Introduction to Intensive Care Medicine for ACCS trainees Sabine Eggert Swansea 2012

Intensive Care Medicine Copenhagen 1952 – Ibsen: Technique of positive pressure ventilation widely adopted in polio epidemic with mortality reduction from 90% to 25%. (Manpower required students) Positive-pressure ventilators developed (Engstrom)

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1970–1980s – modern concept of critical illness developed. Respiratory support only run by anaesthetists Awarded specialty status IBITCM established Dual CCT in ICM FICM approved Single CCT in ICM

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Principles Diffusion (Ficks law) Filtration Absorption

Intensive Care Medicine Change over time: Equipment Environment Patients are older, sicker with higher expectations

Intensive Care Medicine Help: Colleagues Nurses ITU guidelines Computer

Intensive Care Medicine The ICM team: Consultants (11) Trainees (21) Parent specialty doctors Microbiologists, pathologists Nursing staff Technicians Secretaries Physiotherapists Pharmacists Dieticians Receptionists Cleaners

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Swansea 28 ITU beds in Morriston Hospital No. of admissions: over 1100 per year –42% surgical, 58% medical Tertiary centre – trauma / vascular / pancreatic disease / renal Other critical care areas: Burns unit Cardiac ITU

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Induction Meeting, Appraisal meetings 2 ACCS trainees on 1 st on call rota Allocated to one section of the unit during morning hand-over 2 consultant-led ward rounds Member of trauma and arrest team Ward referrals

Intensive Care Medicine Microbiology ward rounds Weekly audit / case presentations and journal clubs Weekly team based long stay patient reviews X ray teaching Bed side teaching

Intensive Care Medicine Ward round System-based presentation: CVS Respiratory Neurological Renal GI tract Haematological/ Infections Problems Management plan

Intensive Care Medicine Duties: Interventions Referrals Relatives Discharge summaries Death Certificates

Intensive Care Medicine ACCS paperwork 6 DOPS 3 Mini Cex 4 CBD 1 MSF FICM documentation Educational Supervisor Report

Intensive Care Medicine Single/Dual CCTs: Entry routes: Anaesthetics, CMT, EM ACCS Primary exam Primary FICM exam not running yet (2014?)

Intensive Care Medicine Single CCT: Competitive entry at ST3 level Primary exam in entry specialty Annual interviews in ICM National interview process Soon: applications for ACCS ICM possible

Intensive Care Medicine Stage 1 ICM training: Appointments into ST3 and ST4 ICM training At the end of ST4 every trainee will have had: 1 year Anaesthetics 1 year ICM 1 year AM

Intensive Care Medicine Stage 2 ICM training: ST 5 year with specialty experience (cardiac, neuro, paeds plus other) ST 6 special interest Compulsory FICM exam: ST 5/ ST6 level

Intensive Care Medicine Stage 3 ICM training: 1 year of advanced ICM training

Intensive Care Medicine Dual CCTs: CT of 2 nd specialty 2 Applications (within 18 months) Additional 18 months of training needed Overlap of competencies

Intensive Care Medicine Why dual CCT? Broadens working opportunities Increasing demand for ICM consultants Anaesthetics: peri-operative physician AM/EM: close links

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