Course approved for 6 CPD credits by RCP.

Managing the critically ill outside an intensive care setting has been designed for professionals who encounter such patients in their daily practice. Come join us for a one-day case-based symposium on some of the common but challenging topics and listen to our experts from Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care and Acute Medicine.

Who is Resuscitation of the critically ill for?

  • Emergency Physicians
  • Acute Physicians
  • Intensive Care Clinicians
  • Advanced Care Clinicians who work in any critical care settings

Objectives for the day

  • Evidence based management of the critically ill
  • Provide confidence in decision making in the critically ill
  • Practical skills required for managing sick patients

Programme

Programme for those who have booked to attend morning workshops

  • 08.40 – 08.50  Welcome and Introduction
  • 08:55 – 09:50 Morning Workshops
  • 10.00 – 10.45  Role of Ultrasound in the shocked patient
  • 10.45 – 11.30   Massive PE management – Recent evidence
  • 11.30 – 11.45   Coffee
  • 11.45 – 12.30   Crashing Cardiogenic shock – What are my options?
  • 12.30 – 13.15   Sepsis and Septic shock – Evidence based management
  • 13.15 – 14.00   Lunch
  • 14.00 – 14.45   GI Bleed- Fill the tank and close the tap
  • 14.45 – 15.30   Top 5 papers that can change your practice
  • 15.30 – 15.45   Coffee
  • 15.45 – 16.30   Toxicology – Interesting cases
  • 16.40 – 16.45   Close

Programme for those who have booked to attend afternoon workshops

  • 08.40 – 08.50  Welcome and Introduction
  • 08:55 – 09:50 Toxicology – Interesting cases
  • 10.00 – 10.45  Role of Ultrasound in the shocked patient
  • 10.45 – 11.30   Massive PE management – Recent evidence
  • 11.30 – 11.45   Coffee
  • 11.45 – 12.30   Crashing Cardiogenic shock – What are my options?
  • 12.30 – 13.15   Sepsis and Septic shock – Evidence based management
  • 13.15 – 14.00   Lunch
  • 14.00 – 14.45   GI Bleed- Fill the tank and close the tap
  • 14.45 – 15.30   Top 5 papers that can change your practice
  • 15.30 – 15.45   Coffee
  • 15.45 – 16.40   Afternoon Workshops
  • 16.40 – 16.45   Close

Dr Dean Burns

Consultant Emergency Medicine and Intensive care, Luton and Dunstable University Hospital

Dr Dean Burns is a Consultant in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Dean’s training consists of medical school at St Andrew’s University, where he graduated with an Honours degree in Medical Science. Dean undertook training in Emergency Medicine in the East of England and Critical Care Medicine training in London.  He currently splits his time between the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit at Luton and Dunstable Hospital. Dean’s interests are point-of-care ultrasonography, tea, FOAMed, and all things related to the interface of EM and ICM.

Dr Alex Hieatt
Consultant Emergency Medicine, Broomfield Hospital

Dr Alex Hieatt is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine since 2011, having trained in the East of England. Qualified from UMDS (Guy’s & St.Thomas’s) in 1998. Background in surgery passing MRCS before a stint in anaesthetics and ITU. Finally settled on dual CCT in EM and ICM. Alex has worked as an EM consultant at Cambridge University Hospital and ITU / EM consultant at Broomfield. Alex has decided to make life simpler and concentrated on being a jobbing EM physician at Broomfield since 2017. He is currently Trauma Lead for the Broomfield Site. Interests are critical care, trauma, regional anaesthesia and teaching through simulation.

DR Kamal Patel
Consultant in Acute Medicine and Critical Care Medicine at Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Kamal Patel is a Consultant in Acute Medicine and Critical Care Medicine at Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Kamal graduated in 2007 and did his Acute Medicine and Intensive Care training within the East of England. He has been Specialty Lead for Acute Medicine since March 2022. He has a keen interest in teaching and has various roles within the trust in this aspect. He is a RCP examiner, Training Programme Director for the ACCS – Acute internal medicine programme and is also involved in ultrasound training.

Dr Unni Krishnan
Consultant Cardiologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Papworth Hospital

Dr Unni Krishnan is a Consultant Cardiologist at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Papworth Hospital. Unni trained in general and interventional cardiology in Liverpool and Cambridge. He also undertook basic science research in coronary atherosclerosis during his PhD and academic clinical lectureship attracting funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and the European Union Sixth Framework Programme for research. He is very keen on supporting undergraduate and postgraduate medical training in his role as the education lead for the department of Cardiology at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.

Dr Rajeev Madan

Consultant Emergency Medicine, Cambridge University Hospital NHS trust

Dr Rajeev Madan is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at the Cambridge University Hospital.  Dr Madan has done MD radiology from India and has expertise in radiology and point of care ultrasound. He is also ultrasound TPD for East of England region.

Dr Vazeer Ahmed

Consultant Emergency Medicine, Cambridge University Hospital NHS trust

Dr Vazeer Ahmed FRCEM MRCP is an EM Consultant at Cambridge University (CUH) NHS Trust and is also the Urgent & Emergency (UEC) lead for Cambridge and Peterborough ICS. Vaz completed his training in EM in East of England and started as a Consultant at CUH in 2008. He was the Clinical Director of CUH ED & Trauma Centre until 2017. Vaz has completed a Fellowship in Leadership and received the Nye Bevan leadership award. He is passionate about teaching and has been directing the Simulation in Airway & Ventilation in Emergency (SAVE) course for the last 12 years.

Dr Dhakshini Sathasivam

Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Cambridge University Hospital NHS trust

Dr Dhakshini Sathasivam is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Cambridge University Hospitals. Dhakshini graduated from Stanley Medical College in India and obtained her MRCEM at Apollo Hospitals. Following this she did her FRCEM training in the East of England and has been working as a Consultant at CUH since 2018. Dhakshini is currently Specialty Tutor and Sepsis Lead for the department. Her interests are sepsis care, POCUS and simulation training and is faculty for Undergraduate & Foundation school sim training and Level 1 US courses.