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Fundamental Critical Care Support Hosted Course

Host an FCCS course and prepare healthcare professionals to manage critically ill patients.

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Equip healthcare professionals with the tools they need to provide bedside care for patients who are or may become critically ill. The Society of Critical Care Medicine's (SCCM) hosted Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) course combines expert-developed learning with interactive skill stations to provide nonintensivists and healthcare professionals with the realistic training they need to manage critically ill patients for the first 24 hours or until an appropriate critical care consultation can be arranged. The course concentrates on adult critical care and includes separate sections on critical care for pregnant and pediatric patients.

Course features:
  • In-person and online learning formats
  • Expert-developed presentations
  • Interactive skill stations
  • Online pre- and posttests
  • Companion eBook for all learners (print books are available*)
  • Administrative materials to guide course planning and management
  • Certificate of successful course completion
  • Learner evaluations at the time of and after course completion
  • Accredited continuing education credit for completion of online course materials
  • Continuing education credit hours for live course attendance (if offered by the course site)
*Hosting site is responsible for shipping charges.
To receive the certificate of successful completion, course participants must complete or attend all assigned presentations and skill stations, achieve a score of 70% or higher on the posttest, and complete the learner evaluation.

 

Contact the SCCM Hosted Training Team to learn more about
bringing training to your institution. 

Introducing a New Hosted Training Model

Exciting changes are coming to 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
View more information.
Equip healthcare professionals with the tools they need to provide bedside care for patients who are or may become critically ill. The Society of Critical Care Medicine's (SCCM) hosted Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) course combines expert-developed learning with interactive skill stations to provide nonintensivists and healthcare professionals with the realistic training they need to manage critically ill patients for the first 24 hours or until an appropriate critical care consultation can be arranged. The course concentrates on adult critical care and includes separate sections on critical care for pregnant and surgical patients.

Course features:
  • In-person and online learning formats
  • Expert-developed presentations
  • Interactive skill stations
  • Online pre- and posttests
  • Companion eBook for all learners (print books are available*)
  • Administrative materials to guide course planning and management
  • Certificate of successful course completion
  • Learner evaluations at the time of and after course completion
  • Accredited continuing education credit for completion of online course materials
  • Continuing education credit hours for live course attendance (if offered by the course site)

*Hosting site is responsible for shipping charges.

 



 

Contact the SCCM Hosted Training Team to learn more about
bringing training to your institution. 

To receive the certificate of successful completion, course participants must complete or attend all assigned presentations and skill stations, achieve a score of 70% or higher on the posttest, and complete the learner evaluation.

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
View more information.

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.

The FCCS course provides an ideal medium for trauma centers and tertiary/quaternary hospitals to outreach to their community partners.

Babak Sarani, MD, FACS, FCCM
SCCM

Individual Self-Study Options

For individuals seeking FCCS 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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