COURSES & CME

Practical, high-yield ICU education

All of our courses are informal and grounded—a digital blend between bedside teaching and clinically-oriented didactics. They’re designed for anybody with an interest in critical care medicine, including advanced practice providers, physicians, nurses, trainees at every level, and allied health professionals.

Academy subscribers have 24/7 access to all available courses, as well as new content when it’s released.

Video content is divided on the site into CME- and non-CME accredited material. Audio podcast feeds are delivered directly to your podcast app.

Recent updates

  • Advanced topics: APRV 8/28/26
  • Pearls: First person notes 8/26/26
  • Pearls: Is lung POCUS dumb? 8/12/26
  • Neuro: Brain death 8/11/26
  • Pearls: Which comes first, artery or vein? 7/29/26
  • Neuro: Subarachnoid hemorrhage 7/22/26
  • Pearls: Trickle tube feeds 7/15/26
  • Pearls: The philosophy of A-fib 7/1/26
  • SICU: Thoracic surgery 6/25/26
  • Pearls: When should you MTP? 6/17/26
  • Pearls: Nocturnal dexmedetomidine 6/3/26
  • SICU: Massive hemorrhage 5/29/26
  • Pearls: NIPPV for all 5/20/26
  • Cardiac: VA ECMO 4/30/26
  • Pearls: The PRVC controversy 4/8/26
  • Neuro: Intro to the Neuro ICU 4/7/26

Foundations

Foundations is approved by the ACCME for up to 34.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™

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Concepts

Basic principles of ICU care and therapies, including mechanical ventilation, bedside procedures, medication management, transfusion, and how to get things done

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Pathology

A review of the common diseases and disorders encountered in the critically ill, including their importance, presentation, diagnosis, and treatment.

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Procedures

A masterclass in bedside procedures, from paracentesis to airway management. (Vascular access and arterial lines are addressed in Foundations: Concepts.)

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POCUS

Everything you ever wanted to know about point of care ultrasound, from spinning the knobs to advanced echocardiography and everything in between.

Specialty courses

Specialty courses are not CME accredited.

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MICU

A deeper dive into the medical ICU, including diseases like CHF, DKA, pancreatitis, liver failure, and more.

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SICU

The diseases, workflows, and therapies of the surgical ICU, including post-operative, trauma, and transplant care.

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Neuro ICU

The ailments and devices of neuro ICU, including both medical and surgical diseases.

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Cardiac ICU

The ailments and devices of cardiac critical care, including both medical and surgical varieties

Advanced Topics

Deep dives, masterclasses, and miscellanea.