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June 2006
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Overview
Overview page that tells what we
do and how we try to coordinate
with various organizations
Background
Nemours Vision, Mission, Values 9
Nemours Patient Centered Care
and Excellence goals
Nemours Education Mission
The Institute of Medicine of the
National Academies
Goals for PICU Resident
Rotation
SCCM goals for PICU residents 13
TJU Pediatric Residency Program
Considerations That Impact the
Resident Educational
Pediatric residency programs -
new challenges
ACGME work hour restrictions
for residents
Leapfrog Inititative 33
PICU Quality goals 34
Ideal PICU Resident Rotation
PICU at Alfred I duPont
Hospital for Children
PICU attending staff numbers and
multidisciplinary staff for PICU
rotation including Ilene Sivikoff,
PICU attending clinical,
administrative, research, self-
learning responsibilities and
opportunity time for resident
PICU Resident Rotation
Participants
PICU resident previous ICU
experiences
PICU resident previous procedure
experience
PICU resident previous pediatric
code experience
Resident self-reported comfort 49
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levels pre PICU rotation
Resident self-reported goals for
PICU resident self-reported
learning preferences
Present PICU Rotation
Curriculum 2005-2006 that
includes PICU rotation web site,
introduction, 4 week curriculum,
interactive teaching rounds that
serve as case based learning,
Nemours Desktop resources,
SCCM PICU Lectures, evidence
based critically appraised topic on
PICU problem, Journal Club,
SCCM post test
Incorporating PICU resident into
the multidisciplinary PICU team
in order to optimize safe, quality
patient care.
PICU Resident Maintenance
Process, quality control
questionnaires including various
program evaluation forms, Acces
Data Base, Survey, PICU
Resident Rotation web site
PICU Resident Rotation
Activity
Procedures performed with
supervision by residents in PICU
PICU resident scores SCCM
national post test
PICU attending comfort level
with residents at end of rotation
Evaluation of PICU Resident
Rotation and Critical Care
Physicians / PICU resident
comments or suggestions about
improving PICU rotation
Experience of Previous PICU
Residents during their First
Year in Practice
Previous PICU residents, in
practice during first year need
to do PICU care
102
Previous PICU residents, in
practice during first year need
to do procedures
105
Previous PICU residents, in
practice during first year-
comments about improving PICU
108
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rotation
Publications and Awards
Publications 117
Abstracts 117
Teaching Award 118
Financial Resources
Funding for resident teaching 120
Strengths 122
Weaknesses 123
Opportunities 123
Threats 123
Challenges 124
Suggested Curriculum for July
2006-June 2007
126
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Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Pediatric Critical Care Resident Rotation
http://www.nemours.org/no/aidhc/picu/index.html
(Username: picu Password: resident)
Nemours' Pediatric Critical Care physicians supported by the multidisciplinary PICU team provide
a pediatric critical care me
dicine exposure for:
Thomas Jefferson University Pediatric 2nd-year residents
Thomas Jefferson University Emergency Medicine 2nd-year residents
Christiana Care Health System Emergency Medicine 2nd-year residents
Christiana Care Health System 2nd- and 3rd-year Medicine-Pediatric and Internal
Medicine-Emergency Medicine residents
4th year medical students from various programs.
Pediatric resident elective in Transport Medicine / Airway and Intubation Skills
(Combined program with Nemours Anesthesiologist)
Pediatric Anesthesia Fellows
Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children Emergency Medicine 1st-year Fellows
Christiana Care Surgical Trauma Critical Care Fellows
We aim to introduce individual residents to the
art of pediatric critical care in an environment
where we need to balance:
Consistent quality and safe bedside care of the critically ill child
Residents' expectations for a productive educational experience
Resident's PICU service obligations
Resident's commitment to outsid
e-of-PICU progra
m expectations
Residents restricted duty hours
Pediatric GME and SCCM viewpoints on time
committed to resident ICU exposure
Critical care attendings' clinical, administ
rative, research, and other educational
responsibilities
Health care economics.
Since 1992, our PICU goals, curriculum, and future plans reflect ongoing development based on
recommendations and observations from:
American Medical Association, Graduate Me
dical Education Guidelines for Intensive
Care Experience (NICU and PICU). Graduate
Medical Education Directory, American
Medical Association, 1996-1997, p 184
SCCM Guidelines for Resident Physician Training in Critical Care Medicine
Crit Care Med 1995; 23:1920-1923
General Guidelines for Resident Training in Critical Care Medicine
New Horizons 1998;6:255-259
Institute of Medicine To Err is Human-Building a Safer Health Care System
Washington, DC: National Academies Press;1999
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Nemours Education Innovation Program (2001-2005)
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Work Group on
Resident Duty Hours (June 2002)
Gainer AC, Knebel E, eds. Health Prof
essions Education: A Bridge to Quality.
Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 2003
Nemours Foundation Drive to Excellence and Commitment to Medical Education (2003)
The State of Pediatrics Residency Training: A Period of Transformation of Graduate
Medical Education. Pediatrics 2004;114-832-841
Guidelines for critical care medicine training
and continuing medical
education. CritCare
Med 2004; 32 (1):263-272
Integrating the Institute of Medicines six quality aims into pediatric critical care:
Relevance and applications. Pediatric Critical Care 2005;6(3):264-269
SCCM Pediatric ICU Resident Education Committee
Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
Graduate Medical Education Office
Continuous Quality Improvement via PICU nursing and PICU resident questionnaires
Survey of practicing physicians who participated in our PICU rotation as residents
Cooperation with the Thomas Jefferson University Pediatric Residency Program, Thomas
Jefferson Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Christiana Care Emergency
Medicine Residency Program and the Christiana Care Medicine Pediatrics Residency
Program.
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Freedom from disabling conditions
To provide leadership, institutions, and services
to restore and improve the health of children
through care and programs not readily available, w
ith one high standard of quality and distinction
regardless of the recipients financial status.
Respect ,Honor, Excel, Serve, Learn
The Nemours Foundation has defined itself as an organization seeking to be excellent in the delivery
of patient-centered care.
A goal of the Nemours Foundation is to
Become one of the top 10 pediatric re
search centers in the United States
Become a national resource for pe
diatric subspecialty education
Provide the national standard for pediatric patient and family education
Education and research are important because the best
practitioners thrive and contribute their best in an
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The Institute of Medicine
of the National Academies
Committee on Health Pr
ofession Education
The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies states that medical education and training
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The Accreditation Council for Grad
uate Medical Education (ACGME)
Residency Review and Institutional Review Committee
Outcomes Project
Residency programs must require its residents to obta
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The American College of Critical Ca
The American College of Critical Care Medicine of th
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Since not all trainees will be exposed to the entire leng
th and breadth of clinical problems during their ICU
experience, a core critical care curri
culum taught by clinical experts should supplement the clinical
experience.
Case based education methodology is encouraged.
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6. Bronchopulmonary infections including bronchiolitis
7. Upper airway obstruction
8. Near drowning
9. Bronchopleural fistulas
10. Pulmonary mechanics and gas exchange
11. Oxygen therapy
12. Hyperbaric oxygenation
13. Mechanical ventilation
a. Pressure and volume modes of mechanical ventilators
b. Positive end-expiratory pressure, intermittent mandatory ventilation, continuous
positive airway pressure, high-frequency ventilation, inverse ratio ventilation,
pressure-support ventilation, volume support
(airway pressure release ventilation,
pressure-regulated volume control ventilation), negative pressure ventilation,
differential lung ventilation, pressure control and noninvasive ventilation, spilt lung
ventilation, one-lung ventilation
c. Indications for and hazards
of mechanical ventilation
d. Barotrauma and volutrauma
e. Criteria for extubation and weaning techniques
f. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
g. Permissive hypercapnia
h. Liquid ventilation
i. Pulmonary surfactant therapy
j. High-frequency oscillatory ventilation
14. Airway maintenance
a. Emergency airway management
b. Endotracheal intubation
c. Tracheostomy, open and percutaneous
d. Long-term intubation vs. tracheostomy
15. Ventilatory muscle physiology, pathophysiology, and therapy, including polyneuropathy
of the critically ill and prolonged effect of neuromuscular blockers
16. Pleural diseases
a. Empyema
b. Pleural effusion
c. Pneumothorax
d. Hemothorax
17. Pulmonary chylothorax, hemorrhage, and hemoptysis
18. Nitric oxide and prostaglandin therapies
19. Noninvasive ventilation
20. Positional therapy (i.e., prone position, rotational therapy)
C. Renal Physiology, Pathology, Pathophysiology, and Therapy
1. Renal regulation of fluid balance and electrolytes
2. Renal failure: Prerenal, renal, and postrenal
3. Derangements secondary to alterations in osmolality and electrolytes
4. Acid-base disorders and their management
5. Principles of renal replacement therapy
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1. Coma
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a. Antibacterial agents in
cluding aminoglycosides, penicillins, cephalosporins,
quinolones, and newer emerging classes of antibiotics
b. Antifungal agents
c. Antituberculosis agents
d. Antiviral agents
e. Agents for parasitic infections
2. Infection control
for special care units
a. Development of antibiotic resistance
b. Universal precautions
c. Isolation and reverse isolation
3. Anaerobic infections
4. Sepsis definitions (sepsis, severe sepsis, septic shock)
5. Systemic inflammatory response syndrome
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6. Acute perforations of the gastrointestinal tract
7. Ruptured esophagus
8. Acute inflammatory diseases of the intestine
9. Acute vascular disorders of the intestine, including mesenteric infarction
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1. Prognostic indexes, severity, and therapeutic intervention scores
2. Principles of electrocardiographic monito
ring, measurement of skin temperature and
resistance, transcutaneous measurements
3. Invasive hemodynamic monitoring
a. Principles of strain gauge transducers
b. Signal conditioners, calibration, gain, adjustment
c. Display techniques
d. Principles of arterial, central venous, and pulmonary artery pressure
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In addition to practical training in the following procedural skills, the resident must have an
understanding of the indications, contraindications, complications, and pitfalls of these interventions.
Due to the variability of individual training programs, practical experience may be limited for some
procedures.
A. Airway Management
1. Maintenance of an open airway in the nonintubated patient
2. Ventilation by bag-mask
3. Tracheal intubation
4. Management of pneumothorax
B. Circulation
1. Arterial puncture and cannulation
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The Thomas Jefferson Pediatric Residency Prog
ram Goals for the Critical Care Rotation,
Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
Based on the APA Educational Guidelines for Pediatric Residency (www.ambpeds.org/EGweb/index.cfm)
as edited by Keith J. Mann, MD,
Assistant Director of the Thomas
Jefferson University Pediatric
Residency Program (3/31/05):
I. Resuscitation and Stabilization (PICU). Recognize
the critically ill patient and initiate appropriate
stabilization and/or resuscitative measures.
A) Explain and perform steps in resuscitation and st
abilization, particularly airway management, volume
replacement, and resuscitative pharmacology.
C) Function appropriately in codes and re
suscitations as part of the PICU team.
manage, under the supervision of an intensivist,
common signs and symptoms seen in critically ill infa
nts, children and adolescents in the intensive care
A) Evaluate and manage, under supervision of an in
tensivist, patients with signs and symptoms that
present commonly to the intensive care unit (examples below):
Cardiovascular: Acute life-threatening event, bradyc
ardia, cardiopulmonary arrest, congestive heart
failure, cyanosis, hypertension, hypotension, poor capi
Endocrine: Signs and symptoms suggestive of hypo-
and hyperglycemia and adrenal insufficiency/crisis
GI: Abdominal distension, hematemesis and melena, icterus, peritoneal signs, vomiting
III. Common Conditions (PICU). Recognize and manage, under the supervision of an intensivist,
conditions that commonly present to the intensiv
e care unit, using consultation when appropriate.
A) Evaluate and manage, under the supervision of an
intensivist, patients with conditions that present
commonly to the intensive care unit (examples below):
General: Burns (thermal, electrical), common intoxications, drug overdose, shock (cardiogenic,
hypovolemic, distributive, toxic), inhalation inju
ry, malignant hyperthermia, non-accidental trauma,
submersion injury, toxic or caustic ingestion
or inhalation injury, toxic shock syndrome
Allergy Immunology: Anaphylaxis, life-threateni
ng angioedema, Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Cardiovascular: Arrhythmias, cardiac tamponade, co
ngestive heart failure, cyanotic congenital heart
disease, malignant hypertension
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IV. GOAL: Diagnostic Testing (PICU). Utilize common di
agnostic tests and imagin
taining consultation as indicated
A) Demonstrate understanding of common diagnostic
tests and imaging studie
s used in the PICU by
Explain the indications for and limitations of each study.
Know or be able to locate readily age-ap
propriate normal ranges (lab studies).
erties, including the use of sensitivity,
specificity, positive predictive value, ne
gative predictive value, likelihood ratios,
and receiver operating characteristic curv
es, to assess the
utility of tests in
B) Use appropriately the following laboratory and im
aging studies when indicated for patients in the
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Serologic tests for infection (e.g., hepatitis, HIV).
C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
Therapeutic drug concentrations
V. GOAL: Monitoring and Therapeutic Modalities (P
ICU). Understand how to use the physiologic
monitoring, special technology and therapeutic modalitie
A) Demonstrate understanding of the monitoring te
chniques and special treatments commonly used in
the PICU by being able to:
Discuss the indications, contraindications and complications.
Have a basic understanding of the general tec
hniques (e.g. Seldinger technique for central
venous line placement).
B) Use appropriately the following monitoring techniqu
es in the intensive care unit under supervision of
an intensivist:
Central venous pressure monitoring
Invasive arterial blood pressure monitoring
Intracranial pressure monitoring
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End-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring
C) Utilize appropriately or be familiar with the follow
ing treatments and techniques in the intensive care
unit, including monitoring effects and anticipating
potential complications specific to each therapy:
Oxygen administration by cannula, masks, hood
Positive pressure ventilation including non-inva
sive modalities such as nasal/mask BiPAP/CPAP,
bag and mask ventilation)
Principles of ventilator management, intubation
and extubation procedures and criteria
Analgesics, sedatives, and paralytics
Enteral and parenteral nutrition
Blood and blood product transfusions
Vasoactive drugs (pressors and inotropes)
VI. GOAL: Death, Acute Illness/Injury and Terminal
support to the acutely ill, injured or terminally ill child and his/her family.
A) Discuss principles in the medical management of
acutely ill, injured or terminally ill children, and
demonstrate an understanding of the goals of trea
tment, including relevant medical, legal, and
psychosocial issues such as:
Involving parents in decision-making processes
Redirection of the goals of care
Symptomatic management of pain, re
spiratory distress, and nutrition
Home hospice care
"Do Not Resuscitate" orders and termination of life support
B) Discuss the principles of counseling parents re
garding treatment options for terminally ill children,
including the integration of relevant cultural and religious or spiritual values.
C) Describe the stages of the normal grieving process.
D) Describe the common reactions of siblin
gs to the impending death of a sibling.
E) Counsel parents with regard to:
The diagnosis of life-threatening illness
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F) Describe how to formulate management plans for terminally ill patients, including:
Pain/comfort management plan
Outpatient plan for patients going home or to a hospice
In-hospital, hospice-like plan for
patients whose parents want them to remain in the hospital
H) Understand one's personal response and feelings
when dealing with death and dying, including:
Personal belief and religious/spiritual belief
systems related to disease and management of
The need to share feelings with othe
rs during times of stress or death
Procedures
Describe the following procedures, including how they work and
Cardioversion/defibrillation
Chest tube placement
Endotracheal intubation
Use a logical and appropriate clinical approach to the care of critically ill
patients, applying principles of evidence-based decision-making and problem
th serious illness and to their families,
and arrange for on-going support or preventive services if needed.
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clinical, epidemiological and social-behavioral know
ledge needed by a pediatrician; demonstrate the
Demonstrate a commitment to acquiring the knowledge base expected of
general pediatricians caring for seriously ill children under the guidance of an
intensivist.
Know and/or access medical information e
fficiently, evaluate it critically, and
apply it appropriately to care of patients in the PICU.
Provide effective and sensitive communication with patients and families in the
Demonstrate a commitment to carrying ou
t professional responsibilities while
Identify key aspects of health care system
s, cost control, and mechanisms for
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A Period of Transformation of Pediatric Graduate Medical Education
There is an explosion of new basic knowledge (genomics, proteomics,neuroscience,developmental
biology, translational research.).
The pattern of pediatric care for sick children is
changing, with substantial increase of acuity and
complexity of illness in hospitalized children, often
requiring clusters of subspecialists and advanced
technology to provide quality care. Chronic medical conditions are much larger part of pediatric care.
Acuity and demands of care in the community are raised.
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The Accreditation Council
for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
Work Group on Resident Duty Hours
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Work Group on Resident Duty
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High Quality Education and Safe
and Effective Patient Care
Priority of clinical and didactic education in
the allotment of residents time and energies
Schedules of teaching staff structured
to provide ready supervision and faculty
support/consultation to residents on duty
Duty hour assignments that recognize that faculty and residents collectively have responsibility
for patient safety and welfare
Monitor residents for the effects of sleep and fatigue by Program director and faculty with
appropriate action when it is determined that fati
gue might affect safe patient care or learning.
Education of faculty and residents in recognizin
g the signs of fatigue and in applying preventive
and operational countermeasures
Appropriate backup support when patient care responsibilities are difficult and prolonged, and if
unexpected needs create resident fatigue
sufficient to jeopardize patient care.
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http://www.leapfroggroup.org/
The Leapfrog Group is an initiative driven by organizati
ons that buy health care who are working to initiate
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Quality Aims into Pediatric Critical Care
Incorporating the best-research evidence, clinical
expertise and patient values in order to achieve
the best outcomes for the patient
Provide impartial care for populations and to individuals that is free from bias related to race,
A marker of the adequacy of pro
cesses to achieve acceptable outcomes
Timely and effective communication
Available resources
Provision of information, education, emotional support to families
Attention to the physical comfort of families
Involvement of family and friends in care
Health care resources are delivered in a cost-e
ffective and efficient manner while not jeopardizing
quality
Integrating the Institute of Medi
cines six quality aims into
pediatric critical care: Relevance and applications
Pediatric Critical Care 2005; 6(3): 264-269
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Ideal Scenario Integrating PICU Resident Educat
ion, Resident Duty Hours, Patient Care
The education and training program should aim to:
Provide Patient Centered Care
Work in Interdisciplinary Teams
Employ Evidence-based practices
Apply Quality Improvement
Utilize Informatics
Medical education must be aligned with the desired health outcomes.
The training program should integrate the Institute
of Medicines Six Quality
Aims into the Pediatric
Critical Care environment.
patients.
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Medical Knowledge
about established and evolving biom
edical, clinical, and cognate (e.g.
epidemiological and social-behavioral) sciences and the application of this knowledge to patient
Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
that involves investigation and evaluation of their
own patient care, appraisal and assimilation of scientific evidence, and improvements in patient
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
that result in effective information exchange and
teaming with patients, their families, and other health professionals
Professionalism
, as manifested through a commitm
ent to carrying out professional
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Residents at a minimum should be able to recognize, stabilize and begin resuscitation of critically ill
patients until a critical care specialist is available.
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PICU multidisciplinary team
Pediatric board certified critical care medicine physicians
Pediatric double boarded critical care medici
ne and anesthesiology trained physicians
Pediatric critical care nurse practitioner
PICU nurse manager
PICU transport nurse manager
PICU nurse educators
PICU charge nurses
PICU transport nurses
Nursing students, externs
PICU respiratory therapists
PICU transport resp
iratory therapists
Respiratory therapy students
PICU clinical pharmacists
Clinical pharmacy students
PICU nutrition specialists
PICU social service personnel
PICU clerical staff
PICU Cerner representative
PICU volunteers
Pediatric critical care fellows
Pediatric emergency medicine fellows
Adult trauma surgery fellow
Pediatric, medicine/pediatric, emergency medicine, emergency medicine/internal medicine residents
Fourth year medical students
Multidisciplinary PICU Educators
Involved in Resident Education
Clinical pharmacist
(John Giamalis)
(Ilene Sivikoff, Sherry Carroll)
Ilene Sivikoff)
Coordinate application paperwork for visiting reside
nts and medical students with GME Office, various
residency programs, Jeffline and Stentor.
Prepare individual resident and medical student introduction folders.
Assist with PICU Resident Education Data Base.
Prepare and mail a yearly survey to
previous PICU rotation residents who are now in their first year of
practice or fellowship.
Correspondence.
(Anne Gallagher)
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Pediatric Critical Care Physicians
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Brian Binck MD
Caroline Boyd MD (begins July 2006)
Tania Burns MD
Edward Cullen DO
James Hertzog MD
Scott Penfil MD
Pediatric Anesthesiology &
Critical Care Medicine
Andrew Costarino MD
Pediatric Critical Care FTE Physician Responsibilities
Clinical (80%)
Non-clinical (20%)
Administration
(0700-1600 weekdays & 0700-1800 weekends)
Cover 22 medical / surgical PICU patients
Coordinate Pediatric Transports for
Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
PICU patient care rounds
PICU family interactions
Critical Care Medicine Fellow clinical & procedure supervision and training
Resident clinical & procedure supervision and training
cedure supervision and training
On weekends and holidays: additional (1800-0700) back up clinical support for PICU and
consultant coverage for pediatric, multi-system
trauma patients at Shock Trauma Unit (SSTU),
Christiana Care Hospital
Primary PICU Patient Care Coverage
(1600-0700 weekdays & 1800-0700 weekends)
Cover 22 bed medical / surgical PICU
Coordinate Pediatric Transports for
Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
PICU patient care rounds
PICU family interactions
Critical Care Medicine Fellow clinical & procedure supervision and training
Resident clinical & procedure supervision and training
cedure supervision and training
On weekends and holidays: additional (0700-1800) back up daytime clinical care support for
PICU and consultant coverage for pediatric, multi-system trauma patients at Shock Trauma Unit
(SSTU), Christiana Care Hospital
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Secondary PICU Patient Care Coverage
(0700-1600 weekdays)
Consult service for pediatric trauma at Christiana Care Shock Trauma Unit
Assist with PICU clin
ical care, procedures
Coordinate family teaching and home discha
rge planning for individual children with
tracheostomy and chronic ventilator care.
Assist with sedation for selected children in the EEG lab
Assist with sedation services outside of the PICU
Assist with central venous access outside of the PICU
Mock Codes and Interactive Teach
ing Sessions for PICU residents
Secondary PICU Patient Care Coverage
(1600-0700 weeknights)
Consult service for pediatric trauma at Christiana Care Shock Trauma Unit
Assist with PICU clin
ical care, procedures
Responsibilities for Critical Care Physicians wh
o remain Engaged in the Specialty Practice of
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Develop an ever increasing measurable quantity of knowledge
Regularly perform and teach an in
Continue to augment his or her knowledge by assimilating appropriate new peer-reviewed
published medical literature through self-directed learning.
Develop and participate in CME activities de
signed to enhance critical care knowledge.
Teach others to identify the need
for and provide care for all critically ill adult and /or pediatric
patients.
Continue to provide and teach cardiopulmonary and cerebral resuscitation including advanced
techniques for all patients sustaining life-threatening events.
Introduce and teach others new
methods and use of devices for management of patients in
respiratory failure.
Develop and evaluate curriculum changes for ICU caregivers, fellows, and residents.
Diagnose and treat a sufficient number of pati
ents with critical illness using conventional and
state-of-the art approaches to maintain clinical proficiencies.
Teach others to select, place and use appropriate m
onitors for titrating therap
y in any critically ill
patient by demonstrating these skills in daily practice.
Teach others infection control and monitor
infection control practices of the unit.
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Advance the clinical practice of CCM using evidence-based medicine techniques and through
dissemination of findings by publishing case reports and clinical and basic science research.
Develop and continue ongoing basic science and clinical studies designed to evaluate and improve
care of the critically ill.
Administrative
Evaluate, modify and approve ICU hospital policies.
Improve resource utilization and maintain patient care quality by planning for future needs for
institutional and regional critical care resources.
Develop programs and change unit, institution, an
d regional practice to improve care of critically
ill patients.
PICU Hours
175 161 159 140 156 152
Secondary
PICU Hours
158 155 166 142 162 160
Non-clinical
Hours
73 74 97 96 88 63
Total Hours
406 390 422 378 406 375
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Sept 1994 - March 2006
Participants in PICU Educational Experience
Program
Thomas Jefferson University Pediatrics PGY2 234
Christiana Care Emergency Medicine 169
Thomas Jeferson University Emergency Medicine 143
Christiana Care Medicine Pediatrics 39
Medical Student 45
Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children ER Fellow 5
Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Student 4
Thomas Jefferson University Pediatrics PGY3 3
Christiana Care Trauma Fellow 3
Thomas Jefferson University Anesthesia 2
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
St Luke's Hospital ER Resident 1
Thomas Jefferson PGY6 1
Tod Children's Hospital Resident 1
PICU residents ICU experiences before starting PICU rotation
100
TJU PediatricsMedicine -
Pediatrics
TJU ERChristiana ER
PICU
NICU
Adult CCU
Adult SICU
Adult Trauma ICU
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Residents Intubation Experience before starting PICU rotation
Residents Experience with Central Venous Line
Placement in Children before starting PICU
Rotation
100
TJU
Pediatrics
Medicine -
Pediatrics
TJU ERChristiana ER
Intubation 1yr
Intubation 1 yr
Intubation adult
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
%
TJU
Pediatrics
Medicine -
Pediatrics
TJU ERChristiana ER
Int Jugular
Subclavian
Femoral
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Residents Experience with Central Venous Line
Placement in Adults before starting PICU rotation
100
TJU
Pediatrics
Medicine -
Pediatrics
TJU ERChristiana ER
Int Jugular
Subclavian
Femoral
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Residents Experience with Chest Tubes in Ch
ildren and Adults before starting PICU rotation
Residents Experience as Pediatric Code Leader and
with Pediatric Code Procedures before starting
PICU rotation
100
TJU
Pediatrics
Medicine -
Pediatrics
TJU ERChristiana ER
Chest tube child
Chest tube adult
2
4
6
8
10
%
TJU PediatricsMedicine -
Pediatrics
TJU ERChristiana ER
Code Leader
Defibrillation
Cardioversion
External Pacer
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Residents Experience with A
dult Code Procedures before starting PICU rotation
Residents Self reported Comfor
t Level with Evaluating and St
abilizing a Critically Ill Child
Before Starting PICU Rotation
( 0= no comfort
10 =independent )
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
%
TJU
Pediatrics
Medicine -
Pediatrics
TJU ERChristiana ER
Defibrillation
Cardioversion
External Pacer
TJU Pediatrics
(102)
Medicine -
Pediatrics(24)
TJU ER (58)Christiana ER
(72)
Number
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Residents Goals Prior to PICU Resident
Rotation at Alfred I du
Pont Hospital for Children
2005-6
n=13
2004-5
n=11
2003-4
n=27
2002-3
n=38
2001-2
n=39
2000-1
n=49
1999-
2000
n=53
1998-99
n=49
Procedures 4 5 11 16 22 25 30 26
Run a Code 4 2 4 17 15 14 20 20
Recognize and
stabilize critically ill
child
4 4 10 10 13 25 25 15
Manage pediatric
critical care patients
(critical care support)
6 5 13 18 9 18 23 25
Pediatric critical care
drug familiarity
1 1 2 7 7 8 9 9
Learn Ventilators 2 1 8 5 3 8 5
Familiarity with
specific critical care
topics: Respiratory
failure, Sepsis, DKA,
Ingestion, Trauma,
Seizure, Head Injury
3 5 3 1 8 5 6
Gain Comfort with
Critically Ill Child
3 2 3 3 2 2 1 5
Handle problems that
may see in an ER
1 2 3
Post op complications 1 2 2 2
physiology in children
1 3 1 1
Be able to discuss
PICU sequelae with
families in my practice
1 2
Deliver Bad News to
families
1 1 1
Learn Arrythmias 1 1
Difficult airway 1
Stabilize for Transport 1 1 1
Invasive
cardiopulmonary
monitoring
2
Ventilator support for
chronic vent
dependent children
1
Familiarity with
children with chronic
medical issues
1 1
Organizational skills
in PICU
3
Critical eval of article 1
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Residents Learning Preferences Prior To PICU Rotation
100
TJU
Pediatrics
Medicine -
Pediatrics
TJU ERChristiana
Medical
student
Ask attending questions
Direct patient care
Daily rounds with attending
Mock drill scenarios
Check a medical textbook
Formal Lectures
Do a medline search
Give a talk
Formal Reading Program
10
70
80
%
Ask attending questions
TJU Pediatrics
Medicine -Pediatrics
TJU ER
Christiana ER
Medical student
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100
Direct patient care
TJU Pediatrics
Medicine -Pediatrics
TJU ER
Christiana ER
Medical student
10
20
60
70
%
Daily rounds with attending
TJU Pediatrics
Medicine -Pediatrics
TJU ER
Christiana ER
Medical student
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10
20
30
40
50
60
%
Mock drill scenarios
TJU Pediatrics
Medicine -Pediatrics
TJU ER
Christiana ER
Medical student
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
%
Check a medical textbook
TJU Pediatrics
Medicine -Pediatrics
TJU ER
Christiana ER
Medical student
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10
20
40
50
%
Formal Lectures
TJU Pediatrics
Medicine -Pediatrics
TJU ER
Christiana ER
Medical student
10
20
40
50
%
Do a medline search
TJU Pediatrics
Medicine -Pediatrics
TJU ER
Christiana ER
Medical student
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10
20
40
50
%
Give a talk
TJU Pediatrics
Medicine -Pediatrics
TJU ER
Christiana ER
Medical student
10
20
40
50
%
Formal Reading Program
TJU Pediatrics
Medicine -Pediatrics
TJU ER
Christiana ER
Medical student
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PICU Rotation Curriculum July 2005 June 2006
PICU rotation web site
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Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation
5th edition, 1997
Short Introduction to PICU
Handouts that describes educational format and responsibilities.
Logs for primary patients, procedures, duty hours
Pre-rotation questionnaire
Visiting residents receive Cerner and
Novell computer training on day 1.
Interactive teaching rounds T 0730. Case based discussions during morning multidisciplinary patient-care
rounds.
Critical care attending is available for resident supervision during the day and night.
Critical care mentor is assigned to each PICU resident
Radiology XRAY reviews in PICU daily Monday-Friday at 1030.
PICU Mock Code each Friday at 1100. Critical car
e physician directs the Mock Code; PICU nurse
educators supply equipment and coordinate
nursing and respiratory availability.
Respiratory therapy provides a session on ventilators.
The Alfred I duPont Hospital for Ch
ildren medical librarian attends PICU
patient care rounds each Friday.
Evidence-based Journal Club monthly.
Residents are asked to pick a PICU problem, ask a fo
cused clinical question, search the medical literature
and evaluate the validity, results and applicability of the findings to their patient. Copies of the residents
critically appraised topic are forwar
ded to their residency program .
PICU residents present a PICU patie
nt to hospital morning report on the second Tuesday and the third
Thursday of each 4-week rotation block.
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Orientation To PICU Resident Rotation
Nemours Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
Principle Clinical Responsibility
Examine your primary patient before mornin
g and afternoon patient care rounds and
frequently throughout the day and night if the child is unstable.
Keep critical care physician updated with any changes in your primary patients condition.
Know the general clinical course and plan of all PICU patients.
Principle Educational Objective
At the end of your PICU rotation, be able to
recognize and stabilize a critically ill child or
adolescent who presents with
Acute Respiratory Failure
Hemodynamic Instability
Acute Neurologic insults
Acute electrolyte and endocrine disorders
Coagulation disorders
Overdoses & Poisonings
Patient Care: Resident Responsibilities
PICU morning rounds begin at 0730 on week-days and 0800 on Sat/Sun and Holidays.
It is expected that residents will examine their
primary patients & collect
necessary data before
rounds.
Residents will write a daily SOAP note on their primary patients. Name must be printed as well as
signed at end of all notes and orders.
Please do not pre-date
transfer summaries
Residents will put their names next to the critical care attendings names on the PICU room board
for those primary patients that they are following.
In the interest of patient continuity of care, before leaving for clinic, seminar or home, residents
must check out in detail the updated clinical course
of their primary patients with the resident who
is designated on-call and the critical care attending.
On Sat/Sun and Holidays, the on-coming resident and the resident from night call are each
responsible for examining and collecting data on half the PICU patients before rounds and
(username:picu /password:resident) in this order:
Administrative Issues
General Information
Patient Responsibilities
Order Entry (If write orders, need to place your Beeper number under your name)
Transfer Out of PICU Algorithm
Surgical NICU Coverage by PICU Rotation Resident
Code Blue
Difficult Airway Cart
Presenting Patients on PICU Rounds
Goals
Curriculum
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PICU Resident Education
The primary PICU educational pro
cess focuses on interactive teachin
g during patient care rounds and
ongoing bedside discussions with the critical
care attending regarding on-going patient care.
Additional educational resources incl
ude Mock Codes, monthly journal cl
Mentor
One of the critical care physicians is assigned to a reside
nt as a mentor. This is an informal process that
provides the resident with an additional contact during the PICU rotation.
Passwords
Nemours Users Guides In
teractive (UGI) Desktop
Username: Password:
Jeffline, Thomas Jefferson University on-line Medical Library
Campus Key: Password:
Username Password
ISite PACS (Radiol
: (http://172.25.100.152/default.asp)
Username: Password:
SCCM post-PICU rotation Password
Nemours Users Guides Interactive (UGI) Desktop
and follow directions for
downloading. Those who do not have a password can also go to the above URL and Register.
Tab
Double Click the Bell on the desk for a Tour describing the basic Vividesk technology and an
introduction to the on-line Users Guides To The Medical Literature
Activities
Tab
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Tab
Search Engines: PubMed, Ovid, ACP Journal Club, Cochrane Library.
MD Consult (includes access to Nelsons Pediatrics, Harriett Lane).
Practice Guidelines
Journals (Connection to Journals via Jeffline).
Article and Search Requests from Dela
ware Academy of Medicine Library (
http://www.delamed.org
which is located in the Library icon. Th
e FAX number for the PICU is 302-651-5460.
LexiComp (Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children Formulary)
Micromedex.
PedsCCM .(http:www.PedsCCM.org), Pediat
ric Critical Care educational resources
Tab
Users Guides To The Medical Literature textbook.
Learning Modules: Review Asking Questions, Aquiring Evidence, Appraising Therapy
Search Engine instructions
Calculators for evidence-b
ased clinical practice
Personal Evidence Project (Help with doin
g a Critically Appraised Topic on-line)
Practice
PICU Rotation PICU Artic
le Collection Resource
Pediatric Lectures
Radiology Review
PedsCCM web site
Epic Web connection
Monitoring Activities
During their first week, residents are asked to comp
Contact Edward J.Cullen Jr.,
D.O. Phone: 302-651-5159 / email:
ecullen@nemours.org
Revised 10/3/05
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Expectations for PICU Residents reg
arding Safe, Quality Patient Care
Residents are members of our multidisciplinary team
caring for critically ill or injured children and
adolescents during their PICU rotatio
n. They also are responsible for the provision of safe and effective
patient care. Residents are supervised by Critical Care Physicians (Day & Night) during their training
period in the PICU.
It is expected that residents will interact profe
ssionally with the nurses, respiratory therapists, unit
clerks, consultants and families in the
ongoing care of the children in the PICU.
It is expected that residents will know the history and main clinical issues for each patient in the PICU
It is expected that residents will examine assigned patients before formal rounds.
It is expected that residents will examine their patie
nts frequently throughout their hours in the PICU
and that they will interact with the critical care ph
ysician with any changes in the patients clinical
It is expected that residents will learn and use ou
r process for presenting patients on formal rounds
It is expected that residents be prepared fo
r and fully participate in patient care rounds.
It is expected that residents will have a basic knowledge of the medical issues affecting the patient they
are presenting on rounds
It is expected that residents will exchange up-to-date patient information with on-coming day or night
resident(s)
It is expected that residents will not give verbal orders.
It is expected that residents will learn and utilize the PICU Order Entry Algorithm
on patients admitted to the PICU from
the ER, Transport, home or Acceptance Notes
for children transferred from OR, PACU or general
hospital area.
It is expected that residents will assist with discharge of patients to other facilities or home
It is expected that residents will assist in co
mmunicating patient updates to referring physicians.
It is expected that residents will be acquainted
with hospital Code responsibilities and review PALS
algorithms for pulseless arrest
, bradycardia, tachycardia with
poor & adequate perfusion.
It is expected that residents will be acquainted with the PICU Difficult Airway Cart
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Unit Clerk/Aide, Department of An
esthesiology and Critical Care
Each morning, Monday through Friday, checks
a PICU patient printout from the power chart
organizer. On Mondays, a check is
also done for PICU patients present on the preceding Saturday and
Sunday.
Notes on a Physician Assignment Tracking of
PICU Patients Form when the child was
admitted and where they were admitted from
to unit clerk:
(Signature/Date/Time)
Accept and Transfer Medical Service Order
Transfer Medical Services to ( )
Transfer to Service of ( )
Accepting Physician ( )
Contact accepting team resident wh
en patient arrives on accepting unit
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Transfer to a Surgical Service with a General Pediatric Consult:
PICU resident will directly c
ontact the resident covering the
surgical service to tell them
that the child is now leaving the PICU.
PICU resident will call the Pediatric Admitting Resident at 426-4800
Pediatric Admitting Resident will relay
the information about the patient to the
general pediatric consult attending and resident team involved.
PICU Resident removes any specific PICU orders
that not longer pertain to the patients
care
PICU Resident writes a Transfer Note in the patient's chart
PICU Resident will give a pre-printed order
form to unit clerk: (Signature/Date/Time)
Accept and Transfer Medical Service Order
Transfer Medical Services to ( )
Transfer to Service of ( )
Accepting Physician ( )
Contact accepting team resident wh
en patient arrives on accepting unit..
PICU Resident will again speak to Admitting Resident about the clinical status of the patient
when the child actually leaves PICU.
Admitting Resident will update the appropr
iate interns / residents on the general
pediatrics accepting service.
PICU resident will directly contact the
Pediatric Admitting Resident at 426-4800.
PICU resident gives the Pediatric Admitting
Resident the information about the patient.
Pediatric Admitting Resident will tell the
e of the accepting
service and the acce
pting physician.
Pediatric Admitting Resident relays the
information about the patient to the new
Interns and residents on accepting serv
ice will discuss the patients status and
care with the designated accepting attending.
Pediatric Admitting Resident may direct the
PICU Resident to also contact the senior
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or Pediatric Subspecialty Service
PICU Resident will notify the Pr
ivate Pediatrician or Pediatri
c Subspecialty Physician that
the child is leaving the PICU
PICU resident will directly contact the Pedi
atric Admitting Resident at 426-4800 with the
Service and name of Private Pediat
rician or Pediatric Subspecialist
Patients clinical course
The Pediatric Admitting Resident will te
which resident is
covering the private pediatrician or
pediatric subspecialty physician
PICU Resident reviews the patient
s clinical course with t
will cover the
patient on the private pediatrician or
pediatric subspecialty service.
PICU Resident writes a Transfer Note in the patient's chart
PICU Unit Clerk will:
Enter the resident written accept and transfer
order into Cerner under the appropriate
sections.
Place a
Transfer Cecklist
on the front cover of the patients chart
When the child is actually leaving the PICU.
Contact the Admitting Resident (426-4800)
Confirm with Admitting Resident that Se
ysician are still the
same Service and Accepting Physic
ian as originally reported.
If the Service or Accepting Physician ha
s changed, the unit Clerk is to make the
appropriate changes in Cerner.
Have the Admitting Resident speak directly with the PICU Resident
The individual patients PICU Nurse will
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The Hospital Nursing Supervisor will:
Contact the PICU Charge Nurse wh
en the accepting room is ready.
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Pre-Printed Form
Accept And Transfer Medical Service
Accept and Transfer Medical Service Order
Transfer Medical Service to ( )
Transfer to Service of ( )
Accepting Physician ( )
Contact accepting team resident when
patient arrives on accepting unit.
Signature/Date/Time:
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Transfer Checklist
Transfer to
___Surgical service
Accepting physician name__
___Surgical service with pediatric consult
Accepting physician name__
___General Pediatric service
Accepting physician name__
___Private Pediatrician service
Accepting physician name__
___Pediatric medical subspecialty service
Accepting physician name__
___ Admitting resident notified
___General surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic, urology, ENT or Plastics resident notified
___Nursing Supervisor notified
___Accept and Transfer Medical Service
order has been entered into Cerner
___Specific PICU orders that no longer pertain to
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Monthly Maintenance Plans
Week Things to do
Monday
resident
Resident ID
PICU Profiles
Exiting
resident
PICU Evaluations
Resident Evaluations
SCCM Post Test
Primary Patient Data
Hours
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Week Things to do
Monday
Ilene Sivikoff prepares initial draft of the PI
CU resident rotation curriculum for next month
rotation . After the draft is reviewed and approved by Dr Cullen, Ilene sends the next months
curriculum to PICU Curriculum Distribution List
Ilene Sivikoff enters attending c
linical teaching days for present rotation period in data base
Ilene Sivikoff enters scheduled lectures for the new month rotation in data base
Dr Cullen enters the following in the PICU
resident data base as they are done
Mock Codes
Interactive PICU Teaching Rounds
Additional educational activity pe
rformed by critical care physicians
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Week Things to do
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Obtains Cerner training date / password for new residents as needed
Notifies Stentor that resident will n
eed access during time frame provided
Obtains Jeffline password for visiting resident if needed
Ilene Sivikoff prepares folder for new resident(s)
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Week Things to do
Monday
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July, August, September, October
Dr Cullen will update PICU Resident Rotation Nemours site
http://www.nemours.org/no/aidhc/picu/index.html
November
Ilene Sivikoff prepares mailing list of resident
s who have been in PICU
recently and are now out
December
Ilene Sivikoff mails surveys to residents. Self addressed mailing envelope also included in order to
send back survey
Dr Cullen enters survey data into PICU resident data base
April, May, June
Dr Cullen and Ilene Sivikoff prepare a Review of PICU Resident Rotation and Preparation of
Goals / Curriculum for next academic year
Dr Cullen updates PICU Resident Rotation Nemours site
http://www.nemours.org/no/aidhc/picu/index.html
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Alfred I. duPont Hospital For Children
Pediatric ICU Rotation
Pre-Rotation Questionnaire
Name
PGY2 PGY3
TJU Pediatric Residency
Program
MCD ER
TJU ER
Other
1. Have you had any pervious ICU experience?
Pediatric:
Neonatal:
Adult: MICU___ CCU___ SICU___ Trauma ICU___
2. Which of the following procedures have you had experience with? If experience with infants and
children, mark (P). If experience with adults, mark (A).
Intubation of infant 1 year
_____
Intubation of childre n 1 year and adolescents
Intubation of adults
Use of muscle relaxants for intubation
Central Line Placement
Internal Jugular
Subclavian
Femoral Vein
Radial
Femoral
Posterior tibial
Dorsalis pedis
Chest tube placement
Pigtail chest tube placement
Emergency defibrillation
Elective cardioversion
_____ External pacemaker
3. Have you ever been in charge of an actual pediatric resuscitation?
4. In an actual infant or pediatric resuscitation, have you EVER personally provided:
(Circle all that apply)
a. Chest compressions
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provided:
(Circle all that apply)
a. Chest compressions
8. You learn a new medical topic best by:
Participating in daily unit rounds with an attending physician
Formal lectures
Asking attending physicians direct
questions about present patients care
Formal reading program that covers basic topics in the field of study
Looking up the answers to your questions in a recent medical textbook
Reviewing critically recent literatu
re on pertinent patient problems
as they arise during you
r rotation (medline searches)
Participating in mock drills
regarding patient care scenarios
Direct patient care with as many patients as possible
Give a talk about what you are trying to learn
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How comfortable do you feel evaluating and stabilizing a critically ill child.
Scale: 0 = No exposure to base a decision on.
10 = Full independence
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10. How comfortable do you feel recognizing and
initially managing critically ill children with the
following problems?
Scale: 0 = No exposure to base a decision on.
10 = Full independence
Acute respiratory Failure
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Hemodynamic instability
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Acute Neurologic Insults
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Acute electrolyte and endocrine disorders
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Acute renal failure
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Coagulation disorders
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Overdoses and Poisonings
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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11. Please carefully look over all
the nine profiles below, which describe your ideal pediatric critical care
experience regarding resident clinical supervision, resident procedural supervision, the teaching format and
the resident evaluation process. Then rank all the profiles from 9 (best) to 1 (worst).
Profile Clinical Procedural
Teaching Style Resident
Evaluation
Rank
Independent after
Tightly structured with
Scheduled formal lectures
Oral interview with
demonstrating ability close superv
ision with prep reading attending
Tightly structured with Fl
exible with Independent study Oral interview with
close supervision superv
ision program attending
Tightly structured with Tightly structured
with Interactive patient rounds Essay response
close supervision close supervision with attending to case scenarios
Flexible with Independent after Interac
tive patient rounds Oral interview with
supervision demonstrating ability
with attending critical care attending
Flexible with Tightly structured
with Independent study Presentation
supervision close supervision program
Flexible with Flexible with Scheduled lectures, Essay response
supervision supervision reading preparation to case scenarios
Independent after Independent afte
r Independent study Essay response
demonstrating ability demonstrating
ability program to case scenarios
Tightly structured with Independent
after Scheduled lectures, Presentation
close supervision demonstrating ability reading preparation
Tightly structured with Flexible with Interactive patient rounds Presentation
close supervision supervision with attending
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Critical Care Practice Pattern Surve
--- 1 yr ---1-3 yr
specialty?
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6. How confident do you feel that you will be
able to recognize and initially stabilize
are the primary
physician who must deal with childr
present with the
problems?
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the primary physician who manages children
and adolescents with the following acute, life
threatening problems until they are ready
from discharge from the hospital?
Please circle for each problem below.
Y=YES N=NO
Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Multiple Trauma
Preoperative and postoperative management
of pediatric surgical
patients in the
tubation and mechan
Upper airway obstruction from
Septic shock
Hemodynamic instability requiring various
Coma
Intracranial hemorrhage
Increased intracranial pressure monitoring and management
Status epilepticus requiring multiple IV anticonvulsants
iovascular and
Acute renal failure
Coagulation disorders such as DIC or thrombosis
Child with Multiple Organ System Dysfunction
Provide Sedation, Analgesia, and Neuromuscu
lar Blockade to the Critically Ill
ng central hyperalimentation
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you request from the critical care attendings
if you could do the one month second year
resident PICU rotation at Alfred I.
duPont Hospital for Children over again?
11. What additional course work or practicums have you taken that address pediatric
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Percent residents who performe
d intubations in the PICU
5
10
15
20
25
30
45
%
012345
Number of Intubations
TJU Pediatrics (86)
Medicine -Pediatrics (16)
TJU ER (54)
Christiana ER (59)
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Percent residents who placed femora
5
10
25
30
35
40
%
01234567
Number pf femoral venous lines
TJU Pediatrics (86)
Medicine -Pediatrics (16)
TJU ER (54)
Christiana ER (59)
100
01234
Number of internal jugular venouslLines
TJU Pediatrics (86)
Medicine -Pediatrics (16)
TJU ER (54)
Christiana ER (59)
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Percent residents who placed subcl
100
012
Number of subclavian venous lines
TJU Pediatrics (86)
Medicine -Pediatrics (16)
TJU ER (54)
Christiana ER (59)
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Percent residents who placed ches
100
012
Number of chest tubes placed
TJU Pediatrics (86)
Medicine -Pediatrics (16)
TJU ER (54)
Christiana ER (59)
Percent residents who performed defibrillations during the PICU
100
0123
Number of defirillations
TJU Pediatrics (86)
Medicine -Pediatrics (16)
TJU ER (54)
Christiana ER (59)
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Percent residents (n=215) who performed cardioversion during PICU rotation
0%
Percent residents who performed extern
100
Number of external pacing
TJU Pediatrics (86)
Medicine -Pediatrics (16)
TJU ER (54)
Christiana ER (59)
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Percent residents who ran a pediatric code during the PICU rotation
100
012
Number ran a pediatric code
TJU Pediatrics (86)
Medicine -Pediatrics (16)
TJU ER (54)
Christiana ER (59)
10
20
30
40
60
70
%
012345
Number of pediatric code participation
TJU Pediatrics (86)
Medicine -Pediatrics (16)
TJU ER (54)
Christiana ER (59)
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TJU Pediatrics (69)
Medicine -Pediatrics (11)
TJU ER (38)
Christiana ER (45)
Medical student (17)
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stabilization of a critically ill child
10= independence
1=no confidence
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
%
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TJU Pediatrics (80)
10
20
30
40
60
%
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Medicine -Pediatrics (14)
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Christiana ER (53)
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Voluntary self reported data from resid
ents at the end of their PICU rotation
Resident overall evaluations of PICU Rotation Average scores on Likert Scale
4. Exceeds Expectations
1994
1995
1996
1997 3.4 3.75 3.4
1998 3.3 2.7 2.9 3.1
1999 3.3 3.0 3.5 3.3
2000 3.6 3.25 3.1 3.0
2001 3.4 4.0 3.1 2.7
2002 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0
2003 3.25 3.0 3.0
2004
2005
2006
Combined 2004, 2005, 2006 Data from Pediatric Residency Program Forms -
Evaluation of PICU Rotation:
Overall score given to rotation
(1) weak- (5) average rotation - 10( great rotation)
(1) Poor (2)(3) Average (4)(5) Excellent
Balance of service and education
Overall organization of the rotation
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Residents comments about PICU Rotation
1997
Thomas Jefferson Pediatrics
I feel I learned a great deal and gained c
linical confidence. I woould like to do more.
Great learning, Attending good
I am very happy with the rotation and would recommend increasing the number of blocks scheduled here
vs NICU. I am confident all other residents concur with the idea.
Very little teaching this mont
h-formally or informally.
had expected a rotation strong in
experience and t
eaching/learning.
Wish I could do additional time instead of so much NICU.
I'm much more comfortable with certain types of patients now (eg DKA, Septic shock)
Thomas Jefferson Emergency Medicine
I feel that I've learned a lot in my 5
weeks and that the teaching was excellent.
Highly recommend. Wonderful experience
Excellent overall rotation. Excellent teach
ing and involvement with attendings.
Thank you for all your help and teaching. I really
enjoyed and learned much
from my month here.
Except for the computer, I had a great time
Christiana Care Emergency Medicine
I had a very diverse and nice experience - thank you
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Christiana Care Medicine Pediatrics
The rotation would be more solid an experience if there were discussions in either topics or complicated
patients. There seemed to be minimal education in rounds; most of the day was spent trying to find things
to do, with 6 residents on service.
1999
Thomas Jefferson Pediatrics
Excellent lectures by attending ! Dr Cullen, shock and Dr Hertzog on rounds.
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Thomas Jefferson Pediatrics
Need more time! 4 weeks out of 36 months is unreasonable.
Thomas Jefferson Emergency Medicine
Except lack of procedures.
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Residents comments -Strongest assets of PICU rotation
The acuity.
The atendings.
Teaching by attending during rounds.
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PICU Resident overall evaluations of critical care attendings average scores on Likert Scale
4. Exceeds expectations
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001 3.8 3.6 3.5
2002 3.7 3.0 3.6 3.3
2003 3.1 3.0
2004
2005
2006
Cullen
Thomas Jefferson
Christiana Care
MedPeds
Thomas Jefferson
Emergency
Medicine
Christiana Care
Emergency
Medicine
1994
1995
1996
1997 3.0 3.0 3.4
1998 3.4 4.0 3.6 3.7
1999 3.3 3.7 3.6 3.0
2000 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.3
2001 3.7 2.3 3.6
2002 3.5 3.0 3.6 3.0
2003 3.6 3.0
2004
2005
2006
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Thomas Jefferson
Christiana Care
MedPeds
Thomas Jefferson
Emergency
Medicine
Christiana Care
Emergency
Medicine
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999 3.5 3.5 4.0 3.3
2000 3.4 3.25 3.3 3.3
2001 3.6 3.0 3.5 3.3
2002 3.4 3.0 3.3 3.4
2003 3.3 4.0 3.0
2004
2005
2006
Thomas Jefferson
Christiana Care
MedPeds
Thomas Jefferson
Emergency
Medicine
Christiana Care
Emergency
Medicine
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999 3.7 4.0 3.9 4.0
2000 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.7
2001 3.5 4.0 3.75 4.0
2002 4.0 4.0 3.8 4.0
2003 4.0 4.0 4.0
2004
2005
2006
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Effective Teacher
Ranking: 1 2 3 4 5 (best)
Costarino Cullen Hertzog Penfil
teacher
3.53 3.72 4.26 4.95
Overall rating of attending 2004
Average score
(1) weak (5) average (10) great
Costarino Cullen Hertzog Penfil
6.57 7.32 8.12 9.6
Evaluation of attending PICU physician 2005
Average score
(1) Poor (2)(3) Average (4)(5) Excellent
Burns Binck Costarino Cullen Hertzog Penfil
Quality of
3 1.7 4.2 2.2 4.0 4.6
evaluation
3 1.7 4.0 2.8 4.0 4.6
Amount of teaching done by attendings
(1) is not enough (2) just right (3) too much
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self reported need to perform
cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a child
N=never D=daily W=w
eekly M=Monthly Y=yearly
child for respiratory failure during
N=never D=daily W=w
eekly M=Monthly Y=yearly
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
%
NDWMY
TJU Pediatrics
Medicine -Pediatrics
TJU ER
Christiana ER
10
20
30
40
%
NDWMY
TJU Pediatrics
Medicine -Pediatrics
TJU ER
Christiana ER
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orted need to treat a child with septic
shock during their first year of practice
N=never D=daily W=w
eekly M=Monthly Y=yearly
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
%
NDWMY
TJU Pediatrics
Medicine -Pediatrics
TJU ER
Christiana ER
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PICU participating residents (n=194) self reported need to manage a child with
increased intracranial pressure monitoring
during their first year of practice
N=never D=daily W=w
eekly M=Monthly Y=yearly
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
%
NDWMY
TJU Pediatrics
Medicine -Pediatrics
TJU ER
Christiana ER
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PICU participating residents (n=195) self reported need to manage a child with
multiple organ system dysfunction
N=never D=daily W=w
eekly M=Monthly Y=yearly
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
%
NDWMY
TJU Pediatrics
Medicine -Pediatrics
TJU ER
Christiana ER
reported need to place a central venous
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
%
NDWMY
TJU Pediatrics
Medicine -Pediatrics
TJU ER
Christiana ER
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orted need to place a chest tube in a
child during their first year of practice
N=never D=daily W=w
eekly M=Monthly Y=yearly
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
%
NDWMY
TJU Pediatrics
Medicine -Pediatrics
TJU ER
Christiana ER
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reported need to defibrillate a child
N=never D=daily W=w
eekly M=Monthly Y=yearly
100
NDWMY
TJU Pediatrics
Medicine -Pediatrics
TJU ER
Christiana ER
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on from residents (n=205) who are in
their first year of practice
More time with practicing intubation (in the OR if necessary) - in particular while maintaing in line
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Even though I don't use the skills I learned in the PICU, I think it is very important to have learned them.
It's important to be able to recognize a critically il
l patient and to understand how they are treated, As a
general pediatrician we educate parents about PICU care even if we don't perform it.
Review EKGs more often. Discuss the basics of monito
ring similar to discussion we had with respiratory
therapy and ventilators. Part of one da
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More intubations in older kids.
Very pleased with PICU / ER training.
More exposure to mock codes/codes, acute problems and less exposure to chronically sick kids with
tracheostomy management.
Since my needs will be for office stabilization,more exposure or code drills (mock) to better prepare for
More experience treating trauma patients (if possible).
More emphasis on conscious sedation guidelines
Excellent overall month. Could probably have used more procedures.
Excellent rotation. Continue Mock Codes.
More procedures would be good. Acute (ED) dia
gnosis and management of infants/neonates with
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None
I would not change anything about the rotation. The
critical care attendings were great and I learned a
tremendous amount which I use in practice on a daily basis.
A longer rotation ! I loved the AI experience.
It was a great rotation. I learned a lot in 1 month.
More mock codes! Great tool. It was a gr
eat experience. I had a great time at A.I.
Pediatric ventilator management. Procedure lab.
Adequate training provided in the 4 week block - no suggestions.
More teaching about the basic acute ca
re of "normal" children as opposed to care of chronic problems with
chronically ill children. More procedures to be done by by residents and fellows instead of attendings while
residents and fellows round.
More acutely ill children from the ED
as opposed to post-operative patients.
Designated time in OR for intuba
tions.More practice with IV access incl
uding central lines. More time in
NICU.
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Peds anesthesia for more intubations.
More procedures. More mock codes. More simulations.
Mock codes were great, but 1-2 x were cancelled; woul
d like to have these mock codes at least 2x a week.
More intubations. More critical procedures (central lines, chest tubes)
More procedures and independent thinking.
I think that the only thing to enhance the educational experience would be to spend more time in the PICU
at duPont.
More mock codes but not in such a formal setting.
More airway management. Overall, great rotation.
More Mock Codes
More intubations - if not in PICU, in OR with anesthesia supervision.
Continue Mock Codes or increase their frequency. Give residents the opportunity to have more input into
critical care decisons with patients
More hands on experience
Patient volume limits procedure experience. Good mix of pathology
More central lines.
ICU rotation at AIDI is excellent. Not having fellows
is a huge advantage. I would expand ventilator
management and go through pediatric procedures. Otherwise, don't change a thing!
More Mock Clinical Scenarios
More teaching on acute stabilization of pediatric patients.
It was an educational rotation
Less post op. Patients & feeders/growers. I would like
more training in acutely medically ill children, but
with the numbers of patients, I know this is difficult in the one-month period.
The biggest problem with the PICU rotation was that the majority of procedure opportunities were
performed by the critical care attending without the re
sident being allowed to attempt the procedure-the
patients were deemed "too irritable".
More intubations in the OR.
Less time on the topic of ventilator management-too mu
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I don't know that I would change anything. My present clinical situation may change but at least I've had a
solid education.
I felt like I needed more intubation experien
ce, but I'm not sure how to increase that.
More intubation, more ventilator management. Overall, my experience was excellent with you guys. More
chest tubes, arterial lines. Spend a few days in the
OR with McCloskey learning oral elective intubations
More practice scenarios-clinical situations.
Nothing. I feel it was an excellent experience.
Few times per week, intensive discussion on critical
care issues: DKA, increased
ICP. Going through the
cases in books provided for PICU rotation (they were excellent books). More PALS didactics.
Don't turn us into clerks and just have us input orders. If you don't trust us, stay in house and work with us
but let us be active in patient care and decision making.
Perhaps ore didactic teachi
ng since many pediatric critical illness situ
ations occur so infrequently that they
cannot be learned from experience alone.
More experience with initial management of life th
reatening illnesses or at least discussion and case
scenarios
Need more practical pr
ocedural experiences.
The rotation was well organized. Some of the learning was based on the clinical experience based on how
sick the patients were - cannot be controlled.
More procedure practice, including intubations.
More procedures
More independence in caring for the critically ill. Less time siting at the computer putting in orders for the
attending.
For ER resident, there are too
many chronic children there.
Encourage independent thinking and autonomy.
More hands on procedures. Mock codes
More PALS simulations.
More didactic and skill sessions on procedures. Simulation.
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More intubation experience in the OR (probably not
enough volume in PICU alone for this). More EKG
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PICU Publications regarding PICU resident education
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Cullen EJ, Lawless ST, Corddry DH (sponsored by John Stefano): Pediatric Anesthesiology/Critical Care,
Critical Care Medicine received the Alfred I. duPont
Division Teaching Award by
the 2002-2003 Pediatric
House Staff for excellence and commi
tment to resident education.
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Financial Sources for Resident Teaching
Physicians
Nemours Foundation
10% of Nemours Physician salaried hours are expected to be spent in educational activity.
Nemours Foundation provides a separate educational fund. Nemours practice site CEOs and
department chairpersons distribute these funds to further support Nemours physicians educational
activities. It is not known how much is actually available for PICU resident education .
There is no specific RVU equivalent for educational activity.
Graduate Medical Education Payment Program
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Hea
lth Resources and Services Administration,
DME) funds directed towards resident salaries
, physician teacher comp
ensation and educational
material.
Hospital for Children receives no
IME allotment for residents
rotating in our PICU from non-pediatric programs.
Historically, the DME allotment for PICU physicia
ns to teach PICU residents at Alfred I duPont
Hospital for Children is not available after you subt
ract resident salaries from the available DME.
Pediatric 2003;112(1):40-48
Multidisciplinary Team
PICU Pharmacists, PICU Nurses and Nursing St
aff Development, PICU Respiratory Therapists
and Medical Reference Librarian participation in PICU resident teaching is covered by their
respective cost centers.
Educational Materials
The Department of Anesthesiology & Critical
Care, Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
provides funds for critical car
e textbooks and other educational material as needed.
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of the PICU Resident Training Program
22-bed Medical & Surgical family oriented PICU unit
Board certified pediatric critical care physicians
Multidisciplinary patient care approach
Pediatric critical care physician as ro
le models and as supervisors of residents during the day and most of
the night.
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of the PICU Resident Training Program
Present GME payments do not fund pediatric critical
care physician compensation
for resident supervision
and educational efforts.
Funding for PICU nursing and respiratory therapy support is voluntary.
There is lack of sufficient time to intr
oduce residents to the PICU rotation.
Large part of first PICU day for visiting resi
dents is spent in computer training labs.
Residents spend too much time entering orders through the Cerner computer entry system.
Resident autonomy.
Lacking a procedural lab for residents.
Case based learning opportunities for residents not very formalized.
As number of critical care physicians increases, strive
to maximize formal resident educational experiences
and mentoring concept.
Participate in a Patient Simulation Lab being developed at Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children.
The Nemours Foundation initiative with the Centre for He
alth Evidence is establishing a clinical Nemours
Desktop that will be able to track clinical activity a
nd the pursuit of education around that activity. There is
the potential for linking education and patient outcomes.
Become more active with SCCM pediatric cr
itical care resident educational committee.
Coordinate PICU educational activity and resources
with the proposed Nemours Childrens Hospital in
Orlando, Florida.
Become a national leader in providing PICU resident education.
to the PICU Resident Training Program
Educational activities do not produce RVU revenue.
If the PICU resident educational experience was fully funded, funding could be lost if one could not show
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How do we align PICU resident medical
education with desired PICU health
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PICU Rotation Curriculum July 2006 June 2007
Suggestions for PICU Resident Rotation
Curriculum for July 2006-June 2007
Pediatric resident PICU rotation is now 8 weeks during the PL2 year.
The PICU rotation for Thomas Jefferson ER, Christiana ER, Christiana EMIM, Christiana Medicine-
Pediatrics residents remains at 4 weeks.
Residents and medical students from visiting programs
will be considered for PICU rotations as long as
there are not too many residents so that patient contact is not diluted for the scheduled residents.
PICU rotation web site
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Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Ludwig Fleisher
Toxicologic Emergencies
Lewis R. Goldfrank
Toxicology
Frord/Delaney/Ling Erickson
The Pharmacologic Approach to Critically Ill Patients
Chernow, Third Edition
Principles and Practice of Intensive Care Monitoring
Tobin
Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation
5th edition, 1997
Residents are given a short introduction to PICU on day 1. Residents are asked to complete a pre-PICU
rotation questionnaire on-line. They are given handouts which describe the PICU educational format and
responsibilities. They receive their
Logs for primary patients, procedur
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Residents are encouraged to ask focused clinical questio
ns about patient care issues that arise during patient
care rounds. They are encouraged to use the available re
sources to search the most recent medical literature
and evaluate the validity, results and applicability to th
eir patients. This information can be shared during
or after patient care rounds. If a resident does a formal critically appraised topic on a specific focused
clinical question, consideration will be given to sending this to the pediatric residency program. The
pediatric residency program in collaboration with the Centre for Health Evidence is starting a collection of
pediatric critically appraised topics .
Radiologist reviews PICU radiology studies in the PICU daily Monday-Friday at 1030.
Night call residents are expected to be in the PICU no
more than 30 hours from the time they arrived the
day before.
Residents will document what topics they have reviewed
. (Handout with topics and a check box with room
for comments.)
PICU Mock Code each Friday at 1100. A designated cr
itical care physician who is different from the PICU
service physician directs the Mock Code; PICU nurse educators supply equipment and coordinate nursing
and respiratory availability. All Mock Codes are docum
ented in our PICU Resident Rotation Data Base.
Respiratory therapy provides a session on ventilators.
The Alfred I duPont Hospital for Ch
ildren medical librarian attends PICU
patient care rounds each Friday.
Evidence-based literature reviews are emphasized.
Evidence-based Journal Club is held monthly. This is prepared by the critical care attendings and fellows.
Journal clubs are documented in the PICU Resident Rotation Data Base.
PICU residents present a PICU patie
nt to hospital morning report on the second Tuesday and the third
Thursday of each 4-week rotation block. It is the responsibility of the PICU residents to designate which
resident will present the chosen patient.
Pediatric critical care attendings and fellows are encourag
ed to give any formal l
ectures they wish to the
residents. Documentation of this extra educational
activity should be emailed to DR Cullen who will enter
the information into our PICU Resident Rotation Data Base.
PICU residents, fellows , medical students, nurses
and attending physicians can suggest the addition of
pertinent articles to our PICU Article
Collection. Request can be made to Dr Cullen who maintains this site
at present.
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Considerations for Future Plans
Continue to integrate SCCM Pediatric ICU Resident Education Committee recommendations into the
Resident PICU curriculum.
Continue to investigate the use of MedRite, Cerner
and Epic in order to produce a computerized PICU
patient care progress note that can be shared by residents, attendings, nurses, respiratory therapy,
consultants and medical students.
Continue to support the development of a simulati
on lab in order to practice pediatric critical care
scenarios, PICU mock codes, and
selective critical care procedures.
Develop mentor system into a program where individual needs of PICU residents are recognized and
learning experience is optimized. This would require ad
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Orientation To PICU Resident Rotation
Nemours Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
Principle Clinical Responsibility
Examine your primary patient before mornin
g and afternoon patient care rounds and
frequently throughout the day and night if the child is unstable.
Keep critical care physician updated with any changes in your primary patients condition.
Know the general clinical course and plan of all PICU patients.
Principle Educational Objective
At the end of your PICU rotation, you should be able to recognize and initially stabilize
critically ill child or adoles
cent who presents with
Acute Respiratory Failure
Hemodynamic Instability
Cardiopulmonary arrest
Acute Neurologic insults
Acute electrolyte and endocrine disorders
Coagulation disorders
Overdoses & Poisonings
Expectations for PICU Residents to
ensure Safe, Quality Patient Care
It is expected that residents will:
Interact professionally with th
e nurses, respiratory therapists, unit clerks, consultants and
families in the ongoing care of the children in the PICU.
Know the history and main clinical
issues for each patient in the PICU
Examine assigned patients before formal rounds.
Examine their patients frequently throughout their hours in the PICU and that they will
interact with the critical care ph
ysician with any changes in the patients clinical course.
Learn and use our process for presen
ting patients on formal rounds
Be prepared for and fully participate in patient care rounds.
Have a basic knowledge of the medical issues
affecting the patient
they are presenting on
rounds
Exchange up-to-date patient information with on-coming day or night resident(s)
Will not give verbal orders.
Will learn and utilize the PICU Order Entry Algorithm
Assist with discharge of patients to other facilities or home
Assist in communicating patient updates to referring physicians.
Be acquainted with hospital Code responsibilities and review PALS algorithms for
pulseless arrest, bradycardi
a, tachycardia with poor
& adequate perfusion.
Be acquainted with the PICU Difficult Airway Cart
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Housekeeping Issues
PICU morning rounds begin at 0730 on week-days and 0800 on Sat/Sun and Holidays.
It is expected that you will examine their primar
y patients & collect necessary data before rounds.
Please do not pre-date
transfer summaries
Residents will put their names next to the critical care attendings names on the PICU room board
for those primary patients that they are following.
In the interest of patient continuity of care, before leaving for clinic, seminar or home, residents
must check out in detail the updated clinical course
of their primary patients with the resident who
is designated on-call and the critical care attending.
On Sat/Sun and Holidays, the on-coming resident and the resident from night call are each
responsible for examining and collecting data on half the PICU patients before rounds and
General Information
Patient Responsibilities
Order Entry (If write orders, need to place your Beeper number under your name)
Transfer Out of PICU Algorithm
Surgical NICU Coverage by PICU Rotation Resident
Code Blue
Difficult Airway Cart
Presenting Patients on PICU Rounds
Goals
Curriculum
The PICU Resident Rotation Web Site can be accessed at:
(username:picu /password:resident)
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PICU Resident Education
The primary PICU educational pro
cess focuses on interactive case-ba
sed teaching during patient care
rounds and ongoing bedside discussions with the critical care attending regarding on-going patient care.
Additional educational resources incl
ude Mock Codes, monthly journal cl
Mentor
One of the critical care physicians is assigned to a reside
nt as a mentor. This is an informal process that
provides the resident with an additional contact during the PICU rotation.
Passwords
Nemours Users Guides Interactive (UGI) Desktop
Username: Password:
Jeffline, Thomas Jefferson Univ
ersity on-line Medical Library
Campus Key: Password:
Username Password
ISite PACS (Radiol
http://172.25.100.152/default.asp
or http://stentor)
Username: Password:
SCCM post-PICU rotation Password
Nemours Users Guides Interactive (UGI) Desktop
and follow directions for downloading. Pediatric residents who have a
Nemours email address can receive a password through this site under Registration.
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Nemours Desktop Resources
Browser
Tab
Double Click the Bell on the desk for a Tour describing the basic Vividesk technology and an
introduction to the on-line Users Guides To The Medical Literature
Activities
Tab
PICU Resident Rotation web site
PICU Article Collection
PICU Lectures
Stentor acces to radiology studies (in hospital only)
Tab
Practice Guidelines
Search Engines: PubMed, Ovid, ACP Journal Club, Cochrane Library.
MD Consult (includes access to Nelsons Pediatrics, Harriett Lane).
Journals (Connection to Journals via Nemours Jeffline).
PedsCCM Pediatric Critical Care educational resources
Tab
Users Guides To The Medical Literature textbook.
Learning Modules: learn evidence based
clinical practice at your own pace.
Instructions on searching various medical search engines.
Calculators for evidence-b
ased clinical practice
Personal Evidence Project (Help with doin
g a Critically Appraised Topic on-line)
Practice
LexiComp (Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children Formulary)
Micromedex.
Epic Web connection
Textbooks available in PICU
Third Edition
Fuhrman/Zimmerman
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Slonim / Pollock
Pediatric Intensive Care, Third Edition
Mark C. Rogers
The Difficult Pediatric Airway
Anesthesiology Clinics of North America
Jalil Riazi, MD, Editor
1999
Management of Pediatric Trauma
Buntain
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Critical Heart Disease in Infants and Children
Nichols, Cameron, Greeley,
During their first week, residents are asked to comp
Contact Edward J.Cullen Jr., D.O.,
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Phone: 302-651-5159
email:
ecullen@nemours.org
Revised 6/7/06
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