SMFM’s Critical Care in Obstetrics Online Course is a web-based interactive program for learning pregnancy-specific physiology, medical and surgical management, and systems-based approaches to critical illnesses that can affect pregnancy.  This course makes use of contemporary learning modalities including online learning, self-assessment, and simulation. For each clinical topic, participants will engage in an online self-assessment that includes a pre-test quiz, a case study with questions, a post-test quiz, and a survey. 

The complete Critical Care in Obstetrics Online Course consists of a Comprehensive Bundle of 23 modules each offering 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for a total of 34.5 credits. Completion of all components and a score of 75% or greater on the post-test quiz within a topic are necessary for earning 1.5 CME credits. Smaller, themed bundles are also available. The Comprehensive bundle is also available without CME.

This course will be available for purchase from January 2025 to December 31, 2025. Registrants will have a full year to complete the course from the date of enrollment. 

Continuing Medical Education Credits

Accreditation and Credit Designation Statement 

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Global Learning Collaborative (GLC) and The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM). GLC 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.

GLC designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 34.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships 

The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine has not received commercial support for this educational activity. 

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence, Global Learning Collaborative (GLC) requires that individuals in a position to control the content of an accredited educational activity disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company within the preceding 24 months. 

The following individuals in control of this course’s content have no relevant financial relationships:

Planners:

Shad Deering, MD 

Loralei Thornburg, MD 

Mara Siegel 

Berry Fiedel 

Author:

Catherine Albright, MD (Module: Acquired Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy)

Shad Deering, MD (Module: Maternal Cardiac Arrest)

Sarah Rae Easter, MD (Module: Amniotic Fluid Embolism and ECMO)

Michael Foley, MD (Module: Finally Understanding DIC and Understanding Blood Pressure Physiology)

Karin Fox, MD (Module: Overdose in Pregnancy)

Cornelia Graves, MD (Module: Respiratory Failure) 

Kendra Gray, DO, MS (Module: Endocrine Emergencies: DKA and Endocrine Emergencies: Thyroid Storm) 

Afshan Hameed, MD (Module: Myocardial Infarction) 

Laura Hart, MD (Module: Pulmonary Hypertension)

Ashely Hesson, MD (Module: Congenital Heart Disease)

Kevin Huls, MD, MSc (Module: Placenta Accreta Spectrum)

Sarah Kellerhals, MD (Module: Hypertensive Disorders: Preeclampsia and Eclampsia)

Jen Mcintosh, MD (Module: Obstetric Thromboembolism: Prevention and Controversies)

Mary Nienow-Birch, MD (Module: Acquired Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy)

Loralei Thornburg, MD (Module: Acute Neurological Diseases and Postpartum Hemorrhage and Massive Transfusion)

Evelyn Horn, MD (Module: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy)

Arthur Jason Vaught, MD (Module: Sepsis in Pregnancy)

Diana Wolfe, MD (Module: Congenital Heart Disease)

Reviewers:

Joseph Biggio, MD 

Alison Cahill, MD 

Andrew Combs, MD  

Shad Deering, MD  

Mara Greenberg, MD 

Lorie Harper, MD 

Torri Metz, MD 

Sarah Obican, MD  

Tony Sciscione, MD 

Sindhu Srinivas, MD  

Joanne Stone, MD  

Loralei Thornburg, MD  

Staff:

Kathleen Scogna, Associate VP of Online Education, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Washington, DC 

Molly Rothschild, Manager of Online Education, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Washington, DC

Nicolle Sanfilippo, Coordinator of Online Education, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Washington, DC

The following individuals in control of this course’s content have the following relevant financial relationships:

Planners:

Torre Halscott, MD - Consultant: Pascal Metrics 

Authors: 

Dena Goffman, MD (Module: Effective Teamwork and Communication During Obstetric Emergencies) - Research: Organon (RUBY); Consulting: Organon (Jada), Cooper Surgical; Other: FetalEase CRC, PPH Education PRIME 

Torre Halscott, MD, MS (Module: Hypertensive Emergencies) – Consultant: Pascal Metrics 

Deirdre Lyell, MD (Module: Trauma in Pregnancy) - Ownership Interest: ZenFlow stock owner; Bloomlife stock options

Reviewers:

Lorraine Dugoff, MD - Research Funding: Natera, Inc., Myriad, and LabCorp 

Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD - Site PI for Research Study: MIRVIE and Sera/PRIME

Torre Halscott, MD - Consultant: Pascal Metrics 

Mary Norton, MD - Consultant: Luna Genetics 

For this activity, all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

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