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Critical Care Training Critical Care Training for Primary Care for Primary Care Physicians Physicians Pramita Kuruvilla, MD Critical Care Course June 2, 2009

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Critical Care Training for Primary Care Physicians. Pramita Kuruvilla , MD Critical Care Course June 2, 2009. Taskforce of the SCCM, ACCP, ATS, AACCN Found accelerated demand for critical care Baby boomers Increasing burden of chronic disease Increasing public demand for service - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Critical Care Training Critical Care Training for Primary Care for Primary Care PhysiciansPhysicians

Pramita Kuruvilla, MDCritical Care CourseJune 2, 2009

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2004 FOCCUS: 2004 FOCCUS: FFraming raming OOptions ptions for for CCritical ritical CCare in the are in the UUnited nited SStatestates

Taskforce of the SCCM, ACCP, ATS, AACCN

Found accelerated demand for critical care◦Baby boomers◦Increasing burden of chronic disease◦Increasing public demand for service

Found decreasing numbers of CCU-trained fellows

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FOCCUS FindingsFOCCUS Findings

Only 37% of CCU patients cared for by CCU-trained physicians

63% of CCU patients are cared for by PRIMARY CARE MDs

“Critical Care delivery, which has evolved over the last three decades, requires major reorganization, innovative technology, and more effective use of current professional talent.”

This is why primary care physicians need CCU training!

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Course OverviewCourse Overview

Please arrive from and return to clinical duties promptly!!

This week:◦3-4:30: Awesome Lectures◦4:30-6: Sublime Workshops (2 groups)

A: Central Lines/US: 4A Conf Rm B: Vents: Noon Conf Rm

Next week:◦Fantastic Lectures◦Pimpalicious Megacode on Wednesday evening◦Course Eval: if you do not fill this out, you will be tarred and

feathered