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30/11/07
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NTN Placements
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NTN PLacements from Feb 2008 - Aug 2008
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Tables
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28/05/07
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NTN Placements
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NTN Placements from Aug 2007 - Feb 2008
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Tables
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14/05/07
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Intensive Care medicine for SHOs
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Poster
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10/3/07
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April Flyer
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April Flyer
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15/1/06
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New Trainee Representatives for Intensive Care Medicine
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Congratulations to Rachael Challiner and Shond Laha on becoming the new ICM trainee reps.
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STC Meeting 11 January 2006
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The Intensive Care Medicine specialist training sub-committee met on Weds 11 January. Items arising from the meeting that may be of interest are listed below. If you have any matters you wish to raise with the ICM STSC please contact the Trainee Representatives.
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Joint CCT interviews
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The North Western region was recently awarded 4 additional NTNs for Joint CCT training in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) and a parent specialty. There are 11 applicants for posts from several different parent specialties. Interviews to be held next month. The STC intend to advertise for further Joint CCT posts towards the ends of summer.
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ICM Training Documentation
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IICM training is now well-established and the Intercollegiate Board for Training in ICM (IBTICM) specify a number of training documents to be completed during ICM training modules (Basic, Intermediate/Step1, Advanced/Step2), irrespective of your parent specialty. During each ICM module, the relevant competency documents should be completed and signed off as you go along, rather than at the end of the module. This ensures signatures from several trainers and provides greater validity to the documentation.
The ICM competency documents each contain an Assessment of Communication Skills, Attitudes and Behaviour. This section of the competency document must be completed for each ICM module. So, for example, if you do 3 months of Intermediate/Step1 training in one hospital and the other 3 months in another ICU in a different hospital, you must complete two Attitude and Behaviour Forms. This has come about because many trainees are able to sign off all their competencies during their first placement (which is fine) but the ICM STC would like some assessment of your attitudes and behaviour during your second placement as well.
While the IBTICM documentation should satisfy the requirements for parent specialty documentation, it is advised that parent specialty documents are also completed for your ICM modules. For example, anaesthetists should obtain a Workplace Assessment Form and an Attitudes/Behaviour Form for each training module in ICM. This will avoid potential problems caused by a lack of familiarity with IBTICM documentation during parent specialty annual assessments/RITAs. More duplication, I know, but likely to make your annual assessments run smoothly!
See Downloads section for IBTICM training documents in Word format
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ICM Annual Assessments (RITA process)
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The second North Western ICM RITAs were held on 11th January. The ICM STSC intend to run ICM RITAs twice each year (in January and July) but will continue to provide ICM representation at parent specialty annual assessments as well. The next ICM RITA is likely to be 4th July 2006.
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Joint CCT Training Programme (Step 2)
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Details of the Step 2 placements for Joint CCT trainees can be found on the website. The placements up to November 2006 are relatively fixed. Further details may be obtained from the Programme Director, Dr P Duncan.
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ICM module Evaluation Forms
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An evaluation form should be completed at the end of each ICU placement. Please email or post these to the Regional Advisor for ICM, Dr Chris Clarke (details included on the latest version of the evaluation form). Download the form from the website.
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ICM Trainees Educational Programme
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Dr Greer wishes to organise critical care study days four times per year aimed at senior trainees in with an interest in Intensive Care (not just Joint CCT trainees). Places are limited to a maximum of 30 based upon the current format of the study days. Details of forthcoming study days can be found on the website (Trainees > Meetings). Dr Greer would like to hear from trainees regarding the content of these study days. If you have areas of critical care that you wish to learn more about please contact Dr Greer directly (at the Manchester Royal Infirmary) or via the ICM Trainee Reps.
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12/1/06
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THE CCST IN INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
Competency-Based
Training and Assessment
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The aim of this booklet is to provide a record of your training in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) and all trainees in ICM must maintain it. It will complement the formal competency-based assessments of trainees by their educational supervisors, details of which will be maintained in Parts III, IV and V of the training programme documents. The Intercollegiate Board for training in Intensive Care Medicine will not be able to approve training unless both this Educational Training Record (ETR) and the accompanying Assessments of Competency have been properly completed. This record will also be an essential part of the Diploma in Intensive Care Medicine.
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Logbook & Curriculum
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19/12/05
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Joint CCT in Intensive Care Medicine
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The posts have been advertised in the BMJ. Closing date 30th December 2005. Interviews early February 2006.
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ANWICU Meeting
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The next ANWICU meeting will be the Spring Meeting at the Marriott Hotel and Country Club on 8th March 2006 in the afternoon. The meeting will explore the “Psychological Impact of ICU”. Dr Conway (ANWICU Meetings Secretary) has produced an ANWICU Newsletter and meeting flyer (attached).
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Newsletter
Flyer
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ICM Trainees Meeting
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The next meeting will take place in the morning prior to the ANWICU Spring Meeting at the Marriott Hotel (8th March 2006). The programme has not yet been decided. This will be an opportunity to meet your new trainee representatives.
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MRI Critical Care Study Day for SpRs
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Following on from the successful study day in November, Dr Greer has organised another study day aimed at SpRs/senior trainees on 6th March 2006. A provisional programme is attached.
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Programme
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3rd Annual Critical Care Symposium
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Given the success of last year’s symposium, this event has been extended to 2 days. Veerrappan and the Royal Oldham Hospital team have booked a very impressive line up of world-class speakers. There is even a symposium dinner this year. Programme and booking form attached.
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Programme
Addendum
Application Form
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New Trainee Representatives
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Voting for the two new trainee reps is coming to a close. I shall announce the lucky people soon. Thanks to everyone who has voted
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Intensive Care Training Module Evaluation Forms
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Please could I remind everyone to complete an evaluation form at the end of their ICU attachments, ether on paper and post or email your form to me. Thank you.
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29/11/05
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CoBaTrICE
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All trainees in Intensive Care Medicine are invited to participate in this international project to develop standards for ICM training. A flyer and letter of invitation contain the relevant details
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Flyer
Invitation
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Intensive Care Study Day, North Manchester General Hospital
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A study day for trainees with an interest in Intensive Care Medicine has been organised by the ICU staff at North Manchester General Hospital. Topics covered include Non-Invasive Ventilation and Infectious Diseases. There is no charge but a refundable £25 deposit is requested. Places are limited to 20. Contact Dr Tracy Duncan at NMGH.
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Details
Registration Form
(not available)
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ICM Module Evaluation Forms
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Please could I remind you to fill in an evaluation form when you have completed a module in Intensive Care Medicine? The forms can be found via the link on the introduction page of the Trainees Section. Please post or email completed forms to the Trainee Rep. Thanks
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Record of In-Training Assessments (RITAs)
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The next set of Intensive Care Trainee assessments (commonly known as RITA-day) will be Wednesday 11 January 2006 at Barlow House, Manchester. Those required to attend will be notified individually by the Post-graduate Deanery Office. Please could I emphasise the importance of the Educational Training Record (ETR). This document must be completed and a copy submitted along with your ICM Competency Documents at your assessment. The ETR has assumed even greater importance as this is the document that will be held by the Deanery as evidence of your training progress. Copies of the ETR can be found on the IBTICM website (see links section). I hope to post downloadable versions of all the relevant documents on this website soon.
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New Trainee Representatives for ICM
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As I am approaching the end of my ICM training self-nominations are invited for the job of ICM Trainee Rep. At the latest ICM Trainee meeting we decided there should be two reps: one to focus on links with the STC, ANWICU and the ICS as well as continuing to develop the Trainee Section of the ANWICU website; the other to develop educational aspects such as the organisation of trainee meetings and coordinating study days. In order to reflect the varying needs of the ICM trainees we felt that there would be advantages to having an ‘Anaesthetic’ and a ‘Non-Anaesthetic’ representative (referring to the parent specialty of the trainee nominated).
If you wish to put yourself forward for one of the positions please email me your self-nomination (along with a short account of yourself and why you want the job – to be distributed with voting forms) by end of November at the latest. Once I have received the nominations I shall organise a vote. If you would like any details of what is involved, email me.
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Manchester Royal Infirmary Critical Care Study Day
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The Critical Care Study Day for senior trainees, organised by Dr Greer at the Manchester Royal Infirmary on 9th November ’05 was well-received by those who attended. The date of the next MRI Critical Care Study Day will be Monday 6th March 2006. Reminders will be sent nearer the time but if you want to get study leave arranged you may.
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