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Pre-Congress Education

Note: Subject to change. Times are listed in Mountain Time.

Each course is packed with essential clinical information to keep you well informed on various critical care topics and many offer the opportunity to earn accredited continuing education (ACE) credit and maintenance of certification (MOC) points. Course prices vary. Register early to secure your seat!

Registration for most pre-Congress education opportunities should be done in conjunction with Congress. Attendees must participate in person.

To register for an ultrasound course, click here.

If you do not want to register for Congress but wish to attend one of the courses listed below, click here.



Critical Care Ultrasound: Adult Smart Course (Skills Event)

Increase your ultrasound diagnostic skills and scanning proficiency. After studying the text and viewing the presentations online, attend this full-day interactive skills session led by experts. Live models are used to provide the realistic training needed to perform and interpret ultrasound imaging. On completion, you will be able to immediately integrate your learned skills into clinical practice.

Register.
Date: Friday, January 19 OR Saturday, January 20, 2024

Time: 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Pricing: View rates

Continuing Education: 17.5 ACE credits and MOC points

Includes:
  • 9.5 hours of ultrasound presentations by subject matter experts
  • 8 hours of interactive skills training
  • Comprehensive Critical Care Ultrasound eBook
  • ICU quick reference guide

SOLD OUT! Critical Care Ultrasound: Pediatric and Neonatal Smart Course (Skills Event)

Obtain the realistic training needed to perform and interpret pediatric ultrasound imaging. After studying the text and viewing the presentations online, attend this full-day interactive skills session led by experts. Live models are used to provide the realistic training needed to perform and interpret ultrasound imaging. On completion, you will be able to immediately integrate your learned skills into clinical practice. Date: Friday, January 19 OR Saturday, January 20, 2024 

Time: 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Pricing: View rates

Continuing Education: 17.5 ACE credits and MOC points

Includes:
  • 9.5 hours of ultrasound presentations by subject matter experts
  • 8 hours of interactive skills training
  • Comprehensive Critical Care Ultrasound eBook
  • ICU quick reference guide

Introduction to Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Life Support and Sepsis

New course! Gain beginner point-of-care ultrasound skills to assist in the management of patients with cardiac arrest and sepsis. This one-day interactive course focuses on acquisition of a single subcostal cardiac window and limited lung examination. High-fidelity simulation will be used to apply a protocolized approach to managing patients with cardiac arrest during pulse, rhythm, and echocardiography checks.

Register.
Date: Friday, January 19 OR Saturday, January 20, 2024

Time: 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Pricing: View rates

Continuing Education: 10 ACE credits and MOC points

Includes:
  • 6 hours of ultrasound presentations by subject matter experts
  • 4 hours of interactive skills training
  • Comprehensive Critical Care Ultrasound eBook
  • ICU quick reference guide

SOLD OUT! ELSO Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation (ECMO) Simulation Course

Held in partnership with:

 ELSO

Explore venoarterial and venovenous ECMO concepts using patient case scenarios during this two-day course. In a small group setting, participants have an opportunity for interactive learning and troubleshooting of clinical cases. This course is structured for multiprofessional learning at various stages of experience. Learners should have completed the ELSO Virtual ECMO Training Course or have a strong foundational knowledge of ECMO patient care.

Date: Friday, January 19 and Saturday, January 20, 2024

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Pricing:
  • Physician: $2,100
  • Healthcare Professional: $1,700
Includes:
  • 2 full days of in-person education

Current Concepts in Adult Critical Care

Explore controversial, cutting-edge, and timely topics that are directly applicable to the care of critically ill patients during this full-day course. The course content will engage participants in a variety of didactic and panel discussions on new initiatives in the diagnosis, management, and prognostication of coma patients; acute respiratory distress syndrome; toxidromes and illicit drug abuse in the ICU, acute mechanical circulatory support; and more. After the course, attendees will have access to an online course with 14 hours of presentations by experts.

Register in conjunction with Congress or a la carte.
Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Pricing:
  • Congress Attendee: $749
  • Member a la carte: $849
  • Nonmember a la carte: $949
Continuing Education: 22.5 ACE credits and MOC points

Includes:
  • 1 full day of in-person education
  • Online course access with expert presentations (available after the in-person course)
  • Current Concepts in Adult Critical Care eBook

Airway and Mechanical Ventilation Management for the Critically Ill Patient (Skills Event)

Review airway and mechanical ventilation management strategies for critically ill patients. Topics covered include airway assessment; emergent intubation; airway management pharmacology; rescue techniques for maintaining ventilation; traditional and novel techniques for difficult airway management in adult patients; and indications, contraindications, and benefits of ventilatory support modes. After studying the text and viewing the presentations online, attend this full-day skills session and learn and practice with expert faculty at interactive skill stations encompassing laryngoscopy, fiberoptic intubation, surgical approaches to airway establishment, and rescue strategies. Skill stations on mechanical ventilation will focus on mode selection, troubleshooting patient-ventilator dyssynchrony, and alternative modes available for the critically ill adult patient.

Register in conjunction with Congress or a la carte.
Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Time: 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Pricing:
  • Congress Attendee: $999
  • Member a la carte: $1,099
  • Nonmember a la carte: $1,199
Continuing Education: 12.5 ACE credits and MOC points

Includes:
  • 1 full day of in-person interactive skills training
  • Online course access with expert presentations
  • Airway and Mechanical Ventilation Management eBook

Hemodynamic Monitoring (Skills Event)

Receive a comprehensive introduction to hemodynamic monitoring in critically ill patients. Course content covers basic principles of hemodynamics and shock management, concepts of functional hemodynamic monitoring and assessment of fluid responsiveness, and cardiovascular pharmacology. Assessment of tissue perfusion, technical aspects of monitoring, and consideration of strengths and weaknesses of various invasive and noninvasive monitoring devices will also be covered. After viewing the presentations online, attend the half-day interactive skills session that will focus on hemodynamic monitoring devices, such as noninvasive devices, invasive pulse volume devices, pulmonary artery catheters, and interactive cases in a “Choose Your Own Adventure” format. Earn up to 7.5 hours of ACE credit. MOC points are also available. 

Register in conjunction with Congress or a la carte.
Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Time: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Pricing:
  • Congress Attendee: $599
  • Member a la carte: $699
  • Nonmember a la carte: $799
Continuing Education: 7.5 ACE credits and MOC points

Includes:
  • Half day of in-person interactive skills training
  • Online course access with expert presentations

Leadership and Management Skills to Enhance Your Professional Role

Gain valuable insights and tools on topics including mentorship, leadership, and workplace relationships that are specific to practitioners in critical care. View presentations online ahead of the live course, then join members of SCCM’s Leadership, Empowerment, and Development (LEAD) Committee in person to engage in flipped classroom experiences, presentations, and small-group exercises. Subject matter experts will share their personal journeys related to serving as volunteers and leaders within SCCM and offer perspectives on personal and professional career pathways going from early career to mid-career and later. Complete the day with a networking social event for attendees and faculty.

Register in conjunction with Congress or a la carte.
Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Pricing:
  • Congress Attendee: $599
  • Member a la carte: $699
  • Nonmember a la carte: $799
Continuing Education: 7.25 ACE credits

Includes:
  • 1 full day of in-person education
  • Online course access with expert presentations
  • Networking social event for attendees and faculty

Neurologic Monitoring (Skills Event)

Review standardized neurologic monitoring in the adult and pediatric ICU. After studying the text and viewing the presentations online, attend this half-day interactive skills session to explore neurologic monitoring modalities with a focus on using neurologic monitoring at the bedside. The course benefits those wanting more experience and an update on the clinical application of and indications for different modalities, targeted to non-neurologic practitioners and trainees. This is a fundamental course for medical professionals working in a non-neurointensive setting. 

Register in conjunction with Congress or a la carte.
Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Time: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Pricing:
  • Congress Attendee: $599
  • Member a la carte: $699
  • Nonmember a la carte: $799
Continuing Education: 8.5 ACE credits and MOC points

Includes:
  • Half day of in-person interactive skills training
  • Online course access with expert presentations

Deep Dive: Acute Kidney Injury and Organ Crosstalk During Critical Illness

More than 50% of patients develop acute kidney injury (AKI) in the ICU during critical illness. Mortality among patients with AKI and multiorgan failure in the ICU is reported to exceed 50%. Understanding physiologic interactions between the kidney and other organs, including the heart and lungs, is of utmost importance to streamline management strategies during AKI. Approximately 2% to 30% of AKI survivors in the ICU progress to end-stage renal disease. Patients who recover renal function during their ICU stay also have a significant risk of developing progressive renal dysfunction. This half-day course will review these complex interactions and explore appropriate and timely diagnostic tools and adjusting therapeutic interventions to improve outcomes in patients with AKI.

Register in conjunction with Congress or a la carte.
Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Pricing:
  • Congress Attendee: $299
  • Member a la carte: $399
  • Nonmember a la carte: $499
Continuing Education: 3.75 ACE credits

Includes:
  • Half day of in-person education

Deep Dive: The Final Frontier of Sepsis Precision Medicine

Precision medicine is only beginning to be realized for sepsis management. Differing methodologies for precision medicine delivery will be discussed with areas for future development. 

Register in conjunction with Congress or a la carte.
Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Time: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Pricing:
  • Congress Attendee: $299
  • Member a la carte: $399
  • Nonmember a la carte: $499
Continuing Education: 3.75 ACE credits and MOC points

Includes:
  • Half day of in-person education