Medical students can learn the basic application, analytic, evaluative, and psychomotor skills of critical care medicine

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 550-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul L. Rogers ◽  
Herbert Jacob ◽  
Edward A. Thomas ◽  
Michael Harwell ◽  
Robert L. Willenkin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Critical Care Medicine ◽  
Psychomotor Skills

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Medical Simulation in Teaching Medical Students Critical Care Medicine

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew David Beal ◽  
John Kinnear ◽  
Caroline Rachael Anderson ◽  
Thomas David Martin ◽  
Rachel Wamboldt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Critical Care Medicine ◽  
Medical Simulation

Effectiveness of medical simulation in teaching medical students critical care medicine

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. A5-A5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt Beal ◽  
John KInnear ◽  
Caroline Anderson ◽  
Thomas Martin ◽  
Rachel Wamboldt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Critical Care Medicine ◽  
Medical Simulation

scholarly journals Should Critical Care Medicine be a Formal Part of the Undergraduate Curriculum?

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishnansu Tewari ◽  
Ralph Steiger ◽  
Bradley Monk ◽  
Gianna Scannell ◽  
Gail Tominaga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Medical School Curriculum ◽  
Critical Care Medicine ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Therapeutic Modalities

Medical students were surveyed shortly after completing the third year of medical school. The survey was designed to identify those areas of critical care medicine students had been exposed to and expressed interest in learning more about. In addition, the surveys sought to discern the level of confidence students felt with respect to different critical illnesses and intensive care unit (ICU) therapeutic modalities. Finally, the students were asked their opinion regarding the possibility or need for critical care medicine as part of their medical school curriculum. The three most common topics of interest among medical students who had recently finished their third year in medical school were shock, hemodynamic monitoring, and mechanical ventilation. Less than 30% of the students surveyed felt “better-than-average” confidence on any one of a number of critical care topics and treatment modalities. Of the 80% of students (n = 70) who completed the survey, 91% (n = 64) felt that critical care medicine should be made a part of the medical school curriculum, 6% (n = 4) felt it should not, and 3% (n = 2) were undecided. The survey results and the finding that most of the relevant literature acknowledges the need for critical care medicine in medical school has led us to conclude that a national core clerkship or a didactic lecture series in critical care medicine should be carefully designed and implemented into the undergraduate curriculum.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes after Introduction of a Dedicated Infectious Diseases- Critical Care Medicine Service in Critical Care Units

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Polina Trachuk ◽  
Vagish Hemmige ◽  
Ruth Eisenberg ◽  
Kelsie Cowman ◽  
Victor Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Critical Care Medicine ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Intervention Period ◽  
Broad Spectrum Antibiotics ◽  
Antibiotic Utilization ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Objective Infection is a leading cause of admission to intensive care units (ICU), with critically ill patients often receiving empiric broad-spectrum antibiotics. Nevertheless, a dedicated infectious diseases (ID) consultation and stewardship team is not routinely established. An ID-Critical Care Medicine (ID-CCM) pilot program was designed at a 400-bed tertiary care hospital in which an ID attending was assigned to participate in daily rounds with the ICU team, as well as provide ID consultation on select patients. We sought to evaluate the impact of this dedicated ID program on antibiotic utilization and clinical outcomes in patients admitted to the ICU. Method In this single site retrospective study, we analyzed antibiotic utilization and clinical outcomes in patients admitted to an ICU during post-intervention period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 and compared it to antibiotic utilization in the same ICUs during the pre-intervention period from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. Results Our data showed a statistically significant reduction in usage of most frequently prescribed antibiotics including vancomycin, piperacillin-tazobactam and cefepime during the intervention period. When compared to pre-intervention period there was no difference in-hospital mortality, hospital length of stay and re-admission. Conclusion With this multidisciplinary intervention, we saw a decrease in the use of the most frequently prescribed broad-spectrum antibiotics without a negative impact on clinical outcomes. Our study shows that the implementation of an ID-CCM service is a feasible way to promote antibiotic stewardship in the ICU and can be used as a strategy to reduce unnecessary patient exposure to broad-spectrum agents.

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