Continuing Medical Education Online

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Advanced Certification Institute. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Association of Physicians Assistants (AAPA), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team

Release Date: October 1, 2023
Expiration Date: October 1, 2025
Estimated time to complete activity: 2 to 8 hours depending on activity
Hardware needed: desktop, laptop, tablet or phone
To contact the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine please visit www.pimed.com.

Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dentists, and pharmacists engaged in the care of patients.

Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

BLS Certification/Recertification

Recognize and evaluate patients in or impending respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, or other life-threatening situations.
Formulate and initiate immediate interventions consistent with the most recent clinical guidelines for patients in respiratory or cardiac arrest and other life-threatening situations.
Demonstrate knowledge of accepted resuscitative algorithms for patients in respiratory or cardiac arrest until return of spontaneous circulation or until the decision is made to terminate resuscitative efforts.
Demonstrate competence in basic CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) in the context of Basic Life support (BLS).
Ensure effective and efficient communication among team members to allow delivery of safe and continual care.

ACLS Certification/Recertification

Realize that Advanced Cardiac Life Support focuses on basic and advanced treatment of cardiac emergencies and stroke and is part of an overall system to improve survival. Understand that to maximize survival each component of the system must work effectively including:

Recognize and evaluate patients in or impending respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, or other life-threatening situations.
Formulate and initiate immediate interventions consistent with the most recent clinical guidelines for patients in respiratory or cardiac arrest and other life-threatening situations.
Identify appropriate pharmacologic interventions and demonstrate proficiency of pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and dosages of drugs used in specific resuscitative algorithms.
Demonstrate knowledge of accepted resuscitative algorithms for patients in respiratory or cardiac arrest until return of spontaneous circulation or until the decision is made to terminate resuscitative efforts.
Demonstrate competence in basic CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) in the context of Basic Life support (BLS).
Ensure effective and efficient communication among team members to allow delivery of safe and continual care.

PALS Certification/Recertification

Realize the goal of Pediatric Advanced Life Support is to improve the quality of care for seriously ill or injured children to achieve the best possible outcome through:

Knowledge of the early sign and symptoms of impending cardiopulmonary arrest and preventative interventions.
The systematic approach to pediatric patient assessment through primary and secondary assessment and diagnostic interventions.
Knowledge of appropriate interventions for infants and children for cardiopulmonary emergencies.
Knowledge of how to perform high quality CPR and respiratory care.
Knowledge of how to select the appropriate monitoring, drug and electrical therapy for various arrhythmias.
Knowledge of how to establish rapid vascular access.
Ability to describe the appropriate post-resuscitation management of the pediatric patient.
Understand how to be an effective team member or leader through appropriate communication and team dynamics.

Physician Continuing Medical Education

ACLS Provider Manual Certification Credit

Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ACLS Provider Manual Recertification Credit

Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PALS Provider Manual Certification Credit

PALS Provider Manual Recertification Credit

BLS Provider Manual Certification Credit

BLS Provider Manual Recertification Credit

Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacist Continuing Education

ACLS Certification

Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 8.0 contact hour(s) (0.8 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

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