Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Specialisation in Intensive Care Unit Medicine
Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish
Teaching staff
By e-mail:ramonpedrosa@uic.es; anamedinap@uic.es
Introduction
The internships comply with the provisions of Royal Decree 1707/2011, of November 18, which regulates the external academic practices of university students, as well as with the provisions of the Internal Regulation that regulates internships in companies and institutions approved by the Executive Committee of the Governing Board of the International University of Catalonia (UIC) on 14.10.2013.
Pre-course requirements
There are no prerequisites required
Objectives
- Integrate and implement the theoretical knowledge acquired in the classroom
- Acquire and improve specific technical skills
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- CB7 - Students should be able to apply the knowledge acquired and have the ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of study.
- CB8 - Students should be able to integrate their knowledge so that they can deal with the complexity involved in making judgements based on information that may be incomplete or limited, and may therefore require considerations of the social and ethical responsibilities involved in applying knowledge or judgement.
- CE01 - To have the ability to communicate with patients suffering from a disease that requires urgent treatment, managing resources for a patient-doctor conversation that is initially focused on the most important medical aspects.
- CE02 - Planning emergency care, assessing the psychological dimension of the suffering of patients and family members
- CE03 - When a patient has an intense or worsening condition, students should know how to identify and assess clinical indications of a risk to their life or a serious danger to their functions, establishing priorities for their treatment.
- CE05 - To use a patient's medical history and physical examination to identify the signs and symptoms of the most common serious conditions and serious complications to chronic conditions, correctly interpreting the information.
- CE06 - To demonstrate their knowledge and flexible and decisive handling of protocols and guidelines for clinical practice when dealing with the most serious or common conditions in urgent and emergency care.
- CE07 - To carry out a continuous re-evaluation of the patient in urgent and emergency care in order to readjust the provisional diagnosis and consequent change to the treatment plan when necessary.
- CE08 - To act decisively, accurately and efficiently when applying the invasive and non-invasive treatment techniques used in emergencies.
- CE09 - To recognise the risks associated with operation procedures and the diagnostic techniques and treatments employed in emergencies, and to carry them out as safely as possible in terms of the safety of the student, other professionals and the patient.
- CG1 - To know how to work in a multidisciplinary team in an independent way, and how to take the initiative to resolve any disputes or problems that arise between different professional perspectives.
- CG2 - To act fairly, making sure to offer equal opportunities and universal access to patients who require medical attention, encouraging respect for human rights and a social and sustainable coexistence.
- CG3 - To practice effective timekeeping and to manage activities so as to ensure efficient organisation and the best possible ability to adapt to unforeseen circumstances.
- CG6 - To apply current healthcare legislation related to both pre-hospital and hospital care.
- CT01 - To respect the ethical standards and laws that govern healthcare and the relationship with the patient in urgent and emergency care, as well as the ability to provide information on basic aspects of the same when required.
- CT02 - To continuously adapt and prioritise available resources to cover the needs of every patient and to maintain the quality of their care.
Learning outcomes of the subject
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Manages care in critical areas of medical, surgical and trauma emergencies treated in a hospital, as well as in the intensive care unit and anesthesia units.
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Knows and properly handles biosafety medical equipment and self-protection measures against risks and patient safety.
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It is capable of making the diagnosis, providing comprehensive patient care and appropriately carrying out the diagnostic and therapeutic prescriptions in emergency cardiological, vascular, respiratory, neurological, digestive, nephrourological, infectious, endocrinometabolic, mental health and patient in palliative care.
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It is capable of making the diagnosis, providing comprehensive care for the patient, and appropriately carrying out the diagnostic and therapeutic prescriptions in gynecological and obstetric emergency situations, including assisting in a normal delivery.
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It is capable of making the diagnosis, providing comprehensive patient care, and appropriately carrying out diagnostic and therapeutic prescriptions in pediatric emergency situations.
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Knows and is able to appropriately carry out diagnostic and therapeutic prescriptions in analgesia, sedation and relaxation in emergencies.
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It is capable of making the diagnosis, providing comprehensive patient care, and appropriately carrying out the diagnostic and therapeutic prescriptions in musculoskeletal trauma emergency situations.
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It is capable of making the diagnosis, providing comprehensive patient care, and appropriately carrying out the diagnostic and therapeutic prescriptions in general surgical or digestive emergency situations.
It is capable of making the diagnosis, providing comprehensive patient care, and appropriately carrying out the diagnostic and therapeutic prescriptions in emergency situations due to physical and chemical agents: burns, electrocution, near-drowning, acute poisoning, drug withdrawal, pathology. due to shock wave, crush pathology, heat pathology, cold pathology. - It is capable of making the diagnosis, providing comprehensive patient care and appropriately carrying out the diagnostic and therapeutic prescriptions in the main emergency situations of other medical-surgical specialties: otorhinolaryngology, ophthalmology.
- Knows how to care for patients under mechanical ventilation or assisted ventilation, invasive or non-invasive.
- Knows how to perform: peripheral venous cannulation, intraosseous cannulation.
- Knows how to prepare and assist in the performance of the central venous line cannulation technique.
- Knows how to perform: Pulse oximetry, capnography, gasometry, electrocardiography.
- Knows how to perform: extraction of samples for laboratory determinations in emergencies: blood count, coagulation study, plasma biochemistry, urine screening, urinary sediment, determination of toxins.
Syllabus
This subject consists of a rotating in the intensive care service with the following temporary load:
- Intensive Care Unit: 4 ECTS
Teaching and learning activities
In person
On site modality through rotation in health services.
The teaching methodology combines:
- Problem-based learning
- Hands-on learning by doing,
- Practical learning by model observation.
- The individual effort of the student
The rotations are developed following an individual program in a network of health centers specifically selected for their care and research activity and their potential for the training of professionals.
This individual program is communicated to the student at the beginning of the academic year, and changes can be made at the request of the student under certain conditions and requirements.
In each practical rotation the student is tutored by a Internship Tutor, who will be a health professional adequately qualified for clinical practice and teaching, who will be responsible for guiding the student in their practical learning.
The Internship Coordinator will carry out an individualized and continuous follow-up of the student during the development of the practices to guarantee the student's learning and satisfaction during practical experience, as well as consulting doubts and/or resolving conflicts.
Daily attendance at the practices is mandatory. If for justified reasons it is not possible to go to the practices one day, the student must notify the Internship Coordinator, who will evaluate if the lack is justified and if it is necessary and it is possible to reschedule it.
In any case, a maximum of 10% absences will be tolerated in Practicum rotations. Exceeding this percentage will entail a penalty determined by the Academic Commission.
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
In general terms, the practices will be evaluated taking into account the individual activity of the student, the evaluation in the workplace by the tutors / professionals, as well as the preparation by the student of the Internship Report.
During the practices the student must prepare the Practice Report that will be delivered the day they finish them. The delivery will be telematic through the virtual classroom.
The student must prepare and submit a Practice Report, which must contain the following information regarding the different types of service through which he has rotated (hospital emergency services, intensive care unit and anesthesia):
- Description of the tasks developed in each service throughout the rotation time.
- Evaluation of the tasks carried out with the knowledge and skills acquired.
- List of the problems raised and the procedures followed to solve them.
On the other hand, each tutor of the student's practices will carry out the evaluation of the students tutored by him according to evaluative criteria adapted to each specific rotation, aligned with the objectives and learning criteria established in the academic memory.
The final grade will be determined by:
- 60%: Average grade of all the evaluations carried out by the Internship Tutors in each of the rotations.
- 30%: Average grade of the Practices Report.
- 10%: Individual assistance and effort.
Bibliography and resources
They will be found on the Moodle Virtual Platform, including specific instructions for each rotation regarding calendar, schedules, location, instructions, uniformity, contact person, etc.