PRE-CONGRESS EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS

Arrive in San Diego, California, early and participate in pre-Congress educational sessions. Each course is packed with essential clinical information to keep you well informed on various critical care topics.

Fundamental Disaster Management (FDM) Course
January 14, 2011

Learn how to manage and treat victims of disasters by attending the FDM course. This course provides the latest information in disaster response, communications, natural disasters, and man-made disasters (biological, chemical and radiation) through comprehensive skill stations. Registration fee includes a copy of the FDM textbook, as well as breakfast and lunch. An instructor component is available for those interested in teaching FDM.

Current Concepts in Adult Critical Care
January 14-15, 2011

Update your knowledge on a variety of critical care topics during this two-day comprehensive course. Topics to be covered include interesting case studies, immunosuppression,cardiovascular stents, perioperative morbidity, hypothermia, and severe congestive heart failure. Registration fee includes a course syllabus, as well as breakfast and lunch.

Current Concepts in Pediatric Critical Care
January 14-15, 2011

Obtain the latest information on pediatric intensive care. Course topics include hypothermia, sepsis, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), ethics, and advanced cardiac management. Registration fee includes a course syllabus, as well as breakfast and lunch.

Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support (PFCCS) Course
January 14-15, 2011

Learn to manage and treat unstable critically ill or injured pediatric patients. PFCCS parallels the FCCS course and utilizes a combination of didactic sessions and skill stations, to address pediatric-specific topics such as management of accidental and non-accidental trauma, poisoning and transport of the critically ill child. PFCCS is a provider course. Registration fee includes a copy of the PFCCS textbook, as well as breakfast and lunch. An instructor component is available for those interested in teaching PFCCS.

Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) Instructor Course
January 15, 2011

The FCCS program reflects the latest skills and techniques practitioners need to treat critically ill and injured patients in the absence of an intensivist. This instructor curriculum incorporates a structured and formal approach to adult learning concepts with a focus on teaching strategies. It is recommended that participants be currently practicing in critical care, as the traditional two-day FCCS course is condensed into a one-day program. Visit www.sccm.org/FCCS for instructor criteria. Registration fee includes a copy of the FCCS textbook, as well as breakfast and lunch. This course is intended for aspiring instructors only. Course content is not suitable for those desiring FCCS provider status.

POSTGRADUATE COURSES
January 15, 2011

Receive a comprehensive update on the latest clinical treatments and administrative strategies that you can incorporate into your everyday practice. Space for each course is limited. Register early to guarantee your top choices.

HALF-DAY COURSES
– Update on Coding and Billing in 2011
– Answers to Controversial Pharmacotherapeutic Questions
– Multidisciplinary Critical Care Education: No Educator Left Behind

FULL-DAY COURSES
– Neurological Care of the Critically Ill Patient
– Patient-Ventilator Asynchrony
– Step-by-Step: Building a Process for Improvement Initiatives in Your ICU (Sponsored by Paragon)