Fundamentals of Critical Care Support Provider Course - February 8-9, 2027

Danville, PA US
February 8, 2027 to February 9, 2027
The fundamentals of Critical Care Support (FCCS) course provide healthcare professionals, including providers, pharmacists, nurses, and respiratory therapists with the training to manage critically ill patients for the first 24 hours or until appropriate critical care consultation can be arranged. The course concentrates on adult care but also includes separate sections with an overview on critical care for pregnancy and pediatrics.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for physicians, physician associates/assistants, nurses, pharmacists.  Other learner groups such as respiratory therapists, paramedics and prehospital responders, and other healthcare professionals involved in the recognition, stabilization, and management of acutely or critically ill patients would also benefit from this education. 

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, the participant should be able to:

  • recognize early signs and symptoms of critical illness
  • discuss indications and techniques for noninvasive positive ventilation (NPPV)
  • apply principles of initial shock management to the assessment and stabilization of critically ill patients
  • apply an appropriate clinical and diagnostic assessment approach to patients presenting with acute brain injury
  • identify patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
Refund Policy
A full refund will be given for any cancellations received up to one week prior to the course.  No refunds for no-shows. 
 
Course Cancellation Policy
In the unusual circumstance that this course is cancelled, you will be called and/or emailed, and any tuition fees received would be refunded in full.  Geisinger is not responsible for any airfare, hotel or other costs incurred.
 
Attendance
Attendance will be recorded within three to four days of the conclusion of the activity.  Credit will display on your continuing education transcript once the activity evaluation is completed.  
 

    Course summary

    Available credit: 
    • 13.00 AAPA Category I CME
    • 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 13.00 ANCC
    • 13.00 Participation Credit
    Course opens: 
    01/01/2027
    Course expires: 
    12/31/2027
    Event starts: 
    02/08/2027 - 7:00am EST
    Event ends: 
    02/09/2027 - 4:30pm EST
    Cost:
    $350.00
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    DAY 1

    7:30 am – 8:00 am
    Registration/Continental Breakfast

     

    8:00 am – 8:15 am
    Welcome and Course Introduction

     

    8:15 am – 8:45 am
    Recognition and Assessment of the Seriously Ill Patient

     

    8:45 am – 9:15 am
    Airway Management

     

    9:15 am – 9:45 am
    Respiratory failure – Diagnosis and Management

     

    9:45 am – 10:00 am
    Break

     

    10:00 am – 10:30 am
    Mechanical Ventilation 1

     

    10:30 am – 11:00 am
    Mechanical Ventilation 2

     

    11:00 am – 11:45 am
    Monitoring of Oxygen Balance and Acid Base Status

     

    11:45 am – 12:15 pm
    LUNCH

     

    12:15 pm – 12:45 pm
    Diagnosis and Management of Shock

     

    12:45 pm – 1:15 pm
    Acute Coronary Syndrome

     

    1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
    Basic Trauma and Burn Support

     

    1:45 pm – 2:00 pm
    Break

     

    2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
    2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
    3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
    Skill Station: Recognition and Assessment of the seriously ill patient

     

     
    Skill Station: Integrated Airway Management and Hemorrhagic Shock

     

     
    Skill Station: Mechanical ventilation 1

     

    4:15 pm – 4:30 pm
    Day 1 Wrap-up

     

     
     

     

     Day 2
     

     

    7:30 am – 8:00 am
    Registration/Continental Breakfast

     

    8:00 am – 8:30 am
    Special Considerations

     

    8:30 am – 9:00 am
    Surgery in Critical Care

     

    9:00 am – 9:45 am
    Neurologic Support

     

    9:45 am – 10:00 am
    BREAK

     

    10:00 am – 10:45 am
     
    Management of Life-Threatening Electrolyte and Metabolic Disturbances

     

    10:45 am – 11:15 am
     
    Life-Threatening Infections- Diagnosis and Antimicrobial Therapy Selection

     

    11:15 am – 11:45 am
    Critical Care in Pregnancy

     

    11:45 am – 12:15 pm
    Lunch

     

    12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
    1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
    1:45 pm – 2:30 pm
    Skill Station: Integrated Traumatic Brain Injury

     

     
    Skill Station: Severe Sepsis

     

     
    Skill Station: Mechanical Ventilation 2

     

    2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
    Course Wrap up and Post Test

     

    Henry Hood Center for Health Research
    100 North Academy Avenue
    Danville, PA 17822
    United States

    All visitors to the Geisinger campus, please park in the patient parking lot. A shuttle bus will take you to the Henry Hood Center for Health Research, please notify the driver when boarding the bus of your final destination.

    Travel

    Henry Hood Center for Health Research is located on the Geisinger Campus in Danville, Pennsylvania (Montour County), Exit 224 on Interstate 80. Routes 11 and 54 also intersect in Danville.

    Geisinger Faculty

    Laurel Buckley, PA-C
    Activity Planner
    Chief Physician Assistant, Critical Care Medicine
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Lea Clark, RN
    Activity Planner
    Nurse Educator
    Geisinger Wyoming Valley
     
    Jessica Coombs, RT
    Activity Planner
    Respiratory Therapy
    Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital
     
    Brenda Engler, DNP, NP
    Co-Activity Director
    Nurse Practitioner, Adult Critical Care
    Geisinger Northeast
     
    Elayna Fazio, PA-C
    Co-Activity Director and Activity Planner
    Physician Assistant Lead, Adult Critical Care
    Geisinger Wyoming Valley
     
    Rachel French, BSN, CMSRN
    Co-Activity Director and Activity Planner
    Nursing Professional Development Practitioner, Nurse Educator
    Geisinger Lewistown Hospital 
     
    Stephen Redding, PA-C
    Activity Planner
    Chief Physician Assistant, Critical Care Medicine
    Geisinger Northeast
     
    Mary J Reed, MD
    Co-Activity Director and Activity Planner
    Physician, Adult Critical Care Medicine
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Amy Reiner, RN
    Co-Activity Director and Activity Planner
    Nursing Professional Development Practitioner
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Alvin Sharma, MD
    Co-Activity Director and Activity Planner
    Chair, Pulmonary Sleep and Critical Care Medicine
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Angela Slampak Cindric PharmD
    Co-Activity Planner
    Pharmacy Coordinator, Critical Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Jason Stamm MD
    Co-Activity Director and Activity Planner
    Division Chief, Critical Care Medicine
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Trish Strzelecki
    Activity Planner
    Administrative Assistant, Critical Care Medicine
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Adrienne Wise, RRT
    Activity Planner
    Clinical Manager Respiratory Services
    Geisinger Lewistown

    Content Disclosure

    The faculty has attested that their presentations and/or content are HIPAA compliant.  
     
    Individuals in a position to control educational content for this activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. 
     
    CE Committee Members/Content Reviewer(s) have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests. 
     
    *Any/All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.  

    Accreditation 

    In support of improving patient care, Geisinger College of Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

     

     

     

    Credit Designation 

    Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 13 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

    Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this live activity for 13 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.  

    Geisinger College of Health Sciences has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 13 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. 

     

    Disclosure Policy 

    Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing education activity sponsored by Geisinger College of Health Sciences must disclose to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s). 

    Commercial Support

    None

    Available Credit

    • 13.00 AAPA Category I CME
    • 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 13.00 ANCC
    • 13.00 Participation Credit

    Price

    Cost:
    $350.00
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