Competency based training ( ITU)

A major change has been introduced as regards intensive care medicine training. The Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Intercollegiate Board for Training in Intensive Care have introduced competency based intensive care training criteria for all SHO’s and SpRs. In future ICU training will be regarded as Basic (for SHO’s), Intermediate (for all SpRs) and Advanced (for those SpRs undertaking an intensive care ETM or holding a JACIT post).

SHO competencies must be completed and signed before you can apply for an SpR post.

All SpR’s will be expected to have completed their Intermediate competencies by the end of SpR year 2.

All Advanced competencies must be completed before the final RITA interview.

Anaesthesia SpR’s not intending to specialise in intensive care medicine need to complete the intermediate competencies but do not need to do the I0 expanded case summaries.

Trainees planing on undertaking advanced training must complete the I0 case summaries before entering into an advanced training post.

The SpR will be expected to present a contemporary record of ICU competency to the RITA panel. Maintaining these records will be the trainee’s responsibility.

Dr. Anna M. Batchelor is the Consultant with overall responsibility for Intensive Care Medicine training in the Northern Region.

Documentation

Basic - this is for all trainees at SHO level

Intermediate - this is for all trainees at SpR level

Advanced - this is for trainees who are seeking joint CCST in ITU/Anaesthesia

ITasks of Educational Supervisors

Introduction Meeting

• discuss current level of competence

• educational needs during

• this attachment

Midway Meeting

• are we on track to meet needs

• discuss any problems

• feedback on any deficiencies

End Meeting

• did we meet needs

• what competencies have been achieved are they signed up

• discuss pooled assessment forms

 

All S.H.O. competencies must be signed up before can apply for an SpR post

All intermediate competencies should be finished by year 2 RITA

For trainees doing ETM’s or JACIT posts all advanced competencies should be completed before final RITA

Just before the end of each attachment :

• Departmental secretary, will send an assessment form to all consultants in that unit.

• Educational Supervisors to collate replies and use for final meeting with trainee.

• Collated replies sent to Barbara Sladdin and used for RITA

• Trainee to bring competency records to RITA. 

List of ITU units approved for training

Last updated 20 March 2001, Dr Gary Enever, NSA