Resident Curriculum

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.