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Acute Brain Dysfunction: A Roadmap to Prevention and Treatment of Coma, Delirium, and Agitation in the Critically Ill Patient - On Demand 2026
At the ICU bedside, subtle signs forecast coma, delirium, and agitation long before crises emerge. This clinically grounded course helps you recognize high-risk patterns, prevent avoidable harm, and manage acute episodes as you apply validated assessments, refine sedation plans, and implement bundle-based prevention. You'll evaluate cases, design unit-ready protocols, and leave prepared to lift neurologic outcomes.
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On-Demand
Expires on Apr 05, 2029
Credit Offered
0.75 CME Credit
0.75 ABIM-MOC Point
0.75 Participation Credit
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Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, learners should be able to:
  1. Define and differentiate the key forms of acute brain dysfunction in critical illness, including coma, delirium, and agitation, and recognize their impact on morbidity, mortality, and long-term cognitive outcomes.
  2. Identify and utilize validated bedside tools (e.g., CAM-ICU, BCAM, RASS) to assess and monitor delirium, coma, and agitation in both ICU and non-ICU settings.
  3. Implement evidence-based prevention strategies, such as minimizing sedative exposure, promoting early mobility, and addressing pain, to reduce the incidence and severity of delirium.
  4. Develop prevention and management plans that incorporate both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to minimize delirium and agitation, while promoting wakefulness and cognitive recovery.
Faculty
  • Eduard Vasilevskis, MD, MPH
    • Dr. Vasilevskis reports working as an advisor for Gilead.
  • Farah Kaiksow, MD, MPP, FHM
Faculty Disclosures
The individuals in control of content for this activity have no relevant relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies to disclose unless listed here. Any relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of this activity.
CME Credit Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC Credit Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.75  MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

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