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Please note that this course is not in any way
connected to the British
Association of Intermediate Care (BASICS)
Format
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Course textbook, mailed to participants prior to the course
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CD-ROM containing electronic tutorial/lectures
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Pre-course MCQ-based formative assessment
2-3 day course consisting of lectures, skill stations and
tutorials taught by Intensive Care specialists, with an emphasis on a
practical approach to management of critically ill patients -
Post-course MCQ test
Target audience
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Junior ICU doctors with little ICU experience
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Senior trainees in medicine, surgery or emergency medicine
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Senior ICU nurses
Topics
Not all topics will be covered in all courses
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airway management
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acute
respiratory failure
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mechanical ventilation
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basics
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common modes
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settings
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troubleshooting
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specific conditions
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haemodynamic monitoring
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management
of shock
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severe sepsis
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interpretation of arterial blood gases
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transport of
critically ill patients
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severe trauma
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neurological emergencies
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oliguria & acute renal failure
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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arrhythmias
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nutrition
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sedation and analgesia
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venous thromboembolic disease
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stress ulceration
cardiovascular and respiratory physiology poisoning cardiac disease metabolic & electrolyte disturbances
Intensive Care specialists who are interested in running BASIC
courses should click here. From 2009
all courses in India will be run in conjunction with the Indian Society of
Critical Care Medicine.If you are
simply interested in attending a course please check the
dates and venues page.
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