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Critical Care Concepts
- Basic concepts of critical care (tissue oxygenation, fluid compartments, SIRS, etc)
- Haemodinamic monitoring
- Acid base balance and ABG interpretation
- 12 lead ECG Interpretation
- Basic radiology
- Lab values
- Pharmacology
- Fluids and electrolytes
- Mechanical ventilation
- Renal replacement therapy
- Advanced airway management and RSI
- Concepts of vascular access (incl. IO)
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Exam Topics
- Pulmonary Critical Care
- Cardiology
- IABP
- Infections and sepsis
- Neurology
- Trauma
- Obstetric and gynaecology
- Fetal monitoring
- Paediatric critical care
- Neonatology
- Gastrointestinal critical care
- Endocrine emergencies
- Renal medicine and urology emergencies
- ENT, Dental and Ophthalmic emergencies
- Flight physiology
- Air medical considerations
Interactive
- Practice exams on all topics
- Mock exams
- Scheduled webinars for:
- ABG interpretation
- ECG interpretation
- Mechanical ventilation
- General Q&A sessions
- Student Forum
- Mentor feedback on course progression
- Individual assignments (for MSc module only)
- case discussions
- clinical problem solving
- literature research and appraisal
Assessment
The ultimate assessment of the course is the passing of the IBSC Exam test at the end. During the course there are a number of MCQ tests, both stand alone and embedded into specific modules which will help to assess your progress.
Your mentor will also assess your progress from time to time by reviewing your results on the small tests inside the lectures and will provide feedback and advice as necessary.
There are a number of modules which offer Credit points toward postgraduate studies. In order to claim these Credits each of these modules has its own online MCQ test at the end.
Additional resources
- We will recommend you the best book(s) available to study from which you can also purchase online
- Additional reading materials for specific topics to gain deeper insight
- PDF handout for each lectures (available in print upon request)
- One week intensive classroom teaching is available for learning and practising basic critical care skills and simulations run by CoROM. Dates and venues are on the CoROM website.
- One week intensive classroom based exam revision course is available by CoROM. Dates and venues are on the CoROM website.
- Download the FP-C Candidate Handout here
- Download the CCP-C Candidate handout here
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