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The Faculty has been working closely with partner organisations to develop optional skills framework modules for ACCPs to undertake as appropriate*
The first of which, Diagnosing Death for Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) has been created in conjunction with NHS Blood and Transplant and we are delighted to say it is...
We are pleased to announce the release of Guidance For: Trachesotomy Care
This guidance was produced by the Short-life Standards and Guidelines Working Party of the UK National Tracheostomy Safety Project on behalf of the Intensive Care Society and has been endorsed by the FICM.
The patient population in NHS hospitals...
We are pleased to announce the release of Guidance For: Trachesotomy Care
This guidance was produced by the Short-life Standards and Guidelines Working Party of the UK National Tracheostomy Safety Project on behalf of the Intensive Care Society and has been endorsed by the FICM.
The patient population in NHS hospitals...
The ACCEA are looking to recruit members to join their Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA) Sub-Committee.
ACCEA hope to open the 2020 and 2021 rounds later this year for national Clinical Excellence Awards (CEAs), however this is still to be confirmed. Given the cancellation of the awards round in...
We are pleased to see the release of COVID-19 pandemic personal protective equipment (PPE): Guidance for intensive care. A collaborative guidance document in association with The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, Intensive Care Society, Infection Prevention Society, British Association of Critical Care Nurses, Critical Care Networks-National Nurse Leads,...
The entire intensive care community is keen to acknowledge the contributions made during the COVID-19 pandemic by many members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT). In particular, those who were deployed into Critical Care areas, joined rotas, used existing skills, and cross-skilled as abilities and supervision permitted.
The...
The FICM Education Sub-Committee (FICMESC) are looking for three new members.
The Sub-Committee coordinates and oversees the Faculty’s focus in the areas of:
Overall education strategy
Events, study days and conferences
e-ICM: the NHS e-learning resource for critical care
The FICM’s wider e-learning resource, FICMLearning.org
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Health Education England are pleased to announce that they have published their Future Doctor report today.
This co-created vision outlines the skills and attributes that medical professionals will require to deliver high quality care in an ever-changing healthcare landscape, and considers the implications for education and...
The General Medical Council’s (GMC) 2020 national training survey is now live. Doctors in training and trainers have until Wednesday 12 August to take part.
The survey gathers important data from doctors in training and trainers on the quality of postgraduate medical education. It was originally scheduled to take place in...
The Faculty have been keen to recognise and acknowledge the contributions made during the COVID-19 pandemic by many members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT). In particular, trainees who were deployed into Critical Care areas, joined rotas, used existing skills, and cross-skilled as abilities and supervision permitted.
To this end we are...