Practical Introduction to ICU

Category: Foundation - General

Date: July 28th 2012

Location: University College Hospital, London NW1 2BU

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The course is designed for foundation doctors, core medical trainees, and ACCS trainees with little or no experience in ICU, and has been running successfully for the last four years. The course includes practical sessions (airway management, using a ventilator, central lines, chest drains), lectures and small groups teaching. Our course is also highly recommended for doctors who wish to pursue a career in Intensive Care medicine.

We have received a tremendous amount of positive feedback from our previous delegates and one of them has also written a review of our course in the BMJ. (BMJ Careers, June 2008)

The course is run twice every year, and our next course is scheduled to be held on 28 July 2012 at the Education Centre at University College Hospital, London.  

Please find further details below.

Course Information:

Date: 28 July 2012 (Saturday)
Venue: UCH Education Centre, 250 Euston Road, NW1 2BU
Aim: This course is specially designed for junior doctors (especially Foundation doctors year 1 and 2, Core medical trainees year 1 and 2 and ACCS trainees) with little or no experience in ICU on the basics of Critical Care Medicine

Content: 
Practical sessions: 

  • How to use a ventilator
  • How to resuscitate, use inotropes and oesophageal Doppler
  • Ultrasound guided central venous cannulation
  • Chest Drains on Simulated models.
  • Airway Management 

ICU Tricks and Secrets:

  • Review of current hot papers in Intensive Care
  • Dealing with ICU crises: Shock, Hypoxia and ‘not ventilating’
  • ICU Housekeeping: The Boring Stuff that makes a difference

Contact Details:  E-mail: cfacourses@gmail.com

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/anaesthesia/education/IntensiveCare