Frequently Asked Questions:

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What is it?

Cardiac Intensive Care: Beyond BASIC is a short course, usually held over 2 days, which aims to teach practical aspects of looking after cardiac surgical patients on intensive care.

Who is it aimed at?

It is primarily designed for intermediate Anaesthesia or Intensive Care trainees with little experience of cardiac ICU. However, it is also suitable for cardiothoracic surgical trainees, advanced nurse practitioners or as a refresher for Intensive Care specialists.

What is the format?

The format is similar to BASIC. The course consists of course manual, clinically based lectures, skill stations, and pre- and post-course tests. The course works on a cascading model with local instructors delivering the content after appropriate training.

How much does it cost?

There are no license fees for running the course. Course material is supplied in an electronic format. Course manuals can be printed locally from the supplied pdf (colour printing is mandatory and some of the echo images may be less clear at low resolution printing) or supplied at cost. Registration fees for candidates vary from course to course depending on venue costs and degree of subsidy.

Who can run and teach courses?

The course director and all instructors must have attended a Cardiac Intensive Care: Beyond BASIC instructor course and must be Anaesthesia or Intensive Care specialists.

What topics are covered?

• Care of post-operative cardiac patients on ICU
• Cardiac operations
• Cardiopulmonary bypass
• Echocardiography for post-op cardiac patients
• Epicardial pacemakers
• Haemodynamic assessment
• Pulmonary artery catheters
• Cardiac tamponade
• Cardiac arrest in post-operative cardiac patients
• Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
• Intra-aortic balloon pumps

Where has the course been run?

Hong Kong, Scandinavia, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom

What are the conditions for running a course?

1. You acknowledge the source of the material.
2. The material is used for non-commercial purposes. We are happy for course organizers to make a small profit but all profits must be used for Intensive Care education or research
3. The course is registered with us and pre- and post-course MCQ answers are submitted to us online.
4. Courses must include 75% of the overall course material and 75% of the skill station material.
5. The number of candidates should not exceed 6 per skill station.

If you are interested in running a course please contact us for further details.

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