Overview
This 5-day module will be delivered by a skilled faculty of national and international experts. Content is matched to UK and global PICM curricula, aiming to provide much of the knowledge and understanding required to undertake the EPIC DIPLOMA (European Paediatric/Neonatal Intensive Care; ESPNIC - European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care).
Who is this for?
Overall, these modules are appropriate for multi-professional candidates with clinical roles in acute paediatrics. The highly practical transport module is designed will be relevant to general paediatricians, paediatric critical care specialists, anaesthetists and allied health professionals with an interest in assessment, resuscitation, stabilisation and transport of the critically ill child.
Topics:
- Development of a functional multi-disciplinary team.
- Assessment of the critically ill child.
- Resuscitation and stabilisation of all common paediatric emergencies with hands-on experience.
- Practical aspects of critical care transport and transport triage.
- Introduction to transport crew resource management.
- Framework for debriefing clinical events.
- Principles behind governance and safety, quality, benchmarking and service improvement when out in the field.
- Introduction to aeronautical transport principles
You must attend all dates to complete this course. This fee is applicable to GOSH Staff only. Should you wish to take an assessment at the end of this module you will need to apply via ICH.
