To better prepare the non-intensivist for the first 24 hours of management of the critically ill patient until transfer or appropriate critical care consultation can be arranged.

To assist the non-intensivist in dealing with sudden deterioration of the critically ill patient.

To prepare house staff for ICU coverage.

To prepare nurses and other critical care practitioners to deal with acute deterioration in the critically ill patient.

What is the Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) Course?
The Society of Critical Care Medicine’s (SCCM) internationally renowned two-day FCCS course is the go-to resource for training non-intensivists, house staff, nurses, or other critical care practitioners how to manage critically ill and injured patients effectively.

Through didactic lectures, small group discussion with clinical scenario questions and skill stations with hands-on instruction and experience, the FCCS course will help to disseminate basic concepts of critical care to all professionals who may be called upon to care for severely ill patients.

The FCCS course offers new pre-and post-tests for measuring participants’ growth as well as an online administrative binder, which contains the policies, processes and tools needed to offer a successful course.

Individuals who successfully complete the required provider or instructor course will receive a Certificate of Successful Completion.

Why should I attend the FCCS course?
The FCCS Course offers an approach to initial management of the critically ill patient for providers not formally trained in critical care. Participants will learn useful information about the extended care of critically ill patients, especially care related to mechanical ventilation, monitoring, organ hypoperfusion, and neurological support. Providers will receive guidance for acute problems encountered in the ICU and for sudden patient deterioration.

The FCCS Course content is an ideal curriculum for critical care residency training programs.

Who is eligible to become an FCCS Instructor?
FCCS Instructor applicants may become Instructors in any of the FCCS Provider courses as well as Instructor Courses. The necessary credentials to become an instructor include:

• SCCM Member in good standing, if a US resident
  
• Intensivist (determined by your country of residence)
  
• Physician board certified/eligible in critical care
  
• Nurse certified in critical care and/or baccalaureate or higher degree
  
  For more detailed information, refer to Instructor Criteria on the FCCS Web page (http://www.sccm.org/ SiteCollectionDocuments/Faculty%20Criteria.pdf).
  

For additional information on FCCS, contact the Hospital Relations Manager, at +1 847 493-6401 or at fccs@sccm.org.

The new Fundamental Critical Care Support, Fourth Edition textbook, has been carefully reviewed and revised, expanded or conceptually reorganized to reflect the most current guidelines and practices. New highlights include three added appendices and a user-friendly format

USF Health adheres to the ACCME Standards regarding commercial support of continuing medical education. It is the policy of USF Health that the faculty and planning committee disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, that relevant conflict(s) of interest are resolved, and that speakers will disclose any unlabeled/unapproved use of drug(s) or device(s) during their presentation. Detailed disclosure will be made in the course materials.

Prioritize assessment needs for critically ill and injured patients.

Select appropriate diagnostic tests.

Identify and respond to significant changes in unstable patients.

Recognize and initiate management of acute life threatening conditions.

Determine the need for expert consultation and/or patient transfer.

Physicians: USF Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. USF Health designates this educational activity for a maximum of 13.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses (ANCC): The University of South Florida College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This activity is for 13.0 contact hours.

Respiratory Therapists: Credit has been applied for.

Pharmacists: The USF Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program has been approved for 13.0 contact hours. Universal program number is as follows: 230-000-09-012-L01-P.

To receive continuing education credit, a pharmacist must attend the accredited sessions and must return the program evaluation instrument. In order to receive full credit, registrants must register no later than 10 minutes after the start of the meeting and must attend the entire meeting.

Luis E. Llerena, MD
Critical Care Surgery
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL

Division of Trauma and Surgical
Critical Care
Tampa General Hospital

Florida Gulf to Bay Critical Care
Anesthesiology
Tampa General Hospital

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Tampa General Hospital

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Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, Florida

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