PCICS Bootcamp for Advanced Nurses, APP’s, and Fellows

Dates: September 17 – 18, 2026
Location: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC)
Price:  $505 Members  |  $555 Non-Members

Overview

This two-day course builds upon the CICU basics!  It consists of a combination of didactic content and interactive breakouts that incorporate application of knowledge and simulation. Advanced CICU topics will be presented including ventilation and cardiopulmonary interactions, utilization of echo and cardiac cath data in the CICU, temporary pacemaker troubleshooting, management of residual lesions, difficult conversations and team training, and much more. The course will be taught by PCICS experts and both faculty and participants will be multidisciplinary (RNs, APPs, physicians). The course is an opportunity for multidisciplinary team learning with colleagues from various institutions.

Intended Audience

• Experienced CICU nurses (at least 2 years)
• CICU Nurse Educators
• Experienced CICU Advanced Practice Providers (at least 2 years- recommended prior completion of the PCICS APP Curriculum Course but not required)
• Senior Cardiology or Critical Care Fellows with a strong interest in pursuing a career in Cardiac Critical Care
• Advanced 4th year fellows in Cardiac Critical Care
• Fellows currently pursuing a dual-training pathway for Cardiac Critical Care

Registration

Registration is limited and closes at 11:59pm on September 1, 2026.

Hotel

The preferred hotel is to be determined.

Registration closes on September 1^st, 2026 at 11:59pm EST.

A portion of your registration will support the PCIC Foundation’s mission to help educate providers in low and middle income countries in pediatric cardiac intensive care.

I am a resident of one of the PCICS Membership Tier 3 or Tier 4 countries and am requesting a 50% discount registration code. You will receive the discount code by email within two business days.

Testimonials from prior course evaluations:

“I really enjoyed both days.  The lectures were targeted and well-delivered.  Additionally, the simulation cases were excellent and gave me some great ideas to bring back to my institution!”

“An excellent blend of fundamentals and advanced cardiac critical care topics, and wonderful job of using the sims to build on the didactic content.  Some of the sim scenarios were quite challenging, but I liked the rotation of the simulation leads so there were opportunities for everyone to learn and participate in a variety of ways.”

“I loved all the information presented. I felt like the didactic portion covered a lot of material.  The simulations felt realistic and the debriefs were so helpful. I also appreciated getting to know other attendees in the group from other institutions. It is interesting to hear how others practice. The instructors were all very helpful and always willing to explain their rationale. It was a great course!”

“The thing I liked most is that the course is interdisciplinary, we were all able to learn together and learn from one another, and as a nurse I felt like an equal member of the team.”