Department of Critical Care Medicine

Weekly Interactive Problem-Based Workshops

Workshops include:

Skill-building workshops in the Human Simulation Center

Interactive case presentations

Demonstrations with practice sessions

Dr. Paul Rogers has expanded the use of the human simulator in the curriculum in our training program. Trainees now spend the first two weeks of their fellowship using the simulator to develop competency in resuscitation procedures, difficult airway management, and leadership skills in complex crisis situations involving. A series of weekly workshops follows the core lecture series [link]. Interactive case presentations and Demonstrations with practice sessions Workshops Schedule:

Date	Topic	Speaker
11/16/2004	Introduction to Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy	Michael Pinsky
1/6/2005	Arterial Tone and Blood Flow Distribution	Michael Pinsky
1/13/2005	Microcirculation and Effective Circulating Blood Volume	Michael Pinsky
1/20/2005	Learning the Skills to be an Effective Teacher	Paul Rogers
1/27/2005	Determinants of Right Ventricular Function	Michael Pinsky
2/3/2005	Trauma/Surgical Case Discussions	Sam Tisherman
2/10/2005	Patient Safety (I)	Luke Chelluri
2/17/2005	Use of Heart/Lung Interactions to Diagnose Cardiovascular Insufficiency	Michael Pinsky
2/22/2005	Patient Safety (II)	Luke Chelluri
3/3/2005	Ethics	Paul Rogers
3/10/2005	Temperature Emergencies	Sam Tisherman & Harvey Slater
4/14/2005	Hospital Administration	Paul Rogers
4/28/2005	Billing	Arthur Boujoukos
5/12/2005	Hypercoagulable States	Frank Bontempo
5/13/2005	Neuromuscular Blockades	John Hoyt
5/26/2005	Creating a Teaching Portfolio	Paul Rogers
6/7/2005	Ventilators	John Hotchkiss
6/10/2005	Early Complications After Liver Transplantation	George Mazariegos
6/20/2005	Disaster Management and NBC Primer	Holt Murray

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Distinguished Alumnus Lecturers	A three month critical care core lecture series	In-house faculty supervision
Weekly research conferences	Weekly interactive problem-based workshops	Evidence-based medicine journal club
Computer-based decision-making case scenarios	Grand Rounds by internationally recognized speakers	Online access to comprehensive set of lectures and workshops
Ake Grenvik Education Center	Crisis management training in the Human Simulator Facility	Annual Grenvik Lecture

Curriculum Overview

Fellowships:

Internal Medicine
Critical Care

Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine

Surgical Critical Care

Emergengy Medicine / Critical Care Medicine

Grand Rounds

Staff

Admissions