This bundle includes the following presentations: 

• Antithrombotic Reversal in Patients with Intracranial Hemorrhage
• Beyond the Horizon: Exploring the Next Frontier in Anticoagulation Reversal
• Use of TEG in Neurocritical Care
• Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis: Translating Evidence into Clinical Practice

Welcome to the Neurocritical Care Society's Advanced Practice Provider Orientation Course!

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Orientation Course is a resource designed for APPs and healthcare professionals working in the field of neurocritical care. It includes organized resources covering a wide variety of foundational content (neuroanatomy, neuroradiology, and the in-depth neurological examination) as well as disease-specific content for an array of diagnoses encountered in Neurocritical Care. Each topic outlines required foundational content as well as suggested resources for APPs looking for a deeper understanding on neurocritical care content.

The APP Orientation Course serves as an ideal resource to build basic knowledge for an Advanced Practice Provider new to the field, those who desire a refresher course, or for a clinician new to neurocritical care.

Course Structure:

This course is comprised of 25 sections that include review materials covering:

1. Neurology Foundations
2. Critical Care Foundations and Neurocritical Care Skills
3. Pathology and Disease in Neurocritical Care
4. Recommended Procedures in the Neurocritical Care Environment

Each section includes mandatory review items and optional materials. To earn a certificate of completion for this course, all mandatory items and the course satisfaction survey must be completed.

Access to this course is valid for one year from the date of purchase.


Please click here to view the NCS Legal Disclaimer for the Advanced Practice Provider Orientation Course.

This bundle includes the following presentations: 

• Management of Status Epilepticus: Breaking Bad!
• Management of Super Refractory Status Epilepticus
• Seizure Prophylaxis in Neurological Injury
• The Ketogenic Diet in Epilepsy

This bundle includes the following presentations:

• Challenges in ICU Care: The Parkinson Patient
• Diabetes Insipidus
• Hyponatremia
• ICU Management of Myasthenia Gravis
• Managing Autoimmune Encephalitis

This bundle includes the following presentations:

• Acute Blood Pressure Control Following Intracerebral Hemorrhage
• Indications and Considerations for the Use of Antiplatelet Agents in Neurocritical Care
• Non-Opioid Options for Treating SAH Induced Headache
• Seizure Prophylaxis in Neurological Injury
• Tenecteplase for Acute Ischemic Stroke

This bundle includes the following presentations: 

• Beta Blockage in Traumatic Brain Injury
• Control of Shiver During Targeted Temperature Management
• Neurostimulants in the Neurointensive Care Unit
• Osmotic Therapy for Elevated ICP
• Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity
• Pharmacological Management of the Brain Dead Organ Donor
• Targeted Temperature Management Effects on Drugs and Shiver Control

Target Audience:

This activity is designed for physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare specialists, including residents/fellows, who care for patients requiring neurocritical care.

Objectives:

• Discern clinical practice and challenges for neurocritical care patients around the globe.
• Identify best practice strategies and clinical challenges when caring for neurocritical care patients with traumatic brain injury, intracranial hemorrhage, stroke, and central nervous system infections.
• Examine ongoing clinical trials, controversies in clinical practice and end-of-life decision-making strategies in the care of patients with neurologic injury.
• Determine opportunities to use neuromonitoring, informatics, genomics, and quality metrics in the neuroscience ICU to improve quality of care.
• Identify the challenges and strategies for prognostication and management of critically ill patients with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, near-brain dead conditions, and post-ICU syndrome.

Activity Goal:

This activity is designed to address the following core and team competencies: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Professional, Employ Evidence-based Practice, Value & Ethics, Team & Teamwork, Interprofessional Collaboration, and Interprofessional Communication.

Non-Endorsement Statement:

The accredited provider verifies that sound education principles have been demonstrated in the development of this educational offering as evidenced by the review of its objectives, teaching plan, faculty, and activity evaluation process. The accredited provider does not endorse or support the actual opinions or material content as presented by the speaker(s) and/or sponsoring organization.

Disclosures:

The accredited provider adheres to accreditation requirements regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of the planning committee and faculty's commercial relationships will be made known at the activity. Speakers are required to openly disclose any limitations of data and/or any discussion of any off-label, experimental, or investigational uses of drugs or devices in their presentations. - All employees in control of content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. The following participants have No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose: Gabriela Aklepi; Ayham Alkhachroum; Colleen Barthol; Lourdes Carhuapoma; Julia Carlson; Caroline Der-Nigoghossian; Julia Durrant; Sara Hocker; Matthew Jaffa; Satabdi Pulakanti; Giselle Silva David Greer: PI - Intrepid

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. 

Accreditation: 

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by CineMed and the Neurocritical Care Society. CineMed is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Claiming CE Credit Requirements:

The learner must review each presentation and complete a certification survey to achieve certification of completion and earn 12 continuing-education credits. Upon successful completion of the evaluation, a certificate will be generated. You will have the option to download the certificate for your records, and it will also continue to be available within your profile. NCS provides certification information to the accredited provider on a monthly basis.

All content is the copyrighted material of the ©2025 Neurocritical Care Society.

Physicians:

CineMed designates this enduring material for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses:

This educational activity is approved for 12 contact hours for nurses.

Pharmacists:

This activity has been accredited for 1.2 CEU (12 credit hours) of continuing education credit.
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Note: Credits will be reported into CPE Monitor within 60 days of activity completion.

Other Healthcare Providers:

All other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, consult your professional licensing board.

Support:

This activity is provided independent of industry support.

CME Information

Release Date: January 1, 2024

Expiration Date: January 1, 2027

Hardware / Software Requirements

• An internet connection speed of at least 4Mbps and a modern browser
• Modern browsers have a built in PDF reader which would be necessary for you to view your completion certificates

This bundle includes the following presentations: 

• Alcohol Withdrawal in Neurocritical Care
• Get it in your Head! Introduction to Intraventricular and Intrathecal Drug Delivery
• Intraarterial and Intraventricular Therapies in Vasospasm
• Medication Safety in Neurocritical Care
• Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Considerations in the Management of the Neurocritical Care Patient
• Substance Withdrawal in Neurocritical Care

Overview and Objectives:

While there exists a legal provision for brain death, or death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC), institutional protocols for diagnosis are not universal and are often absent; no specific criteria for diagnosis is mandated. Even among institutions with an organized diagnostic protocol, there is substantial variation both in the criteria used and who may perform the determination. Please refer to your hospital’s (and state’s) policies and protocols when performing a BD/DNC determination at your hospital.

The Brain Death Determination course, presented by the Neurocritical Care Society, aims to standardize the process of brain death diagnosis. This credentialing tool will help those clinicians who are allowed by their local laws to perform brain death determination to learn and demonstrate their level of understanding and expertise by:

• Highlighting the necessary steps that must be taken to determine brain death
• Reviewing meticulous examination methods, including apnea testing, understanding the role of ancillary testing, and discussing proper documentation
• Understanding the updated guidance from the 2023 AAN/AAP/SCCM/CNS guidelines, including special circumstances such as ECMO, pregnancy, primary posterior fossa injury and others
• Outlining helpful communication approaches with fellow providers and families
• Describing common pitfalls and barriers that may arise during the determination process

At the end of this activity, learners should be able to:

• Explain the necessary steps that must be taken to determine brain death
• Describe various exam methods and discussing proper documentation
• Outline appropriate communication with fellow providers and patient families
• Describe common pitfalls and barriers that may arise during the exam process

This course is accredited for 2 hours of continuing education. It includes a video 1 hour in length, and a 25-question exam at the completion of the video. Once the video has been watched and the exam passed with a score of 100% (unlimited retakes allowed), participants will be granted a certificate of completion.

Activity Goal:

This activity is designed to address the following core and team competencies: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Professional, Employ Evidence-based Practice, Value & Ethics, Team & Teamwork, Interprofessional Collaboration, and Interprofessional Communication.

Non-Endorsement Statement:

The accredited provider verifies that sound education principles have been demonstrated in the development of this educational offering as evidenced by the review of its objectives, teaching plan, faculty, and activity evaluation process. The accredited provider does not endorse or support the actual opinions or material content as presented by the speaker(s) and/or sponsoring organization.

Disclosures:

The accredited provider adheres to accreditation requirements regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of the planning committee and faculty's commercial relationships will be made known at the activity. Speakers are required to openly disclose any limitations of data and/or any discussion of any off-label, experimental, or investigational uses of drugs or devices in their presentations.

All accredited provider employees and Neurocritical Care Society members in control of content have indicated that they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

The following content contributors have indicated that they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Accreditation:

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by CineMed and the Neurocritical Care Society. CineMed is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Claiming CE Credit Requirements:

The learner must review the entire module, the posttest, and the evaluation. Certification is achieved only when the post test is passed with a passing score of 100%. Full completion of this activity takes approximately 2 hours.
Upon successful completion of the module posttest and evaluation, a certificate will be generated. You will have the option to download the Certificate for your records, and it will also continue to be available within your profile. NCS provides certification information to the accredited provider on a monthly basis.

All content is the copyrighted material of the ©2025 Neurocritical Care Society.

Physicians:

CineMed designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Support:

This activity is provided independent of industry support.

CME Information:

Release Date: January 1, 2024

Expiration Date: January 1, 2027

Hardware / Software Requirements:

• An internet connection speed of at least 4Mbps and a modern browser
• Modern browsers have a built in PDF reader which would be necessary for you to view your completion certificates