IMPORTANT - THIS INFORMATION REFERS ONLY TO CRITICAL CARE BLOCKS UNDERTAKEN BETWEEN AUGUST 2010 AND JULY 2014 - FOR BLOCKS AFTER THIS DATE CLICK HERE
The ICCU is accredited by the RCoA for training at a basic, intermediate, higher and advanced levels for anaesthetists. In order to have a successful ARCP you must;
Keep a logbook
You need to keep a log of procedures performed and also a list of conditions seen / patients reviewed. There is a logbook you can use here. This link takes you to some explanatory notes. Alternatively, the Faculty have produced a logbook summary, available here and life long learning has an ICM logbook facility.
Attend an M&M meeting
M&M is discussed at the monthly Friday morning meetings. If you'd like to be involved in presenting M&M please let us know.
Take part in a Journal Club
This is an ARCP requirement. Another reason for you to contribute to our online journal club.
Complete an MSF Assessment
Irrespective of when you last did one, an MSF is required for each critical care block
Meet with your Educational Supervisor
Your initial meeting should be recorded on an ES1 form. (regardless of when you start in critical care)
A midway meeting is highly recommended to make sure you're on track with paperwork etc. - use an ES2 form
Your end of block meeting should be recorded on an Educational Supervisors Structured report (ESSR).
For your time in critical care will be allocated an intensive care consultant as an ES - don't forget to change the name on the E portfolio before your first meeting.
A midway meeting is highly recommended to make sure you're on track with paperwork etc. - use an ES2 form
Your end of block meeting should be recorded on an Educational Supervisors Structured report (ESSR).
For your time in critical care will be allocated an intensive care consultant as an ES - don't forget to change the name on the E portfolio before your first meeting.
Consultant Assessment
You will receive a collated Consultant feedback at the end of your block, in time for your final ES meeting.
Complete Enough WPBAs to satisfy Annex F
This is in many ways the biggest challenge. Annex F of the RCOA curriculum defines the competencies that an anaesthesia trainee needs to satisfy in critical care. There are a huge number of them, and it's now been recognised that achieving every last one of them in 3 months can challenging. The following pointers should help you:
- You can map each assessment to any number of competencies (within reason).
- If you have a current ALS certificate that will satisfy the resuscitation competencies.
- If you have completed your mandatory child protection training that will satisfy another competency.
- You can use e learning e.g. e learning for healthcare have intensive care medicine and anaesthesia modules
- Organisation is the key. You need to be able to clearly show your ES and the ARCP panel the evidence of your performance against Annex F stage specific expectations.