New Kids on the Block: Critical Care and Cardiovascular Guideline Updates​

This session will provide a synopsis of the most recent guideline updates in the fields of cardiovascular and critical care medicine, including but not limited to anticipated Neuromuscular Blockade Guidelines from the Society of Critical Care Medicine and new guideline statements from the American College of Cardiology on acute coronary syndromes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome. The session will be led by experts in the fields of critical care and cardiology and will provide updates on these guidelines through symposium presentations.

Moderator: Edward Horn, Pharm.D., FCCP, ISHLTF Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Associate Director, Cardiac Transplantation, UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute   View Biography

Step by Step: Reviewing the SCCM Neuromuscular Blockade Guidelines 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Susan E. Smith, Pharm.D., FCCP, FCCM, BCCCP Associate Professor University of Georgia College of Pharmacy Athens, GA   View Biography

Hanging Tough: An Update on ACS and Hypertension Guidelines 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Speaker: John P. Lindsley, Pharm.D., BCCCP, BCCP Lead Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD   View Biography

This One’s for the Children: Update in Pediatric Critical Asthma 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Speaker: Sana J. Said, Pharm.D., BCPPS Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Pediatric Critical Care University of Chicago Medicine - Comer Children's Hospital