Faculty Of Intensive Care Medicine Research Articles

Medical specialist examinations: Item format types and minimising error

Examinations such as those within anaesthesia and intensive care are used to identify candidates who are able to progress through their training programs or onto specialist practice. Examinations that are valid, reliable, fair, practical and generalisable are useful tools for determining the underlying anaesthesia and intensive care related abilities of candidates. However, medical specialty examinations are only indirect indicators of candidate competency or mastery. It is possible for error to enter examination decision making and to adversely affect examination processes and results. This article presents an effective method for viewing examination content, procedures and processes for the purposes of minimising error. The article also describes the six question (or item) formats currently utilised within the examinations used by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and/or the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine. The article includes summaries of the advantages and disadvantages of each of these formats.

Reflections on being the first Japanese Fellow of the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine

Reflections on being the first Japanese Fellow of the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine

The shortage of kidneys for transplantation in Australia

Medical Journal of AustraliaVolume 183, Issue 1 p. 55-55 Letter The shortage of kidneys for transplantation in Australia Raymond F Raper, Raymond F Raper Board Member NSW Regional Committee, Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, 117 Alexander Street, Crows Nest, NSW 2065. yshehabiATozemail.com.auSearch for more papers by this authorElizabeth Fugaccia, Elizabeth Fugaccia Member NSW Regional Committee, Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, 117 Alexander Street, Crows Nest, NSW 2065. yshehabiATozemail.com.auSearch for more papers by this authorYahya Shehabi, Corresponding Author Yahya Shehabi Chairman yshehabi@ozemail.com.au NSW Regional Committee, Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, 117 Alexander Street, Crows Nest, NSW 2065. yshehabiATozemail.com.auCorrespondence: yshehabi@ozemail.com.auSearch for more papers by this author Raymond F Raper, Raymond F Raper Board Member NSW Regional Committee, Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, 117 Alexander Street, Crows Nest, NSW 2065. yshehabiATozemail.com.auSearch for more papers by this authorElizabeth Fugaccia, Elizabeth Fugaccia Member NSW Regional Committee, Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, 117 Alexander Street, Crows Nest, NSW 2065. yshehabiATozemail.com.auSearch for more papers by this authorYahya Shehabi, Corresponding Author Yahya Shehabi Chairman yshehabi@ozemail.com.au NSW Regional Committee, Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, 117 Alexander Street, Crows Nest, NSW 2065. yshehabiATozemail.com.auCorrespondence: yshehabi@ozemail.com.auSearch for more papers by this author First published: 04 July 2005 https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06900.xCitations: 1Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume183, Issue1July 2005Pages 55-55 RelatedInformation

The Use of End-tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring to Confirm Endotracheal Tube Placement in Adult and Paediatric Intensive Care Units in Australia and New Zealand

The use of end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring to assist in confirming endotracheal tube placement is currently not mandatory in intensive care units (ICUs) in Australia and New Zealand. Early detection of failed tracheal intubation is vital to optimize management and to prevent complications. Questionnaires were sent to the lead clinician/head of department of all 66 intensive care units approved for training purposes by the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine in Australia and New Zealand. The methods used to confirm correct endotracheal tube placement, the availability of end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring and its role in confirming endotracheal tube placement in the intensive care unit were explored. Completed questionnaires were received from 61 of the 66 centres (92.4%). Wide variation in the method of confirmation of endotracheal tube position was demonstrated, with 23 (37.7%) of units using sub-optimal methods. Sixty (98.3%) of units had end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring available. Thirty-eight (62%) units shared monitors between several beds; and 22 (36%) had one monitor per bed. End-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring was used routinely to confirm endotracheal tube placement in 42 (68.8%) units. Fifty-two respondents (83.3%) felt that end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring was superior to other methods for confirming endotracheal tube placement in critically ill patients. Thirty-eight respondents (62.3%) thought that end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring should be mandatory to confirm tracheal intubation in the intensive care unit. If it were available, 42 respondents (68.8%) would use end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring for confirmation of every intubation. Mandatory end-tidal carbon dioxide confirmation of endotracheal tube placement was policy in 33 (54.1%) of the intensive care units.

Integrated critical care: an approach to specialist cover for critical care in the rural setting

Medical Journal of AustraliaVolume 179, Issue 9 p. 510-512 Letter Integrated critical care: an approach to specialist cover for critical care in the rural setting Neil T Matthews, Neil T Matthews Dean Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 630 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004.Search for more papers by this author Neil T Matthews, Neil T Matthews Dean Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 630 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004.Search for more papers by this author First published: 03 November 2003 https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05662.xCitations: 1 Correspondence: jficm@anzca.edu.au Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume179, Issue9November 2003Pages 510-512 RelatedInformation