ICU BASIC COURSE

2015

Do you want to be better equipped to care for critically ill patients?

Do you want to learn the principles and practice of mechanical ventilation?
Do Rapid Response calls terrify you?

BASIC ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT IN INTENSIVE CARE

is a 2-day course offered by the Intensive CareUnit at John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle.
This course is now recommended as a prequistie for Intensive Care trainees by the College of
Intensive Care Medicine.

Target Audience
If you are a doctor working in the hospital system or a nurse currently working in an Intensive Care
environment and answer yes to most of the above then the BASIC course may be for you. It is
relevant for any doctor contemplating a career in critical care medicine or RMOs, SRMOs, CMOs and
Medical Registrars and nursing staff wishing to improve their skills in managing critically ill patients
on the ward.
Junior Intensive Care or Emergency Medicine doctors
MET team responders
ICU nurses

Objectives
The aim of the course is to enable the candidate to implement the principals of ongoing
management of the critically ill child post resuscitation and stabilization phase.

Overview

An electronic copy of the BASIC course textbook will be provided to participants on USB
prior to the course.
Pre-course MCQ-based formative assessment must be completed prior to the course.
2 day course consisting of lectures and workshops. Workshops include: Mechanical
Ventilation, airway management, Resuscitation scenarios, Paediatric Trauma, Vascular and
intra-osseous access.
Post-course MCQ assessment at the end of the second day

Course fees
Cost is $600.00 for medical staff and $400 for nurses. This includes reading material and catering.
This years courses will be held in the HMRI building on JHH Campus

Course dates for 2015 are:

11 & 12 May
17 & 18 September (Paediatric Basic -aimed at Medical Registrar level)
23 & 24 November

For registration and all enquiries please email

HNELHD-JHHICUCourses@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au

ICU BASIC Course Registration Form

Please complete the registration form and deliver to: email HNELHD-JHHICUCourses@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au (preferred method)
Alternatively post to: ICU Course Registration, Department of Intensive Care Level 3 John Hunter Hospital, Locked Bag 1 HRMC NSW 2310

Preferred Date:

11 & 12 May 2015

23 & 24 November 2015

17 & 18 September 2015 PAEDIATRIC

Course Fees:

$600 Medical Staff

$400 Nursing Staff

Personal Details
Title: _________

Given Name:

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Surname:

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Email address:

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Contact Phone Number: _________________________

Position and Training Level:

Critical Care SRMO

Other SRMO

Registrar and above

PGY1 (Intern)

PGY2 (JMO)

Other: __________________

Hospital (include ward and unit): _____________________________________________________________

Credit Card Payments:

Card Type:

MasterCard

Card Number:

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Expiry Date:

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Name on Card:

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Signature:
Contact Number:

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Visa
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Payment (including GST) covers catering, consumables and course materials.

We will process your payment 3-4 weeks before the course and a receipt will be provided to you.

Please choose a method of obtaining the mandatory pre-reading materials:

Pick up from Division of Anaesthesia and ICU Offices, Level 3 John Hunter Hospital OR
Delivery- please provide postal address:
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How did you hear about this course?

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How do you feel this course would benefit you?

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Do you have special dietary needs (for catering)?

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ICU BASIC COURSE

2015
Additional Information
To register please complete and return this form to the email or postal address on top of
the form provided. Our course is held at the HMRI Building at the John Hunter Hospital,
Lookout Road, New Lambton NSW 2305.
If your Medical Grade is of PGY2 & above you are eligible to register for ICU Basic.
All other medical officers below this level can still apply; however will be placed on a
waiting list. If the chosen course is not full you will then be accepted for the course.
Preference is also given to medical and nursing staff currently in ICU and ED or those
intending to be placed there.
Please note that places cannot be reserved until payment has been received.
Places will be offered on an as required basis; therefore each application will be
considered and ranked according to the clinical need of each individual. Please detail
your need for the course in the section provided on the registration form to indicate
how you believe you will benefit from completing the BASIC course.
Applications will be considered and processed six (6) weeks prior
to the relevant course date.
ICU & ED staff applying within the last four (4) weeks will not be given priority.
Applications of less than one (1) week before the course are strongly advised against as
it does not allow you sufficient time for pre-course preparation and exam.

COURSE CANCELLATION POLICY

Cancellation >21 calendar days prior - full refund
Cancellation <21 calendar days prior - full refund: If your place can be filled from
waiting list.
*No refunds for cancellations within fourteen (14) days of the course date.

We reserve the right to cancel any course at short notice for reasons of equipment
malfunction, unavailability of instructors or other unforeseen circumstances. In the
event of cancellation, every effort will be made to re -schedule the course or
alternatively refunds will be provided under these circumstances.

For registration and all enquiries please email

HNELHD-JHHICUCourses@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au