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Concurrent C60M321

Rethinking Flow: Carotid Flow Time is Changing the Game for Fluid Responsiveness

Facilitator(s): Jaclyn Bond

Contact Hours 1.00
CERP A 1.00
San Diego Conference
Date Tuesday 5/19/2026
Time 4:30PM - 5:30PM PT

Session Summary

This session introduces carotid flow time (FTc) as a physiologically grounded, bedside-accessible tool for assessing fluid responsiveness. Unlike pressure-based surrogates such as stroke volume, FTc offers a direct, flow-based measure that better reflects perfusion. Attendees examine how FTc compares to traditional methods and learn practical strategies for using FTc during passive leg-raise testing and early resuscitation. The session promotes curiosity, clinical confidence and a shift toward physiologically aligned hemodynamic assessments.

Objectives

  • Describe the physiologic principles underlying carotid flow time and its role in assessing fluid responsiveness.
  • Compare carotid flow time to stroke volume-based methods in terms of accuracy, applicability and pathophysiologic alignment.
  • Identify opportunities to integrate FTc into bedside workflows using point-of-care Doppler during fluid resuscitation.
Topics Hemodynamics
Population Adult
Role Staff

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Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.00 contact hours.

Disclosure

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.

Activities with pharmacology hours are to assist the APRN in fulfilling the pharmacotherapeutic education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Activities meet the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your own state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting your certificate of completion. 

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.