Post Graduate Diploma in Austere Critical Care

ELECTIVE

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.

Module Specifications

ELECTIVE

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.

Module Specifications

COMPULSORY

This module provides the foundational knowledge and skills needed to conduct a structured clinical assessment for critically ill patients, practical skills to apply and interpret critical care monitoring, manage ongoing organ support, and provide basic critical care interventions specifically for the casualty located in remote, austere and resource- limited environments.

The module includes skill stations for structured patient assessment, clinical scenarios with organ support and complex monitoring, emergencies during mechanical ventilation, recognition, evaluation and management of circulatory collapse and complex metabolic deterioration.

Delegates will practice the management of simulated clinical scenarios in teams, learning technical and non- technical skills.

For modules 703 and 705, physical classroom attendance in Malta is required. The material is covered in the APUS and ICARE courses. You can find those courses on our course calendar page.

Module Specifications

ELECTIVE

This module provides the knowledge and skills needed to provide safe transport for critically ill patients both via land and aeromedical retrieval service.

The module content includes the knowledge and discussion of the principles of aeromedical transport, including its effects in physiology and the skills of preparing patients for transport as well as monitoring and managing critically ill patients within the confined space during transport.

The online module will give the theoretical background for further studies and learning technical and non-technical skills during subsequent classroom teaching and clinical placements. 

Module Specifications

COMPULSORY

This module provides the advanced knowledge and skills needed to conduct a structured clinical assessment for critically ill patient specifically for the casualty located in remote, austere and resource- limited environments.

Practical hands on skills will be taught that apply and interpret critical care assessment and advanced monitoring, manage ongoing organ support, and provide critical care interventions specifically for the casualty located in remote, austere and resource- limited environments.

The module includes advanced skill practice during structured patient assessments, clinical scenarios with organ support and complex monitoring, procedural ultrasound, emergencies during mechanical ventilation, recognition, evaluation and management of circulatory collapse and complex metabolic deterioration.

Delegates will practice the management of simulated clinical scenarios in teams, learning technical and non-technical skills.

For modules 703 and 705, physical classroom attendance in Malta is required. The material is covered in the APUS and ICARE courses. You can find those courses on the Course Calendar page.

Module Specifications

ELECTIVE

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.

Module Specifications

ELECTIVE

This module will give the delegate hands on experience with assessing and managing critical patients in austere environments whilst working under the direct supervision of physicians working at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre located in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.

It will provide students with advanced knowledge, understanding and skills for the assessment and treatment for the critically unwell casualty.

Module Specifications