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, and a post-test quiz. 

The complete Critical Care in Obstetrics Online Course consists of a Comprehensive Bundle of 23 topics 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. All bundles are also available without CME credit.

This course starts January 15, 2024, and expires January 15, 2025.  

Continuing Medical Education Credits

Accreditation and Credit Designation Statement 

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

Global Learning Collaborative (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 educational activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with any ineligible company. GLC mitigates all conflicts of interest to ensure independence, objectivity, balance, and scientific rigor in all its educational programs. 

Planners 

Kendra Gray, MD, MS—No financial relationships to disclose 

Shad Deering, MD—No financial relationships to disclose 

Loralei Thornburg, MD—No financial relationships to disclose 

Deena Goffman, MD—Research: Organon (RUBY); Consulting: Organon (Jada), Cooper Surgical; Other: FetalEase CRC, PPH Education PRIME   

Mara Siegel—No financial relationships to disclose 

Berry Fiedel—No financial relationships to disclose 

Kathleen Scogna—No financial relationships to disclose 

Faculty 

Michael Foley, MD (Module: Finally Understanding DIC and Understanding Blood Pressure Physiology) – Consultant: Sera Prognostics

Karin Fox, MD (Module: Overdose in Pregnancy) – Research: NICHD Grant Funding; Royalties: Wolters-Kluwer, UptoDate; Editor on AJOG MFM (Elsevier)

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

Connie Graves, MD (Module: Respiratory Failure) – Research funded by University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Kendra Gray, DO (Module: Endocrine Emergencies: DKA and Endocrine Emergencies: Thyroid Storm) –No financial relationships to disclose 

Torre Halscott, MD, MS (Module: Hypertensive Emergencies) – Consultant: Pascal Metrics, expert reviewer for clinical events

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

Stephanie Martin, DO (Module: Acquired Heart Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension) – Consultant: Clinical Computer Systems, Shield Therapeutic; Other: Daiichi Sankyo

Alexander Friedman, MD (Module: Obstetric Thromboembolism)- Consultant: Sage, Biogen Advisory Panel 

Loralei Thornburg, MD (Module: Acute Neurological Disease and Postpartum Hemorrhage and Massive Transfusion) - No financial relationships to disclose

Sarah Rae Easter, MD (Module: Amniotic Fluid Embolism and ECMO) - No financial relationships to disclose 

Heidi M. Connolly, MD (Module: Congenital Heart Disease) - No financial relationships to disclose

Sarah Kellerhals, MD (Module: Hypertensive Disorders: Preeclampsia and Eclampsia) - No financial relationships to disclose

Shad Deering, MD (Module: Maternal Cardiac Arrest) - No financial relationships to disclose

Afshan B. Hameed, MD (Module: Myocardial Infarction) - No financial relationships to disclose

C. Kevin Hulus, MD, MSc (Module: Placenta Accreta Spectrum) - No financial relationships to disclose

Arthur Jason Vaught, MD (Module: Sepsis in Pregnancy) - No financial relationships to disclose

Maria Karas, MD (Module: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy) - No financial relationships to disclose 

Evelyn Horn, MD (Module: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy) - No financial relationships to disclose

If you have questions about The Critical Care in Obstetrics Online Course 2024, please contact Molly Rothschild at mrothschild@smfm.org. SMFM's educational products and services are deeply discounted for members. To learn more about SMFM membership, our benefits and to join, go to: https://www.smfm.org/join. Questions on membership? Contact Fatema Gharzai fgharzai@smfm.org