HMO Learning Objectives (Term Description)

Title of term
Type of post
 Last reviewed
Name of Term Supervisor
Plan for Contact with junior doctor during the term 
Intensive Care Unit
PGY2 - 4
Currently under review
Dr Janice Yeung
One-to-one meetings in the first, 6-7th week and 11-12th week of the term.  HMOs are responsible to book in meetings with the Term Supervisor.
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:
  • 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.
  1. Daily ward/teaching rounds
  2. ICU preadmission clinic Tuesday weekly 1345 - 1700
  3. Hospital HMO education sessions Wednesday monthly 14.00 - 16.00 (currently suspended due to COVID)
  4. ICU Morbid & Mortality meeting Tuesday weekly 13:35 – 14:30
  5. ICU registrar teaching Wednesday weekly –12:00 – 17:00
  6. Audits/ Quality Assurance activities 
The Wednesday ICU teaching is a mixture of radiology tutorials, registrar led presentations and simulations with consultant overview, and 'grand rounds' for presentation practice.  All ICU registrars are expected to attend unless on leave or night duty.  ICU and non-ICU HMOs, including interns, are invited to attend.
 
The education timetable can be found on the ICU Hub education calendar:
Intranet link 
Offsite access

ICU junior staff are strongly advised to set automatic email alerts for updates on the education calendar.  Please see Corinne, department secretary, for assistance.
Learning objectives for the term 
  1. Assessment, resuscitation, and early management of critically ill ICU patients.
  2. Writing focused ICU notes
  3. Learning new skills like Arterial line/CVC line/Airway
  4. Presentation Skills
  5. Basic Ventilation
  6. Basic Cardiac output monitoring,
  7. Basic knowledge of renal support (CRRT)
  8. Basic knowledge of Antibiotics pharmacology
  9. Basic understanding of Nutritional Support
  10. 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 2019.