Post Graduate Certificate in Austere Critical Care
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
This Postgraduate Certificate in Austere Critical Care, accredited by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA), is designed to equip healthcare professionals with the specialized knowledge and skills required to deliver critical care in challenging, resource-limited environments.
Program Highlights:
- Comprehensive Curriculum: Covers essential topics such as triage, resource management, improvisation techniques, and ethical considerations in austere environments.
- Expert Faculty: Led by experienced clinicians and educators with extensive expertise in austere medicine.
- Flexible Learning: The online format allows you to study at your own pace and convenience.
- Globally Recognized: The MFHEA accreditation ensures the program meets high academic standards.
Enhance your career prospects and make a real difference in challenging healthcare settings. Enroll in the Postgraduate Certificate in Austere Critical Care today!
PROGRAMME MODULES
This module provides the knowledge of complex pathophysiology on which the assessment and management of critically ill patients are based.
Content areas include concepts of tissue oxygenation; organ perfusion; breathing and oxygenation, circulation; regulation of metabolic status and homeostasis; regulated and dysregulated immune responses.
The module will build a strong foundation for further clinical studies in critical care.
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This module discusses the knowledge and competencies needed to provide intensive care for the critical casualty located in remote, austere and resource-limited environments.
Content areas include early assessment and management of the critical casualty, sepsis, acute kidney injury, airway and respiratory emergencies, advanced techniques for physical examination of the acute casualty, clinical decision making, communications, pharmacological options for the critical casualty, documentation and assessment-based management.
Additional topics will include managing resource limitations, resource allocation, triage, and ethical implications.
This module aims to introduce the concepts of the practice of intensive care medicine, specifically for tropical medicine ailments and diseases, as well as providing critical care in remote and austere conditions.
It begins with the top ten infectious diseases found in tropical regions and expands to cover various treatments and procedures that are needed whilst working in tropical environments.
Tuition : €3,000 (Application Fee €85)
- MQF/EQF Level: 7
- Accreditation: Malta Further and Higher Education Authority
- Total Learning hours: 750
- Credits: 30 ECTS
- Course Delivery: 100% Online
- Programme Length: 12-15 Months Part-Time/ 6-8 Months Full-Time
- Qualification: Post Grad Certificate
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s Degree: (MQF/EQF L6).
- Associate degree (MQF/EQF L5 ) with at least three years of experience as a healthcare provider.
REQUIRED MODULES
ACC701, ACC702, ACC706
INSTRUCTOR
Dr Csaba Dioszeghy
MD PhD FRCEM FERC FFICM | CoROM Chief Operating Officer
CoROM Podcast Channel
The College releases a new podcast each Friday discussing wilderness medicine, austere healthcare and emergency medicine. We have four presenters including an MD PhD cardiologist, COL(ret) anaesthetist burns and pain specialist, a critical care paramedic and an offshore medic.
Earn CPD Credits
You can earn free Continuing Professional Development credits by listening to these podcasts and taking a short quiz on the content. Only current Members of the College will be eligible to sit these quizzes and earn CPD credit.
CREDITS: 30 ECTS
Programme Highlights
Join the college of remote and offshore medicine foundation
Discover, develop or re-ignite your passion for austere medicine!