Network for Improving Critical Care Systems and Training

Care Quality Improvement Network workshop was held in Colombo on the 13th and 14th August in collaboration with
NICST and UCL.We were delighted to have 52 delegates from Hong Kong, UK, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and India.

CQIN project priorities identified during the workshop included
1.Surveillance and management of surgical site infection with the aim to reduce postoperative morbidity.
2. Sedation assessment in critical illness to reduce ICU delirium and associated complications.
3. Understanding patient priorities for outcomes and following critical illness
4. Improving time to diagnosis of MI for patients presenting with chest pain to cardiology services

We are keen to support delegates wishing to take projects forwards to implementation in their clinical areas. If you have a particular interest, please email directly [email protected] or [email protected] to get involved.

The live session feedback, interactive polls, photos, and links to the relevant material will be available via the NICST website www.nicst.com in the coming week.

Please also take a look to find out about other NICST projects, links to the UCL perioperative medicine MSc programme and how to get involved in NICST Fellowships and other projects.

Final thanks to all the faculty, delegates and guest speakers who helped make the event a success. We look forward to collaborating together in the future.

Warmest wishes from the CQIN 2018 team.

Dear nursing colleagues,

We would like to ask you to complete the following questionaire:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1U1TIcbaAOapJ9SD5Q82ngbXOOq64XPI5DJ-4GK8H8Fo/edit

NICST is developing a variety of learning resources for Critical Care health professionals which we hope to combine into a degree course in Critical Care. When completed, the course will be available for all to attend.

Needs Analysis form for Critical Care Degree 2018 We are developing a variety of learning resources for Critical Care health professionals which we hope to combine into a degree course in Critical Care.

NICST team and nursing faculty won two educational grants to visit ANZICS conference,Singapore and present three of our abstracts. Congratulation team!!

Urgent Vacancies for
Data Collectors
Post available Hospitals in
Colombo
Opportunities for future study, qualifications and research
Please submit your CV to [email protected]

Emergency Care Skills Training for Nurses held on 18th & 19th April 2018 with collaboration of Post Basic College Of Nursing. All the participants agreed the course was very useful for them. next course will held on 24th and 25th April 2018.

From the Network for Improving Critical Care Systems and Training Group.

Decision-making in the detection and management of patients with sepsis in resource-limited settings: the importance of clinical examination We read with interest the study by Andrews et al. [1] and the related correspondence from Shrestha et al. [2]. We share the concern that clinical examination (and observations) appear(s) to be perceived as relatively unimportant in both the detection of the unwell patient and in the titration of int...

Our study describing experiences of ICU survivors in Sri Lanka led by Mrs Lalitha Pieris of Sri Lanka Nursing Council is now published. Share and enjoy!

Experiences of ICU survivors in a low middle income country- a multicenter study Stressful patient experiences during the intensive care unit (ICU) stay is associated with reduced satisfaction in High Income Countries (HICs) but has not been explored in Lower and Middle Income Countries (LMICs). This study describes the recalled experiences, stress and satisfaction as perceived....

Registries go mobile!

Making routine information available to all staff at the bedside. Supporting clinical care and quality improvement.

Sharing the importance of clinical assessment and vital sign monitoring in acute obstetric care. Sierra Leone.