PCCM Pre-Fellowship Curriculum
This course is geared toward pediatric trainee physicians who are about to start their pediatric critical care medicine fellowship training in pursuit of subspecialty certification. This is a self-paced, open-enrollment course that may be started and completed at any time.
Learning Objectives
Identify common pediatric respiratory problems and signs of respiratory distress
Demonstrate proper bag-mask ventilation technique and identify how to troubleshoot if ventilation is ineffective
Compare and contrast the use of different intubation medications and their related pharmacologic profiles in the context of a variety of clinical scenarios
Generate a standardized approach to preparing for intubation
Demonstrate proper endotracheal intubation technique on a simulated manikin
Describe and practice the basic principles of invasive mechanical ventilation
Develop an approach to managing pediatric traumatic brain injury using neuroprotective strategies
Develop a standardized approach to interpreting electrocardiograms
Demonstrate proper technique for placement of the following: intraosseous lines, peripheral arterial lines, and chest tubes
Lessons
Author(s)
Monica Kleinman, MD
Chief Safety Officer, Program for Patient Safety and Quality | Boston Children's Hospital
Co-Chair, Resuscitation Quality Program | Boston Children's Hospital
Associate Professor of Anesthesia, Pediatrics | Harvard Medical School
Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH
Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Robert Pascucci, MD
Anesthesiology | Boston Children's Hospital
Gerhard Wolf, MD
Ludwig-Maximilians-University
Lisa DelSignore, MD
Associate Professor, Fellowship Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | Yale School of Medicine
Doug Mah, MD
Chief, Division of Electrophysiology | Boston Children's Hospital
Tommy Kaplan Family Chair in Pediatric Cardiology | Boston Children's Hospital
Director, Pacemaker and ICD Program | Boston Children's Hospital
Senior Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology | Boston Children's Hospital
James A. DiNardo, MD, FAAP
Senior Associate in Cardiac Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital
Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Barry Grenier, RRT-NPS
| Boston Children's Hospital
Josh Nagler, MD
| Boston Children's Hospital
Course Director(s)
Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH
Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Lisa DelSignore, MD
Associate Professor, Fellowship Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | Yale School of Medicine
Dennis Daniel, MD
Associate Program Director, Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Associate, Critical Care Medicine
ECMO Medical Director, Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit (MSICU) | Boston Children's Hospital
Instructor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Meredith van der Velden, MD
Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology | Critical Care and Pain Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Citation
DelSignore L, Daniel D, van der Velden M, Wolbrink TA. PCCM Pre-Fellowship Curriculum. 04/2017. OPENPediatrics. Online Curriculum: https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/courses/5891/pccm-pre-fellowship-curriculum.