Critical Care Medicine
HOW TO REFER A PATIENT
For urgent referrals or inpatient transfers, please call UAB MIST (Medical Information Service via Telephone) at 1-800-UAB-MIST
(1-800-822-6478) or email mist@uabmc.edu. UAB MIST is a toll-free, 24-hour service that connects physicians anywhere in the country with UAB Medicine specialists.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
UAB Medicine is a major referral center for patients needing advanced life support due to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pulmonary embolism, post-cardiac arrest complications, septic shock, and other conditions. We have one of the nation’s most active extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) programs, and our board-certified physicians and surgeons are supported by nurses, perfusionists, and respiratory and physical therapists trained to care for ECMO patients. We have expertise in the use of prone positioning for treating severe ARDS, and we offer telemedicine consultations to other hospitals to share our proficiency in evidence-based treatments.

FEATURED EDUCATION
Adult ECMO Program at UAB Medicine
Accreditation Statement: The University of Alabama School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Alabama School of Medicine designates this online enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Overview of UAB ECMO Program
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Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Primary Care Providers
Bobby Reed, MHS, and Peggy Blood, RN, MSN, discuss UAB Medicine's ECMO program, how it has developed throughout the years, and its models for staffing.
Extracorporeal Life Support in Advanced Lung Disease
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Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Primary Care Providers
Keith Wille, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, discusses extracorporeal support techniques including ECMO for respiratory failure, and how this treatment differs from other treatment options.
Evolving Paradigms in Critical Care
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Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Primary Care Providers
W. Steve Stigler, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, reviews evidence for managing acute hypoxemic respiratory failure non-invasively, reviews evidence for targeted "light" sedation in respiratory failure, and discusses potential roles for tele-critical care in a variety of ICU settings.
ECLS Regenerative Recovery Model
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Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Primary Care Providers
Dr. Keith Wille discusses indications and contraindications to ECMO support, extracorporeal CO2 removal, and the future direction of ECMO.

