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Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) - April 23-24, 2024
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
This is a two-day comprehensive course addressing fundamental management principles for the first 24 hours of critical care.
Course Purpose
- 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
- Assist the non-intensivist in dealing with sudden deterioration of the critically ill patient
- Prepare house staff for ICU coverage
- Prepare nurses and other critical care practitioners to deal with acute deterioration in the critically ill patient
FEES
REGISTRATION TYPE | FEE |
---|---|
Houston Methodist Employees | $150 |
External (Non-Houston Methodist) | |
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)* | $520 |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $300 |
All others | $300 |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
Target Audience
Intensivist, non-intensivist, house staff, nurses, and other critical care practitioners
Learning Objectives
- Assess the needs of the critically ill patient.
- Identify appropriate diagnostic tests for the critically ill patient.
- Identify and respond to significant changes in the unstable patient.
- Recognize and initiate management of acute life-threatening conditions.
- Recognize the need for patient transfer and prepare the practitioner for optimally accomplishing that purpose.
Available Credit
- 14.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 14.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 0.50 Medical Ethics and/or Professional Responsibility
- 14.25 Attendance
- 15.50 Nursing Contact Hours
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Houston Methodist will award 15.50 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.
Price
STEPS TO REGISTER:
- STEP 1 - Choose the appropriate fee and click the "Add to Cart" button to complete the checkout process.
- STEP 2 - Once enrolled, click the link of the activity format for which you enrolled (the Status should say "In progress") and then click the "Take Course" button to begin the activity.
FEES
REGISTRATION TYPE | FEE |
---|---|
Houston Methodist Employees | $150 |
External (Non-Houston Methodist) | |
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)* | $520 |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $300 |
All others | $300 |