ICUPA Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 What conferences do you all recommend? I am a critical care PA who just finished a critical care fellowship and in my 3rd month out of fellowship. My employer gives us $2500 of CME money to use in a year. I was considering SCCM's conference. Would anyone recommend that? I've been to AAPA as a student and had a lot of fun but attending a wedding during it in 2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dphy83 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 What type of ICU are you in? If you work with trauma/surgical patients I think EAST has a conference. Otherwise I cant speak specifically for critical care but a lot of EM conferences would have some relevance. I'll be at the ResusX conference next month which should be fun but is probably more flashy given that it's with a lot of the famous FOAMed and EMCrit crew. Other options for CME money could be procedural courses if you have any holes there, which I doubt given your fellowship training. Maybe an ultrasound course? You could also use the money for journal subscriptions, which are surprisingly, and ridiculously, expensive. When all else fails, choose a conference in a destination you want to visit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICUPA Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 9 minutes ago, dphy83 said: What type of ICU are you in? MICU, but also get a lot of cardiac patients. Thanks for the suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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surgblumm Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Contact APACVS as their general meeting most likely has a critical care section and all of their education, like SEMPA's is superior. I would also consider in the future being an associate member of the American college of surgeons. During my presidency of AASPA and my work as the AAPA Liaison to the ACC, I was able to get this benefit for PAs. when becoming a member, you attend their entire CME conference for fifty dollars. I don't know for sure if the price changed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike mike Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 If you want to learn more about cardiology and want to visit Napa, Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta puts on a cardiology conference in Napa in June every year. Really great topics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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