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Quality Care Certified50 CPD Points
ICU Course
Practical intensive training covering mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring, and critical care management.
Course Overview
This comprehensive course is designed to equip clinicians with the fundamental hands-on skills required to work in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) environment. It bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and real-world critical care management, focusing on mechanical ventilators, pharmacology, and patient monitoring systems.
Syllabus & Core Objectives
1Fundamentals of Mechanical Ventilation: modes, settings, and troubleshooting
2Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) analysis and clinical acid-base correction
3Hemodynamic monitoring: arterial lines, central venous pressure, vasoactive infusions
4Critical Care Pharmacology: sedatives, analgesics, paralytics, and vasoactive drugs
5Management of sepsis, septic shock, and ARDS in the ICU
6Renal support therapies and basic continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) overview
7ICU emergency simulation: ventilator disconnect, tube displacement, sudden desaturation
8Ethics, palliative care, and end-of-life decisions in critical care
Prerequisites
Practicing Medical Doctor, Anesthetist, or Nurse with hospital ICU exposure.
Target Audience
ICU/HDU NursesMedical OfficersAnesthetistsCritical Care Registrars
Duration4 Days (32 Hours)
CPD Credits50 Points
Tuition FeesKSh 45,000Includes manual, AHA certification, and practical exams.