Cardiogenic Shock Workshop, The War on Shock

Gavin Hickey, MD, and Nicole Kunz, RN, discuss improving outcomes in cardiogenic shock through early recognition, standardized hemodynamic monitoring, and multidisciplinary team activation to guide timely treatment and support escalation.

Educational Objectives 

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Analyze patient outcomes by rapidly recognizing and treating cardiogenic shock.
• Increase the implementation of standardized hemodynamic monitoring for reassessment of treatment execution and need for upgrade in patient support.
• Explain patient outcomes by the cardiogenic shock team activation using a multidisciplinary team.

Disclosures:

No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh designates enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

For your credit transcript, please access our website 4 weeks post-completion at http://ccehs.upmc.com and follow the link to the Credit Transcript page. If you do not provide the last 5 digits of your SSN on the next page you will not be able to access a CME credit transcript. Providing your SSN is voluntary.

Release Date: 7/15/2025 | Last Modified On: 7/15/2025 | Expires: 7/15/2026