Live Critical Care Ultrasound: Adult

Day 1
 
6:45 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.                    Registration and Continental Breakfast
 
7:30 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.                    Welcome and Introductions
 
7:45 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.                    Pretest Review
 
8:15 a.m. – 9:00a.m.                     Basic Physics and Knobology
 
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.                    Fundamental Echocardiography Views
 
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.                 Break
 
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.               Skill Stations

• Apical Views
• Parasternal Views
• Subcostal Views

 
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.                 Lunch and Clinical Cases
 
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.                   Basic Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function and Cardiac Output
 
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.                   Basic Evaluation of Right Ventricular Function
 
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.                   Intravascular Volume Assessment
 
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.                   Break
 
2:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.                   Skill Stations

• Cardiac Output
• Volume Assessment
• Left/Right Ventricular Function

 
4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.                   Clinical Cases and Interactive Questions
 
Day 2
 
6:45 a.m. – 7:15 a.m.                    Continental Breakfast
 
7:15 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.                    Questions and Overview
 
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.                    Pulmonary Embolism: Diagnosis and Physiology
 
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.                    Tamponade: Diagnosis and Physiology
 
8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.                    Evaluation of Pneumothorax, Pleural Effusions, and Thoracentesis Examination
 
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.                    Echocardiographic Approach to Shock
 
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.                 Break
 
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.               Skill Stations

• Lung: Pleural Effusions and Thoracentesis
• Tamponade Evaluation
• Focused Assessed Transthoracic Echocardiography (FATE) Examination

 
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.                 Lunch and Clinical Cases
 
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.                   Vascular Ultrasound
 
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.                   Focused Assessment With Sonography in Trauma (FAST) Examination
 
2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.                   Break
 
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.                   Skill Stations

• FAST Examination
• Vascular Ultrasound
• Ask the Expert

 
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.                   Clinical Cases and Interactive Questions
 
5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.                   Questions, Answers, and Moving Forward

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Registration Fees
Member discount available! Log in to see your member discounted price. 

Registration Category	Early Rate (By July 8, 2020)	Full Rate (After July 8, 2020)
​SCCM Member​
​Physician - Associate Member	$1,890	​$2,285
​Healthcare Professional - Associate Member	​$1,415	​$1,710
Physician - Professional Member	$1,690	$2,045
Healthcare Professional and Fellow* - Professional Member	$1,265	$1,530
Physician - Select Member	$1,590	$1,925
Healthcare Professional  - Select Member	$1,190	$1,440
Nonmember​
​Physician	​$1,990	​$2,410
Healthcare Professional	​$1,490	​$1,805

*Fellows must be a member of SCCM Sponsored Fellow Program.

Registration Options
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Phone: +1 847 827-6888
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Payment Information

• ​American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa credit cards are accepted.
• Check or international money order, payable to SCCM, may be used to register via mail only.
• Fees must be paid in U.S. funds and checks must be drawn on a U.S. bank.
• For information on paying via wire transfer, please contact SCCM Customer Service at +1 847 827-6888.
• Inquiries can be e-mailed to support@sccm.org​.

Cancellation/Refund Policy
Cancellations must be submitted in writing. All cancellations are subject to a $75 nonrefundable processing fee and must be postmarked before July 8, 2020, to be eligible for a refund. Cancellations postmarked after this date will not be refunded. Please allow four weeks to process refunds. Dates for the Critical Care Ultrasound: Adult course are subject to change and/or cancellation. In the event of cancellation, only individual registration fees will be reimbursed. 

Hotel Accommodations
Sheraton Grand Chicago
301 East North Water Street
Chicago, Illinois, USA
SCCM rate: $199 single/double occupancy
*Rate does not include applicable taxes. 

Daily parking rates: Self-park: $35 
 
Reservations: Make your hotel reservation by July 20, 2020, to receive SCCM’s discounted rate. Book online or call +1 888 627-7106 and identify yourself as a participant in Society of Critical Care Medicine’s room block. Course attendees are encouraged to reserve their rooms early. Reservations made after July 20, 2020, may not receive the discounted rate. Reservations must be guaranteed with a major credit card at the time of booking. Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours before the scheduled check-in time of 4:00 p.m. to avoid a charge of one night’s room and tax. An early departure fee may apply

The Critical Care Ultrasound courses provide opportunities for sponsors to bring their marketing message and information about their products and services directly to key members of the intensive care/critical care unit team. There are multiple opportunities available to target your company’s goals and meet your budget when you become a Gold, Silver or Bronze Sponsor.

Gold Sponsor - $7,500

• ​6' tabletop (electrical outlet provided)
• Preregistration list
• Color logo on commercial sponsor signage at the meeting
• Acknowledged as a sponsor on the event app
• Acknowledged as a sponsor on the registration brochure*
• Full page four-color ad in the Congress Program & Exhibits Guide for Winter Conference only (value $5,000)
• Banner ad in the Ultrasound event app (separate from the Congress event app)
• Acknowledgment at lunches and one break (2 days for Winter, 3 days for Summer)
   

Silver Sponsor - $5,000 

• ​6' tabletop (electrical outlet provided)
• Preregistration list
• Color logo on commercial sponsor signage at the meeting 
• Acknowledged as a sponsor on the event app
• Acknowledged as a sponsor on the registration brochure* 
• Full page four-color ad in the Congress Program & Exhibits Guide for Winter Conference only (value $5,000) 
• Banner ad in the Ultrasound event app (separate from the Congress event app)
• Acknowledgment at breakfast and one break

Bronze Sponsor - $2,500

• ​6' tabletop (electrical outlet provided)
• Preregistration list
• Color logo on commercial sponsor signage at the meeting
• Acknowledged as a sponsor on the event app
• Acknowledged as a sponsor on the registration brochure*
• Half-page horizontal four-color ad in the Congress Special Events & Sessions Brochure for Winter Conference only (value $1,713)
• Banner ad in the Ultrasound event app (separate from the Congress event app)

*Applies only if an agreement exists.