SouthWest Intensive Care Mechanical Ventilation

Course Details

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Course description:

Small group teaching from ventilation experts

Opportunity to use real ICU ventilators with high-fidelity simulated patients

Explore commonly encountered ventilation problems and their solutions

Level 1 aims to improve candidates understanding of:

• mechanical ventilation,
• setting up mandatory modes and
• managing commonly encountered difficulties such as refractory hypoxaemia, hypercapnia and high peak inspiratory pressure

Target Audience:

Level 1 is designed for doctors undertaking stage 1 ICM or Core/ACCS training in Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine or other acute specialities. As a multi-disciplinary course it is also open to nurses and physiotherapists with an interest in critical care. The course will provide pre-course learning to help optimise the candidates learning on the day.

More senior candidates with a desire to cover special circumstances, dyssynchrony and pressure support modes are advised to attend the Level 2 course, due to start in 2020. If you have any questions regarding these courses, please contact us on: SIMVCourses@gmail.com

Format: 1-day course

Venue: BMSC

Price:

£210 for medics

£150 for non-medics

Should you have any enquiries on this course please e-mail bmsc@uhbristol.nhs.uk or to book on the course please click on the book online now button

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