Saturday, October 17, 2026 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. MDT at Salt Palace Convention Center - Ballroom F
Available for 1.50 hours of CPE creditActivity Number: 0217-0000-26-002-L01-PActivity Type: A Knowledge-Based ActivityThis 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.
Learning Objectives1. Review recent guideline recommendations for neuromuscular junction blockers.
2. Review recent guideline recommendations for acute coronary syndrome and hypertension management.
3. Review recent guideline recommendations for pediatric critical asthma.
4. Discuss recent guideline recommendations as related to patient case(s).
 | | Moderator: | Edward Horn, Pharm.D., FCCP | | Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, UPMC HVI | | View Biography |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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