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BASIC (Adult)

The Basic Assessment and Support in Intensive Care (BASIC) course covers the fundamental knowledge and skills required for healthcare professionals working in Intensive Care Units and other critical care environments that provide intensive care management or advanced resuscitation and pre-transport stabilisation of critically ill and injured adult patients.

This course aims to prepare clinicians from all disciplines for the practical management of critically ill patients.

Who should attend?
  • Medical officers
  • Registered nurses
  • Paramedics
Workshop topics
Key topics include:
  • Assessment of the seriously ill adult patient
  • Mechanical ventilation: modes, strategies for optimising ventilators, troubleshooting
  • Diagnosis and management of
    • airway management
    • airway obstruction
    • acute respiratory failure
  • Severe trauma
  • Severe sepsis and septic shock
  • Interpretation of arterial blood gases
  • Sedation and analgesia
  • Critical care transport
Skill stations include:
  • Airway management
  • Vascular access
  • Mechanical ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit
  • Defibrillation and pacing
Duration & Cost
Duration
BASIC (Adult) is an interactive course run over two days.

Cost
Medical officers: $650 inc GST
Nurses and students: $450 inc GST

Discounts are available for nurses from Mater Private Hospital Brisbane ICU and Mater Hospital Brisbane ICU. Please contact mep@mater.org.au for your discount code.
 
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Due to the evolving novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Professional Development and Community Education courses held after Monday 6 April will no longer be going ahead and we plan to reassess the availability of these courses from June 2020. We apologise for any inconvenience or disappointment this may cause. 

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Due to the evolving novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Professional Development and Community Education courses held after Monday 6 April will no longer be going ahead and we plan to reassess the availability of these courses from June 2020. We apologise for any inconvenience or disappointment this may cause. 
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