Welcome To Week 2!
A short introduction to Week 2 - A Practical Guide To Transfers
Welcome to Week 2, where we will learn the fundamental principles of transferring critical care patients.
By the end of Week 2 you should be able to:
- Summarise the physiology and physics pertinent to transfer medicine
- Consider the practical and logistical issues when transferring critically-ill patients
- Describe some processes for mitigating the risk and managing critical incidents encountered on transfers
- Apply human factors principles to transfer medicine – including leadership, teamwork and communication
- Describe the roles of multi-disciplinary professionals within a transfer team
During this week, you will see a number of videos following a critical care transfer team. While most of these videos focus on adult inter-hospital transfers, the principles discussed are applicable to a wide range of transfer situations.
We welcome you to share your own experiences and interact with other learners throughout the week in the comments sections!
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