Fundamentals of Critical Care Support (FCCS)

St. Paul, MN US
November 4, 2025 to November 5, 2025

Increased specialization and rapid advances in critical care medicine make staying updated on new procedures and treatment protocols difficult. The Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) curriculum is intended to introduce principles important in the initial care of critically ill/injured patients to physicians, physicians-in-training, nurses and other healthcare providers who may or may not be skilled in critical care but who must care for such patients during early stabilization and in anticipation of the arrival of an intensivist, specialist or pending transfer of a patient to a tertiary center. FCCS provides healthcare professionals, including non-intensivists, 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 critical care but also includes separate sections on critical care for pregnancy and pediatrics.

Target Audience

Non-intensivists, hospitalists, Emergency and Trauma physicians, APPs, Nurses, Respiratory Therapists and Pharmacists involved in the stabilization and management of critically ill patients

Learning Objectives

Following this learning activity, participants will be able to:

  • Assess the needs of a critically ill patient, identifying the most pressing problems
  • Discuss which diagnostic test is necessary for various clinical scenarios
  • Recognize subtle changes in a patient's condition and respond appropriately, potentially preventing further deterioration
  • Apply strategies on how to recognize life-threatening conditions and initiate appropriate interventions, including basic life support and advanced airway management
  • Identify when expert consultation or patient transfer is necessary and prepare for these situations
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 15.00 Attendance
    This program is designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing’s requirements. It is the responsibility of each nurse to determine if the program meets the criteria for licensure or recertification in their discipline.
Course opens: 
11/04/2025
Course expires: 
12/05/2025
Event starts: 
11/04/2025 - 7:00am CST
Event ends: 
11/05/2025 - 4:30pm CST
Add to calendar: 
Regions Hospital
640 Jackson St
St. Paul, MN 55101
United States
Disclosure link: 
Disclosure and Content Validation

HealthPartners is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

HealthPartners Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:

  • 15.00 Medical Knowledge MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program
  • 15.00 credit toward the CME and/or Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program

It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC or ABS credit.

This program is designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing requirements. It is the responsibility of each participant to determine if the program meets the criteria for licensure or recertification for their discipline.

Available Credit

  • 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 15.00 Attendance
    This program is designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing’s requirements. It is the responsibility of each nurse to determine if the program meets the criteria for licensure or recertification in their discipline.
Please login or register to take this course.


Once you are logged in to your account, click Start to continue.

You will be asked to enter the 6-letter attendance verification code provided at the meeting.

Tips for Logging in to CMEcentral


Internal User*: Select HealthPartners Login and enter your employee network ID and network password. Even if this is your first time using CMEcentral, simply log in and complete your profile. Do not create a new account!

All other users (not an HP employee or contract staff): Select Visitor Login. For help setting up a new Visitor account, reference this tutorial. If you already have an account but do not remember your password, use the Forgot Password link to reset it. Your username is your email address.

*Internal User applies to all HealthPartners Employees and Contract Staff, including HealthPartners, Park Nicollet, TRIA, Westfields Hospital, HPCMC, Hudson Hospital, PNBConline.Com, Lakeview Hospital and Clinics, Amery Medical, HutchHealth