Mayo Clinic Critical Care Review for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Associate 2026

Mayo Clinic Critical Care Review for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Associate 2026
Release Date: April 2026
Format: Videos + Slides
Conference Dates: April 9–11, 2026

Course Overview

Strengthen your clinical confidence in high-acuity settings with the Mayo Clinic Critical Care Review for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Associate 2026.

This comprehensive critical care program provides practical, evidence-based updates for clinicians managing critically ill patients in the ICU, emergency department, hospital medicine, and acute care environments. The course covers essential topics in intensive care medicine, shock management, hemodynamic monitoring, airway and pulmonary emergencies, point-of-care ultrasound, infectious diseases, critical care pharmacology, renal replacement therapy, gastrointestinal emergencies, and life-threatening ICU complications.

Designed specifically for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Associates, Advanced Practice Providers, Critical Care Clinicians, Emergency Medicine Providers, Hospitalists, ICU Nurses, and Acute Care Professionals, this program combines high-yield lectures with practical procedural education led by Mayo Clinic faculty and invited experts.

Day 1 Topics — April 10, 2026

Critical Care Emergencies

Electrolyte Emergencies in the ICU
Cardiogenic Shock: Identification and Medical Management
Approach to the Acute Abdomen
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Critically Ill Patient
Rapid Fire Critical Care Updates
Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity
Swan-Ganz Catheter Interpretation
Malignant Hyperthermia

Advanced ICU Management

Submassive Pulmonary Embolism
Sonographic Approach to Hypotension
Acute Liver Failure
Role of Palliative Medicine in the ICU

Day 2 Topics — April 11, 2026

Airway & Pulmonary Critical Care

Awake Intubation and Bronchoscopy
Infectious Disease Masqueraders in the ICU
Febrile Emergencies
Serotonin Syndrome
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Gastrointestinal & Hemodynamic Emergencies

Management of Variceal Hemorrhage
Vasoplegia: Alternative Agents
Central Venous Access Selection
ACLS in the Post-Cardiac Surgery Patient

Advanced Critical Care Management

Pacemakers: Modes, Mayhem, and Methods
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Renal Replacement Therapy in the ICU
Anaphylaxis: Identification and Management

Key Learning Areas

Critical Care Medicine
Intensive Care Unit Management
Shock and Hemodynamics
Airway Management
Mechanical Ventilation
Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Emergency Procedures
Cardiology in Critical Care
Pulmonary and Critical Care
Infectious Diseases
Critical Care Pharmacology
Gastrointestinal Emergencies
Nephrology and Renal Replacement Therapy
Critical Care Ultrasound
Advanced Practice Provider Education

Ideal For

Nurse Practitioners
Physician Associates
Advanced Practice Providers
Critical Care Providers
Emergency Medicine Clinicians
ICU Nurses
Hospital Medicine Providers
Pulmonary & Critical Care Professionals
Acute Care Providers

Why Choose This Course?

The Mayo Clinic Critical Care Review for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Associate 2026 delivers focused, practical ICU education for clinicians who need to make fast, evidence-based decisions in complex and unstable patients.

With its strong focus on real-world ICU management, procedural skills, emergency recognition, diagnostic reasoning, and multidisciplinary critical care, this review course is an excellent resource for improving clinical decision-making, strengthening procedural knowledge, and enhancing patient care in high-acuity environments.