Critical Care Update Resident Symposium 2025

Please join us for our next Pharmacy Resident Seminar presentation of the Spring semester on Thursday, April 17, 2025.

Speakers & Speaker Titles:

Natalie Pettit, PharmD, PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Resident

Michelle Tsai, PharmD, PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident

Emma Dittmar, PharmD, PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Resident

Type of Activity: Knowledge-based

Target Audience: Pharmacists

Time: Thursday, April 17, 2025,  12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Fees: There is no charge for attending this activity

Location: Chicago, Room 134-1 and via Zoom

Zoom Meeting Information:

• Meeting link: https://go.uic.edu/ResidentSeminarZoomLink
  Meeting ID: 882 7458 6898
  Passcode: ufR6QATm

OR

• Join by phone: 1-312-626-6799 (Chicago)
  Meeting ID: 882 7458 6898
  Passcode: 85658814

Learning Objectives:  

Droperidol for All

• Review the history and background of droperidol.
• Describe the therapeutic uses for droperidol in the emergency department.

Controversies in Sodium Bicarbonate Use

• Recognize the pharmacodynamics of sodium bicarbonate.
• Identify the utility and potential harm of sodium bicarbonate use in areas of controversy.
• List clinical scenarios where sodium bicarbonate has an established role.

Go with the Flow: New Developments in Diuresis Strategies for Acute Heart Failure

• Review new approaches to effective diuresis and monitoring patient response to treatments in acute decompensated heart failure.
• Identify an appropriate agent for combination diuretic therapy in acute decompensated heart failure.

Disclosure: The speaker, planning committee members, and reviewers who contributed to this activity have no relevant conflicts of interest to disclose. Mentor, Dr. Renee Petzel Gimbar, is a researcher for Xeris Pharma and mentor, Dr. Scott Benken, is a member of the Speaker's Bureau at Innovis.  All financial relationships have been mitigated through peer review.