HMO Learning Objectives (Term Description)
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Title of term
Type of post
Last reviewed
Name of Term Supervisor
Plan for Contact with junior doctor during the term
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Intensive Care Unit
PGY2 - 4
Dr Tim Chimunda
Daily contact – The HMO will work under the supervision of the Registrar and/or Consultants
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Unit orientation arrangements
The Intensive Care Unit is located on the Bendigo Hospital Campus on Level 2 East Wing.
Please report to the Unit on your first day. You will be advised via email who to report to and at what time.
Resources to read prior to orientation:
Please report to the Unit on your first day. You will be advised via email who to report to and at what time.
Resources to read prior to orientation:
- HMO ROVER guide
- Unit orientation guide
Education opportunities available during the term
The ICU teaching is a mixture of didactic teaching, journal review, simulation and case presentation. It is led by the ICU registrar with ICU consultant facilitation.
- Daily ward/teaching rounds
- ICU preadmission clinic Tuesday weekly 1400 - 1700
- Protected Hospital HMO education sessions Tuesday weekly 12:30 -13:30
- ICU Morbid & Mortality meeting Monday weekly 13:35 – 14:30
- ICU teaching Wednesday weekly 1200 - 1700 including simulation based teaching from 1330 - 1430
Learning objectives for the term
- Assessment, resuscitation, and early management of critically ill ICU patients.
- Writing focused ICU notes
- Learning new skills like Arterial line/CVC line/Airway
- Presentation Skills
- Basic Ventilation
- Basic Cardiac output monitoring,
- Basic knowledge of renal support (CRRT)
- Basic knowledge of Antibiotics pharmacology
- Basic understanding of Nutritional Support
- Standard ICU care provision (FASTHUGS)
Use of the term description
It is essential that this term description is provided to the junior doctor prior to commencement of the term and is discussed with the junior doctor by the Term Supervisor in the first week with an emphasis on the learning objectives. Refer to the PMCV Performance Assessment and Feedback Guidelines for Junior Doctors 2014.
It is essential that this term description is provided to the junior doctor prior to commencement of the term and is discussed with the junior doctor by the Term Supervisor in the first week with an emphasis on the learning objectives. Refer to the PMCV Performance Assessment and Feedback Guidelines for Junior Doctors 2014.