Infection Critical Care
Infectious diseases is the focus of the first book released in the 2019–2021 edition of the Critical Care Self-Assessment Program (CCSAP). Released March 15, 2019, Infection Critical Care provides expert appraisal of the most up-to-date scientific and clinical evidence on assessing and managing various infectious diseases and contemporary strategies to optimize antibiotic use, including dosing in patients with augmented renal clearance and antimicrobial stewardship in the critical care setting.
The book is divided into three learning modules and offers a total of 16.5 hours of continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credits. Chapters contained in each module are as follows:
- Infection Critical Care I (4.5 CPE credit hours)
- Sepsis Management
- CNS Infections
- Infection Critical Care II (7.0 CPE credit hours)
- Microbiome Dysbiosis
- HIV-1 Infection in the Critically Ill Patient
- Rapid Diagnostic Testing and Biomarkers
- Infection Critical Care III (5.0 CPE credit hours, e-module)
- Antibiotic Dosing Issues (interactive case)
- Antimicrobial Stewardship in Critical Care (interactive case)
Using a case-based, interactive format, the e-module affords learners unique opportunities to perform targeted, formative assessments of their own knowledge and patient care skills relevant to the subject matter and to actively engage in the learning experience.
Board Certified Critical Care Pharmacists (BCCCPs) seeking specialty recertification credit must successfully complete the requirements for the learning activities by September 16, 2019. Pharmacists seeking CPE credit must successfully complete the activities by March 14, 2022.
Titles and release dates for each 2019–2021 CCSAP book are as follows:
A sample chapter from Infection Critical Care titled “Sepsis Management” is available at www.accp.com/docs/bookstore/CCSAP/cc2019b1_sample.pdf. More information on Infection Critical Care and CCSAP is available at www.accp.com/store/product.aspx?pc=CCSAP_2019-2021.