| Placement |
Intensive Care Medicine
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| Year | F1 |
| Region | West |
| Hospital(s) |
Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley
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| Main Duties of Placement
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- Supervised assessment of the critically ill patient
- Admission & discharge of critically unwell patients
- Ward round daily review of patients with MDT
- Keeping medical records, supervised prescribing on electronic patient record
- Practical procedures such as invasive line placements
- Organising investigations and treatments with supporting specialties
- Instigating MDT management plans
- Handover to downstream specialties at discharge
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| Typical Work Pattern
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to be confirmed |
| Learning Opportunities
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7 bedded mixed general intensive care unit & 12 bedded HDU |
| Teaching
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- Weekly Departmental Teaching
- Weekly ICM Teaching Programme
- Monthly Journal Club (in conjunction with anaesthetic department)
- Monthly West of Scotland Critical Care Teaching *(second Wednesday)
- X2 FICE mentors and x1 CUSIC Mentor
- In house courses available: Central Venous Cannulation, Tracheostomy Safety, ALS (quarterly), APLS (annually)
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| Unique Selling Points
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- Direct consultant supervision in the assessment and management of the critically ill patients, opportunity to achieve core clinical competencies and learn unique clinical skills such as invasive line placements.
- Point of Care Ultrasound Expertise in Unit – Qualified FICE & CUSIC Mentors
- Quality Improvement with at least 3- 4 abstracts submitted each year to national /international meetings– 2 SPSP fellows, Professor of Care Improvement
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It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change.
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