Basic Assessment & Support in Intensive Care (BASIC) Accredited by The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Upcoming Class Dates: March17&18, July14&15 & November17&18 - 2012

Director: Dr.N.Ramakrishnan

Administrator: Dr.Nithyakalyani.P

Course Description:

This 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.

The topics covered will be airway management, acute respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation, haemodynamic monitoring, management of shock, severe sepsis, interpretation of arterial blood gases, transport of critically ill patients, severe trauma, neurological emergencies, oliguria & acute renal failure, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, arrhythmias, nutrition, sedation and analgesia, venous thromboembolic disease, stress ulceration, cardiovascular and respiratory physiology, poisoning cardiac disease, metabolic & electrolyte disturbances

Duration: Two days

Target Audience:
Junior ICU doctors with little ICU experience, Senior trainees in medicine, surgery or emergency medicine, Senior ICU nurses

CME Credits
This program is approved for up to 10 Credit Points by the Centre for Accreditation, Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR
Medical University

For details please visit the website http://www.aic.cuhk.edu.hk

To register for this program click here