2023 - 12:35pm
- 11.00 Physical TherapyThis activity has been approved by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 11.00 CCUs for PTs and PTAs.
- 11.05 Respiratory TherapistsThis program has been approved for a maximum of 11.05 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063
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Price
Please click here to see detailed descriptions of the breakout sessions, hands-on workshops, and POCUS workshops. Please note that the POCUS workshops have limited capacity.
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
- STEP 1 - Choose the activity format you would like to attend (LIVE or LIVESTREAM) by selecting the checkbox next to the activity and clicking the "Enroll" button.
- STEP 2 - Once enrolled, click the link of the activity format for which you enrolled (the Status should say "In progress") and then click the "Take Course" button to begin the activity.
FEES
REGISTRATION TYPE | FEE |
Physician (HM, MPAQ, ACO PCP) | $50 |
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area) | $385 |
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area) - NO CE. Click here to register! | Complimentary |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $180 |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) - NO CE. Click here to register! | Complimentary |
Allied Health Care Professionals | $35 |
Nurses | $35 |
Residents/Fellows | $10 |
Students | Complimentary |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.