Clinical work, Hands on training, Bedside Teaching, Theory classes, Weekly conferences, journal club, chapter reviews and morbidity and mortality meetings

• ACLS & ATLS
• Attending regional & national conferences

Resuscitation of the critically ill Fundamentals of critical care management
To gain experience in the recognition, triage and management of a wide variety of acute illnesses and performance of invasive procedures

• Handling emergencies & critically ill patients
• Educating paramedical professionals
• Handling the ICU equipment
• Orientation to principles of ethical critical care

• Handling emergencies & critically ill patients
• Educating paramedical professionals
• Handling the ICU equipment
• Orientation to principles of ethical critical care

Roles and responsibilities that can be taken up by the candidate after the successful completion of the course:
To be an effective team player in a tertiary care level ICU team

• Airway, breathing and circulation during CPR, BLS,ACLS & ATLS
• Pathophysiology and Management of shock
• Acid base Disorders and Electrolyte Management
• Blood transfusion and fluid therapy
• ECG and diagnosing arrhythmias
• Vitals &Hemodynamic monitoring
• Basics of Echocardiography and Ultrasound

Roles and responsibilities that can be taken up by the candidate after the successful completion of the course:
To be an effective team player in a tertiary care level ICU team

• Sedation and Analgesia in ICU
• Nutrition and Ulcer prophylaxis
• Coagulation and DVT prophylaxis
• Glycemic control
• Severity assessment & Prognostication

• Oxygen therapy & Mechanical Ventilation
• Acute Lung Injury and Acute respiratory distress syndrome
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases & Asthma
• Pneumonia - community acquired & nosocomial
• Pulmonary embolism

• Acute Myocardial infarction
• Acute heart failure
• Pericardial diseases

• Acute gastrointestinal bleeding
• Severe acute pancreatitis
• Acute Hepatic failure
• Chronic decompensated liver disease with complications
• Peritonitis and intra-abdominal infections

• Blood Transfusion
• Anaemia and bleeding disorders
• Haematological malignancies
• Oncologic emergencies

• Obstetric emergencies in ICU

• Management of stroke and cerebrovascular complications
• Seizures in critically ill
• Neuromuscular disorders in ICU
• Psychiatric issues in ICU

• Acute renal failure
• Chronic renal failure with other complications
• Electrolyte & Acid base problems
• Renal replacement therapy

• Management of diabetes in critically ill patients
• Diabetic emergencies

• Surgical problems in Intensive care
• Management of post-operative patient
• Acute abdomen
• Pressure sore prevention, Necrotizing fasciitis and soft tissue infections

• Critical Care of a Trauma Patient
• Traumatic brain and spine injury
• Thoracic trauma
• Abdominal and pelvic injury
• Disaster management
• Transport of a Polytrauma patient

• Burns and hypothermia
• Near drowning
• Management of acute poisoning

• Approach to fever in ICU
• Severe community acquired infections
• Hospital Acquired infections
• Prevention and control of Nosocomial Infections in ICU

• X rays
• CT & MRI
• Bedside USG and ECHO in ICU

Bag mask ventilation, LMA and multilumenesophageal airway insertion, Oropharangeal and nasopharyngeal airway, cricothyroidotomy, Percutaneous tracheostomy, Endo tracheal intubation and advanced airway management, Decompression of pneumothorax, Thoracentesis, Intercostal drainage tube placement, Bronchoscopy, Peripheral IV access, Arterial puncture, ABG sampling, Central Vascular access, CVP monitoring, Invasive hemodynamic monitoring, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Basics of ECG, Rhythm recognition, Defibrillation and cardio version, NG tube insertion, Urinary Catheter insertion, Lumbar puncture, Inline immobilization, Application of cervical collar, Nasojejunal tube placement, Abdominal paracentesis, Suprapubic catheterization, Hemodialysis, CRRT, ultrasonography & Echocardiography.

• Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, complications and drug interactions of the commonly used ICU drugs

• End of life care
• Palliative care
• Brain death
• Organ donation

• Position,splinting, haemostasis, hemodynamic monitoring, oxygenation, ventilation