Critical Care

Although it's a major field of clinical medicine, critical care is not very well represented in the standard medical curriculum. This CIVIS BIP aims to help bridge this gap by providing students with both theoretical knowledge and practical training in critical care medicine.

The virtual part of the programme is designed to provide students with fundamental knowledge on  respiratory physiology and basics of mechanical ventilation, shock, CPR, airway management, crisis resource management, invasive procedures and ethics. 

The teaching material is provided via the e-learning platform Moodle. Students can work through the assigned teaching material at their individual pace. An online-multiple choice test at the end of the virtual part ensures a comparable level of knowledge for all the participants.

During the physical mobility part of the BIP, students will have the opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge acquired during the online component through practical workshops and in-person simulation training.

The collaboration between UofG, UT, SUR and UAM gives the students the unique opportunity to compare and contrast a diversity of practices, to learn new skills and different ways of applying them and to consider different cultural viewpoints in tackling the same challenge.

This CIVIS BIP will provide students with basic theoretical knowledge, in combination with hands-on training in the field of critical care:

• Recognition of critical illness
• Airway management
• Advanced life support
• Oxygen therapy and mechanical ventilation
• Organ support
• Trauma
• Medical ethics
• Teamwork and non-technical skills
• Sedation and analgesia

Following this course, students will have the necessary theoretical knowledge to identify, assess and manage critically ill or injured patients. They will also be encouraged to reflect on their actions according to ethical guidelines and to develop an awareness of their own stress resilience.

During the physical mobility component of the BIP (5-9 July 2027), students will have the opportunity to visit the medical ICU of Tübingen University Hospital and work in the simulation facilities. Through practical workshops and in-person simulation training, they will put into practice the theoretical knowledge acquired during the online component.

The collaboration between UofG, UT, SUR and UAM gives the students the unique opportunity to compare and contrast a diversity of practices, to learn new skills and different ways of applying them and to consider different cultural viewpoints in tackling the same challenge.

At the end of the physical component of the programme, an assessment will take place. 

The online component of the course is set to take place between 1 May - 30 June and will consist of recorded video lectures, suggested reading material and instructional videos as a preparation for the practical workshops and simulation training.

The virtual component of this BIP is designed to provide students with fundamental knowledge on respiratory physiology and basics of mechanical ventilation, shock, CPR, airway management, crisis resource management, invasive procedures and ethics. Teaching material is provided via the e-learning platform Moodle.

Students can work through the assigned teaching material at their individual pace. An online-multiple choice test at the end of the virtual part ensures a comparable level of knowledge for all the participants.

The BIP will be assessed in form of a written multiple-choice test at the end of the course covering both the themes of the virtual and the physical part.

Motivation Letter

Level of english (According to CEFR)

CV

In order to be accepted, the aplicants should:

• be studying for a degree in a relevant field (Medicine, Intensive Care Nursing);
• provide evidence of first clinical experience;
• have a minimum B2 level of English.

Prof. Mo Al-Haddad, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow;

Prof. Flaminia Coluzzi,  Associate Professor in Anesthesiology, Dept. Medical- Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome;

Prof. Anne Herrmann-Werner, Professor for Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tübingen;

Dr. Kapil Nanwani, MD, PHD Intensive Care Medicine Department, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid;

Prof. Manuel Quintana, MD, PHD Associate Professor of Intensive Care Medicine / Head of Section, Intensive Care Medicine Department / Director, Simulation School (SimuPAZ), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; 

Prof. Reimer Riessen, Professor for Internal Medicine/ Head of the ICU, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tübingen;

Dr. Eric Sticker, Head of Tüpass Simulation Center, Faculy of Medicine, University of Tübingen;

Dr. Robert Wunderlich, Anesthesiology & Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tübingen.