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FROM THE PRESIDENTXMAS OFFICE HOURSTRAINEE NUMBERSFIRST PART EXEMPTIONCICM EVENTSNSW TED SESSIONSQRC RESEARCH FORUMITER ANNIVERSARYCOURSES AND EVENTSSOCIAL MEDIA

FROM THE PRESIDENTDear Trainees and Fellows,

On behalf of the staff of the College, the Board and myself, I would like to wish you,your families and loved ones a safe and happy Christmas and a healthy and successfulyear ahead.

2014 has been a year of challenges and achievements for the College. The newcurriculum has been implemented, and the transition process hasbeen managed smoothly. Our core activities such as training, assessments, hospitalaccreditation, and CPD continue to run very well. We had a successful WorkforceSummit. The College Journal continues to increase its impact. A number of ourFellows are recognised on the National Honours List. All of these bode well for theCollege. None of this would be possible without your efforts. I would like to thankyou all for your continued support, ideas and contributions.

2015 promises to be a big year. We have the AMC mid‐term re‐inspection of theCollege, ramping up of the new Curriculum, and workshops planned in conjunctionwith the Board meetings for developing long term strategies.

The College recognises the outstanding contribution of all of our Fellows involved inteaching and mentoring our Trainees, the Supervisors of Training who spendconsiderable time and effort in supporting and assisting Trainees and members of theCourt of Examiners who administer the College exams, the Formal Project Panel andall members of our Regional and National Committees. To our College staff, I wouldlike to personally thank you for your dedication, skill and commitment.

Once again, I wish you all a safe and a festive Christmas Season.

Bala Venkatesh

President

XMAS OFFICE HOURS

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The College will be closed over the Christmas period from Thursday 25th Decemberto Thursday 1st January, operating as usual from 9am Friday 2nd January.

TRAINEE NUMBERSOver the last six years, the College has registered around 200 new trainees eachyear, many of whom did not complete the training program. In 2014 the Collegeintroduced a new trainee selection policy (from 1st January). The new policy requiresprospective trainees to have already completed six months working in a CICMaccredited training unit, and to submit structured references from two Fellows of theCollege (full details of the trainee selection policy are available on the Collegewebsite).

The aim of the selection process is to recruit the best available trainees for thetraining program, who possess the essential values, attitudes and aptitude necessaryto develop into proficient intensive care specialists. Although the announcement ofthe new policy late in 2013 stimulated an influx of new trainees towards the end ofthe year, 2014 has seen a dramatic decrease in trainee registrations, with only 53being accepted into the training program. It is anticipated that next year will seethis number increase to some degree, but still well below the number seen inprevious years.

FIRST PART EXEMPTIONA reminder for Trainees registered from 1 January 2014 onwards

In order to qualify for an exemption from the CICM First Part examination, traineeswill require successful completion of Fellowship with ANZCA, ACEM or RACP.

Trainees undertaking a training program with another College and who havecompleted the Primary component of that program may be granted conditional entryinto CICM Core Training (ie exemption from the First Part exam). Howeverconditional Core Training will only be ratified on completion of the other College’straining program including award of Fellowship.

For any enquiries regarding First Part Exemptions, please contact the TrainingDepartment at training@cicm.org.au

CICM EVENTS

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Pfizer Anti‐Infectives ‐ www.pfizer.com.au

National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre ‐http://www.nationaltraumacentre.nt.gov.au/

Covidien ‐ www.covidien.com

Nikkiso ‐ www.nikkiso.com

Paediatric Basic Course 2015

Melbourne

14 & 15 July | 18 & 19 November

Paediatric BASIC is a 2 day interactive course comprising lectures, workshops andskills stations, covering the basic knowledge and skills required for junior doctorswith no experience in paediatric intensive care who are about to start working inthis environment.

The course is also suitable for registrars with experience in adult intensive care, whoare considering working in PICU or in regional intensive care units where they may

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be involved in resuscitation, stabilization (often prior to transport to a tertiarycentre) and management of critically ill and injured children.

To register your interest, please email your preferred date to: stephg@cicm.org.au

NSW TED SESSIONSTrainee Education Days (TED) are being held in hospitals across Sydney next year.

These sessions will be didactic, non exam focused multidisciplinary sessions byleaders in the field, with some hands on training and simulation included. Trainees should try and attend at least 2 sessions a year based on their rosters.

Please contact deepak@unsw.edu.au for expressions of interest or any queriesregarding the program.

Hospital Month TopicSt Vincent’s February ECMO, heart lung

transplantRoyal Northshore April BurnsSt George June Neurointensive careWestmead August Infectious diseasesNapean October Sepsis

QRC RESEARCH FORUM***DATE CHANGE***

Due to scheduling conflicts the QLD Regional Committee Research Forum has had achange of dates.

It will now be held on Friday 27th March 2015 in Brisbane.

Formal invitations will be sent via email in the New Year.

For any queries, please contact Megan ‐ megang@cicm.org.au

ITER ANNIVERSARYThe online In‐training Evaluation Report (ITER) is now reaching its first anniversaryas 2014 comes to a close. In our first year, we have had over 650 ITERs completed!The College would like to extend our thanks to our supervisors and trainees for yourenthusiasm and support.

COURSES AND EVENTSAirwaySkills Course

27 & 28 February 2015Sydney, NSW

For more information, please click here

Beyond BASIC ‐ Mechanical Ventilation Course

3‐4 March 2015Hawke's Bay Hospital, NZ

For more information, please click here

The Yale Caribbean Island Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound Course

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11‐13 March 2015San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA

For more information, please click here

2015 Critical Care Collaborative: Keeping it Real

8 May 2015Melbourne, VIC

For more information, please click here | Web link

The 5th International Congress on Neuropathic Pain (NEUPSIG 2015)

14‐17 May 2015Nice, France

The 5th International Congress on Neuropathic Pain (NeuPSIG 2015) is aninternational forum that provides the latest research and developments inunderstanding the mechanisms, assessment, prevention and treatment of neuropathicpain. The meeting is a superb opportunity to network and strengthen scientificcollaboration. Attendees will join a global community of specialists, May 2015, at aninteractive congress that encourages all participants to shape the scientific program.

For more information, please click here

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