The ATL Critical Care Boot Camp Agenda
Critical Care Boot Camp is an intensive program designed to rapidly build clinician confidence in the management of critically ill patients, with a strong emphasis on high-risk procedures, hemodynamics, mechanical ventilation, pharmacology, and shock management. Through a combination of didactic education, high-fidelity simulation, and hands-on skills training, participants gain practical experience in airway management, resuscitation, invasive monitoring, and evidence-based critical care decision-making within a safe, coached learning environment. By the conclusion of the course, learners leave with a stronger clinical framework for approaching unstable patients, enhanced procedural competency, and greater readiness for high-acuity practice.
2.5 Day Critical Care Bootcamp
Complete Before you Attend
Friday February 26, 2027
Saturday, February 27, 2027
Sunday February 28, 2027
Pre-Course Work (complete before you attend)
1.25 hrs · POCUS Foundations Lecture
45 min · Mechanical Support Devices Lecture
45 min · Invasive Procedures Lecture
Day One – Friday, February 26, 2027
8:00–9:00 · Fundamentals of Critical Care Monitoring Lecture
9:00–10:00 · Overview of Inotrope and Pressor Medications Lecture
10:00–10:15 · Break
10:15–11:00 · Airway Management in Critically Ill Patients Lecture
11:00–11:45 · All Types of Shock Lecture
11:45–12:30 · Lunch
12:30–1:15 · Sedation and Analgesia in the ICU Lecture
1:15–2:00 · Neurologic Support in the ICU Lecture
2:00–5:30 · Skills Stations: Impella / IABP / Medical Simulation
Day Two – Saturday, February 27, 2027
8:00–9:00 · Overview of Mechanical Ventilation Lecture
9:00–11:45 · Skills Stations: POCUS (Cardiac, Pulmonary, Protocols); Ventilator Scenarios
11:45–12:30 · Lunch
12:30–5:30 · Skills Stations: Continued
Day Three – Sunday, February 28, 2027
8:00–12:30 · Skills Stations: Arterial Line Insertion / Central Line Insertion / Bronchoscopy / Intubation
Course concludes at 12:30 PM Sunday. Total CME: 24.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.


