Mayo Clinic Critical Care Review for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants 2025

Mayo Clinic Critical Care Review for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant is an interactive course designed for advanced practice providers working with critically ill adult patients. This course is offered by the Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development.

Course Overview and Design

The course is comprised of lecture-based sessions covering essential acute care topics such as vasoactive support, ECMO, secondary trauma assessment, intracranial pressure, anticoagulant reversal, acute liver failure, toxicology, and more. Mayo Clinic’s Critical Care Review for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant is an interactive course.

This course is designed for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registered nurses, allied health professionals, respiratory therapists, and NP/PA students in acute care.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Develop differential diagnoses for common presenting symptoms in the critically ill patient.
• Interpret diagnostic testing based on differentials of presenting symptoms in the critically ill patient.
• Develop ultrasonographic image acquisition skills for bedside assessment of the critically ill patient.
• Recognize the need to tailor pharmacologic and procedural interventions to the unique characteristics of the critically ill patient.
• Demonstrate the ability to perform the following procedures: central vascular access, endotracheal intubation, bronchoscopy, cricothyrotomy, and percutaneous tracheotomy.
• Develop strategies for implementation of oxygenation and ventilatory support with invasive and non-invasive techniques.

Course Details and Accreditation

The course directors are Christan Santos, APRN, D.N.P.; Sarah Peacock, APRN, D.N.P.; and Philip Lowman, M.D. The event will take place on April 4 - 5, 2025, at the One Ocean Resort & Spa in Atlantic Beach, Florida. Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida will also host events from April 3-5, 2025.

Accreditation details include 18.00 AAPA Category 1 credits, 18.00 ANCC credits, and 18.00 Attendance PDF / Printable Version. Program Subject to Change Without Notice.

Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.

Registration Fees

Registration Type	On or Before January 31, 2025	After January 31, 2025
General Session	$599	$699
Pre-Course Workshop - 2 available	$250	$350

Program Schedule Highlights

The program includes a pre-course workshop and a general session over two days.

Pre-Course - Thursday, April 3, 2025

• 11:45 am – 12:15 pm: Registration
• 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm: Ultrasound Workshop: Bedside Echocardiography, Lung Exam, FAST Exam, and Bedside DVT Screening (Additional Registration Required)
• 2:15 pm – 2:30 pm: Break
• 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm: Workshop: Basic Airway Techniques (Endotracheal Intubation, Bronchoscopy, Extraglottic Device), Advanced Airway Workshop (Cricothyrotomy, Tracheotomy), Central Venous Access (Additional Registration Required)
• 5:00 pm: Adjourn

General Session DAY ONE Friday, April 4, 2025

• 7:00 am – 7:25 am: Registration and Breakfast
• 7:25 am – 7:30 am: Welcome and Introduction to the Course
• 7:30 am – 8:10 am: Critical Care Ultrasound: Clinical Cases
• 8:10 am – 8:50 am: Cardiogenic Shock: Which Mechanical Circulatory Support Device is Right for Your Patient
• 8:50 am – 9:30 am: Procedural Sedation in the ICU
• 9:30 am – 9:50 am: Break
• 9:50 am – 10:30 am: Ventilator Basics
• 10:30 am – 10:50 am: Rapid Fire: Epistaxis in the ICU
• 10:50 am – 11:10 am: Rapid Fire: High-Flow Nasal Cannula Indications
• 11:10 am – 11:30 am: Rapid Fire: When the Video Laryngoscope Fails
• 11:30 am – 12:20 pm: Lunch
• 11:30 am: Poster presentations start in General Session room.
• 12:20 pm – 1:00 pm: Neuroprognostication after Cardiac Arrest
• 1:00 pm – 1:40 pm: Under the Microscope: Bacterium and Antibiotic Review
• 1:40 pm – 2:20 pm: Abdominal CT for the Non-Radiologist
• 2:20 pm – 3:00 pm: Massive Transfusion
• 3:00 pm: Adjourn

General Session DAY TWO Saturday, April 5, 2025

The second day of the general session begins with registration and breakfast at 7:00 am – 7:25 am.