SOCCA 2023 Board Review Course

About

The objective of the SOCCA 2023 Critical Care Medicine Board Review is to further prepare fellows planning to take their critical care board examination through the American Board of Anesthesiology in the fall of 2023. The course covers frequently missed topics from prior exams and other high yield, frequently tested content.

Exclusively taught by faculty that have recently taken the test themselves and can provide further insight on test preparation, trainees at any stage in their training are welcome, as well as junior faculty who want a refresher.

Agenda

The SOCCA Critical Care Medicine Board Review is organized into two sessions:

Session 1: September 28, 2023 – 5:00 pm ET – 7:00 pm ET
Session 2: October 5, 2023 – 5:00 pm ET – 7:00 pm ET

View and download the full 2023 agenda.

September 28, 2023 – 5:00 pm ET – 7:00 pm ET

Course Director:
Brian T. Wessman, MD, FACEP, FCCM, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine, Division Chief, EM/CCM, Program Director, CCM Fellowship, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Pulmonary Pressures: PIP, Plateau, Driving, Transpulmonary
Abirami Kumaresan, MD, Cedars Sinai

The Anion & Osmolar Gap and Volatile Screens
Katherine O. Heller, MD, UW Medicine

Predictors of Neurological Outcomes after Cardiac Arrest (role SSEP, NSE, exam, imaging)
Chantel Gray, MD, Assistant Professor, Clinical, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH

Complications of VAD and ECMO Cannulas
Gregory Blair, MD, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist, Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, Clackamas, OR

Calculating Nutritional Caloric Goals in the Critically ill
David Wang, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Associate Director, Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program

Application and Evaluation of QI (Quality Improvement) Tools
Emily Poynton, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Renal Tubular Acidosis: Types & Causes
Sarah Kumar, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Hyper Metabolic Syndromes and Lookalikes: Thyrotoxicosis, NMS, Serotonin Syndrome, Malignant Hyperthermia
Pritee Tarwade, MD, Assistant Professor, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

October 5, 2023 – 5:00 pm ET – 7:00 pm ET

Course Director:
S. Veena Satyapriya,​ MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology – Clinical, Medical Director, Critical Care Services, Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Blood Products Transfusions: Strategies to Minimize Risk and Side Effects
Ben Daxon, MD, Program Director, Critical Care Medicine-Anesthesiology Fellowship,
Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine,
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Cushing’s vs. Addison’s Disease
Akhil Patel, MD,
George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC

Reversal Strategies for DOAC’s
Dan Walsh, MD, Associate Residency Program Director,
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Poisoning 101: Methemoglobin, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Cyanide
Sagar Navare, MD, Instructor in Anesthesiology,
Weill Cornell, New York, NY

Management of an Obstetric Cardiac Arrest
Lauren Sutherland, MD, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist,
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

Endocrine: Salt Wasting Vs SIADH vs DI
Yiyu Zhao, MD, Assistant Professor,
Yale University, New Haven, CT

Treatment Strategies for a Clostridium Difficile Infection
Christopher Choi, MD,
Division of Critical Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management,
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas