Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Rotation/Elective
Pediatric Residency Critical Care Curriculum Lecture Series
Rotation Director: Dr. Grace Chong – gchong@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu
(I) MORNING DIDACTIC SESSIONS
Lectures on essential ICU topics are provided each weekday morning from 8 to 8:30 am by a Pediatric Critical Care attending or fellow with the exception of Wednesday mornings (reserved for Radiology Rounds).
Essential topics for these sessions will remain the same for each rotation; however, the order may vary from month to month. Topics are listed below, each with its own powerpoint lecture and teaching guide. When reviewing each topic, please pay close attention to the each subject's learning objectives.
Sample lecture calendar
EDUCATIONAL TOPICS
1. Acid/Base Abnormalities
Powerpoint lecture
Teaching guide
2. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Powerpoint lecture
Teaching guide
3. Arrhythmias
Powerpoint lecture
Teaching guide
4. Asthma (Status asthmaticus)
Powerpoint lecture
Teaching guide
5. Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Powerpoint lecture
Teaching guide
6. Electrolyte Abnormalities
Powerpoint lecture
Teaching guide
7. Mechanical Ventilation
Powerpoint lecture
Teaching guide
8. Renal failure
Powerpoint lecture
Teaching guide
9. Sedation/Analgesia
Powerpoint lecture
Teaching guide
10. Sepsis
Powerpoint lecture
Teaching guide
11. Shock
Powerpoint lecture
Teaching guide
12. Traumatic Brain Injury/Intracranial Pressure Management
Powerpoint lecture
Teaching guide
13. Vasoactive Agents
Powerpoint lecture
Teaching guide
(II) CASE-BASED LEARNING (CBL) CURRICULUM
Starting July 2016, every Tuesday and Friday at 12:15 pm, we will provide an interactive case on the topic residents learned in the didactic session that same morning on a common ICU topic.