Foundation Training
All ICUs accredited for core training are suitable for foundation training. Accreditation for foundation training alone:
- Occurs for a 5-year cycle
- Requires:
- ⩾5 beds, ⩾3 of which are ventilated
- ⩾250 admissions annually
- Broad case mix of medical and surgical patients
- Reasonable acuity
- Established policy and procedures for:
- Admission
- Discharge
- Common scenarios
- Inter-hospital transport
- Regular use of invasive haemodynamic monitoring and ventilation
- Outreach program
- Availability of educational resources and structured education program
- QI process
- Appropriately qualified director
- ⩾1 FCICM with significant clinical role
- Appropriately trained nursing staff
- Appropriate trainee ICU workload