Education : Indian Society Of Critical Care Medicine

Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) Course was developed under the auspices of Society of Critical Care medicine, USA by multidisciplinary educators in the fields of Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nursing Pediatrics and surgery. The FCCS course is an international course being conducted in 25 countries all over the world since 1995 under the license from SCCM. The FCCS course is a standardized two-day course providing critical care information to those specialists who have no formal training in critical care medicine. The course consists of standardized 16 lectures referenced to syllabus material plus 4 interactive skill stations and pre & post assessment test. Individuals who successfully complete the required provider will receive a certificate of successful completion from society of Critical Care Medicine USA.

The Society of Critical Care Medicine, USA has been granting licenses for the sole purpose of conducting the fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) Course. One such license wash obtained by Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine – Jaipur Chapter in 2003 and under that license Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine – Jaipur Chapter have been conducting FCCWS courses in India. So far we have conducted 24 FCCS Provider & 13 FCCS Instructor Courses in which more than 700 doctors interested in critical care medicine have participated.

The FCCS Course offers an approach to initial management of the critically ill patient for providers not formally trained in critical care. Participants will learn useful information about the extended care of critically ill patients, especially care related to mechanical ventilation, monitoring, organ hypo perfusion and neurological support. Providers will receive guidance for acute problems encountered in the ICU and for sudden patient deterioration.

The content of Course was developed with input from International Critical Care experts and liaisons from the American Academy of Family Practitioners and the American College of Emergency Physicians.

FCCS Provider Course Objectives

Prioritize assessment needs for The Critically ill Patient.
Identify appropriate diagnostic tests for the Critically ill Patient.
Identify and respond to significant changes in the unstable patient.
Be able to recognize and Initiate Management of Acute Life Threatening Conditions.
Recognize the need for patient transfer and prepare the practitioner for optimally accomplishing that purpose.

Who should attend A FCCS Provider Course?

Primary care physicians.
Emergency medicine physicians.
Nurses.
Critical Care Fellows beginning their training.
Residents in training.
Physicians’ assistants.
Pre-hospital providers with lengthy patient transfer.

Topics to be covered

Diagnosis / Management Of Acute Respiratory Failure.
Mechanical Ventilation, Basics And Advance.
Life Threatening Infections: Diagnosis And Antibiotic Selection.
Diagnosis And management Of Shock.
Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Basic Hemodynamic Monitoring
Electrolyte And Metabolic Disturbances.
Critical Care In Pregnancy.
General Pediatric Versus Adult Patient Considerations And Others.

Skill Stations:

Airway Management.
Mechanical Ventilation A.
Mechanical Ventilation (Ped).
Defibrillation/ transcutaneous Pacing / Pericardiocentesis.
Vascular Access.
Mechanical Ventilation B.
Trauma / Burns.

Forthcoming FCCS Courses in INDIA

Kochi (7th & 8th February, 2007)
Jaipur (5th & 6th April, 2007)
Bhubaneswar (October, 2007)
Kolkata (November, 2007)

FOR MORE DETAILS, LEASE VISIT WEBSITE :
www.criticarecmejaipur.com

Dr. Narendra Rungta
FCCS Course National Consultant & Director