Topics which may be covered in the BASIC Course:

1. airway management

2. acute respiratory failure

3. mechanical ventilation

   1. basics

   2. common modes

   3. settings

   4. troubleshooting

   5. specific conditions

4. haemodynamic monitoring

5. management of shock

6. severe sepsis

7. interpretation of arterial blood gases

8. transport of critically ill patients

9. severe trauma

10. neurological emergencies

11. oliguria & acute renal failure

12. cardiopulmonary resuscitation

13. arrhythmias

14. nutrition

15. sedation and analgesia

16. venous thromboembolic disease

17. stress ulceration

18. cardiovascular and respiratory physiology

19. poisoning

20. cardiac disease

21. metabolic & electrolyte disturbances

Topic may be covered in the Beyond BASIC Mechanical Ventilation Course ::                    

1. Applied respiratory physiology
2. Acute respiratory failure
3. Heart-lung interactions
4. Advanced airway management
5. Humidification
6. Basics of mechanical ventilation
7. Assist control modes: volume control, pressure control, pressure regulated volume control
8. SIMV and assist modes including pressure support, volume support and neurally adjusted ventilatory assist
9. Other modes: adaptive support ventilation, bilevel airway pressure
10. Ventilator settings
11. Sedation and paralysis
12. Troubleshooting
13. Non-invasive ventilation
14. Weaning
15. Respiratory monitoring including waveform analysis
16. ARDS
17. Unilateral lung disease
18. Obstructive airways disease