The ICS Education and Training Committee was established recently to support the lead given by the Royal Colleges and Intercollegiate Board in their aims of improving intensive care education and training in the United Kingdom. Consequently, it is prepared to offer advice regarding the delivery of education and training in ICM, whilst offering practical assistance in defining and modifying the curriculum for training in Intensive Care Medicine for all trainees. It is also hoped that the committee may influence the development and implementation of methods for the delivery of training in ICM which are relevant, valid and incorporate a multi-disciplinary/multi-professional approach. Such techniques should include the use of recent trends in adult learning and the use of instructional material (e.g. computer assisted learning, distance learning packages). Within the coming years, the Society hopes that the Committee will also develop courses for those training in ICM, and refresher/update courses for staff who have completed training.
Education and Training Committee - Terms of Reference
1. To provide educational advice and training to Regional Education Advisers, Local Education Supervisors and other individuals involved in training.
2. To provide advice on educational resources and training to trainees wishing to undertake or already embarked upon training in Intensive Care Medicine.
3. To develop and implement methods for the delivery of training 1CM which are relevant, valid and incorporate a multi-disciplinary/multi-professional approach. Such techniques should include the use of recent trends in adult learning and the use of instructional material (e.g. computer assisted learning, distance learning packages).
4. To promote training in educational techniques and management skills to trainees.
5. To develop and implement systems for the recording of trainees experience, training and personal/professional development (e.g. using log books, portfolios).
6. To develop, validate, implement and, where necessary, modify systems for the assessment of trainees, including levels of competence.
7. To develop, validate, implement and, where necessary, modify systems for the assessment of trainers.
8. To develop refresher and update courses in intensive care medicine for staff who have completed training.
9. To provide a forum for feedback to IBTICM and the Royal Colleges for trainees and trainers.
Composition:
Alison Pittard
Andrew Rhodes-Chair
Robert Winter
Max Jonas
Mike Clapham
Mike Grounds
Pete Macnaughton
Rachael Challiner
Ramani Moonesinghe
Stephen Brett
Susanna Price
Timothy Gould
Quorum: Three, one of which must be the Chair or an ICS Council member
All ICS Committees:
a) Chair to be appointed by Council.
b) All chairs to be a member of Council.
c) The term of the chair shall be two years.
d) All committee members are to be ICS members but co-opted members are permitted at the chairperson's discretion.
e) All committees could include a member of the trainee division.
f) Chair's would provide, in good time, a written report of the activities of the committee for Council.
g) A nominal budget with a maximum allocation for travel expenses would be set annually.
h) Each committee will have a defined quorum.
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