Jeremy Richards, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical, discusses the evolving knowledge around best practices for critically ill patients with COVID-19 who are in the ICU. Subjects covered in this webinar include ventilator management for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and complications in COVID-19 patients such as cardiac injury, acute renal failure, and ICU-acquired weakness.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Describe the demographics and risk factors of critically ill patients with COVID-19
• Delineate the major complications critically ill patients with COVID-19 experience
• Discuss best practices for management of ARDS due to COVID-19
• List potential adjuvant treatment options for multiorgan system failure and ARDS due to COVID-19

ACTIVITY PLANNERS AND FACULTY:

• Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP(UK), MBA, Senior Associate Dean for Postgraduate Medical Education, Harvard Medical School
• Jeremy Richards, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School; Director of the Medical Education Research Laboratory, Shapiro Institute of Education and Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center