| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | Intensive Care Medicine |
| Year | F1 |
| Region | West |
| Hospital(s) | Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock |
| Main Duties of Placement | Care of a wide range of medical conditions within an HDU/CCU setting. Treatment of medical emergencies including acute coronary syndromes, gastro-intestinal bleeding, acute renal failure and diabetic ketoacidosis. |
| Typical Work Pattern | Four months spent in HDU/CCU ward with exposure to General Medicine acutely unwell patients. Seven nights spent on H@N cover. Full shifts until 9.30pm with handover at 9pm. Weekend daytime cover 3 times in 4 month block. |
| Learning Opportunities | There are daily consultant ward rounds. There is exposure to insertion of central and arterial lines and the use of non-invasive ventilation. Informal ward-based teaching including teaching of skills and procedures. Monthly Morbidity and Mortality plus hospital M&M less frequently. Weekly Wednesday medical unit educational meeting. Weekly MDT meetings for some subspecialties. Thursday Core trainee-led F1 case-based teaching every second week. Friday lunchtime journal club/trainee forum. |
| Teaching | Mandatory FY1 teaching programme covering the foundation programme syllabus. There are hospital postgraduate meetings at least monthly. Bi-monthly Thursday CMT-led F1 teaching. |
| Unique Selling Points | Increase confidence in the management of acutely ill medical patients and exposure to procedures with excellent supervision. |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
