OVERVIEW

Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) & Simulation Day is organized by University of Colorado (UC) Health and will be held on Apr 29, 2026 at UCHealth Simulation Center - Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America.

Description:
The Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) course is a comprehensive multi-disciplinary course addressing essential management principles for critically ill patients. This advanced course targets experienced critical care nurses, respiratory therapists and non-intensivist trained physicians who identify, stabilize and treat critically ill patients. (This is not an introduction to critical care course).

ONLINE Portion: Education will involve an online hosted course that uses Society of Critical Care Medicine’s (SCCM) state-of-the-art learning management system and participants complete the lecture portion of the course over a few weeks at a self-paced approach. Participants who successfully complete the online licensed course and corresponding posttests will receive a certificate of completion from SCCM. The online didactic material is started prior to the in-person portion.

IN-PERSON Portion: There will be a skill station / simulation portion on Wednesday, April 29th, from 07:45AM-4:00PM at the University of Colorado Hospital Simulation Center in Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion, Rooms 2005/2006. The in-person portion encourages communication, teamwork, and builds collaboration among attendees. This simulation has a limited participation capacity.

After completion of the course, participants will be able to provide higher quality and more effective care to hospitalized critically ill patients.

Learning Outcome Statement:
Increased familiarity with practice demonstrated in simulation activities, online didactic application and small group scenarios. Communication strategies and simulated clinical scenarios allow for reflection and feedback in real time.

Why Should I Take This Course?

This is an international course, presented by the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), offered in your region.
You will learn from clinicians you actually practice with.
It affords you access to the most up-to-date, evidence-based material in critical care.
There is a multidisciplinary participant and instructor group.
Small group and simulation-based case studies are present to effectively actualize didactic concepts.