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Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support Hosted Course

Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support Hosted Course

Host a PFCCS course and prepare healthcare professionals to care for critically ill and injured pediatric patients.

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The Society of Critical Care Medicine's (SCCM) hosted Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support (PFCCS) course combines expert-developed lectures with interactive skill stations to train nonintensivists and other healthcare professionals to recognize critical illness and initiate care for the critically ill pediatric patient.

The course addresses fundamental management principles for the first 24 hours of post-resuscitation management of the critically ill pediatric patient until transfer or appropriate critical care consultation can be arranged and is recommended for any healthcare professional who may encounter a critically ill or injured pediatric patient.

Course features:

  • Flexible learning formats: in-person and online
  • Expert-developed presentations
  • Interactive skill stations
  • Pre- and posttests
  • Companion textbook
  • Certificate of successful course completion
  • Continuing education credit hours (if offered by the course site)
  • Available in Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and Portuguese

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The course is available in two formations—traditional hosted and online hosted. The in-person hosted course consists of face-to-face lectures and skill stations. The online hosted course consists of web-based lectures and in-person skill stations.

To receive the certificate of successful completion, course participants must attend all didactic lectures, successfully complete all skill stations, and achieve a score of 70% or higher on the posttest.

Bring the Fundamentals to Your Institution

Hear from Fundamentals instructors, directors, and consultants on the value of Fundamentals training. 

Introducing a New Hosted Training Model

Exciting changes are here for SCCM's hosted training programs! SCCM's goal is to provide:

  • Flexible options for course delivery and learning
  • An exceptional user experience through streamlined accessibility to course materials 
  • A simplified purchase process

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Free Fundamentals Training

SCCM has funding to provide financial support for critical care training for organizations in developing or impoverished nations and underserved areas of the United States.

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Individual Self-Study Options

Individual Self-Study Options

For individuals seeking PFCCS self-study options, an online course and the textbook are available for purchase as well as the option to search for a course scheduled nearby.

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