Module 03
Critical Care
Practical ICU-based clinical pharmacy — the champion level. Live, ICU-based clinical pharmacy: shock, hepatic and renal emergencies, neuro-critical care and case management at the bedside.
Outcomes
What you'll be able to do
Stabilise & follow the critically ill
ICU workflow, lab interpretation and preventive care for the critically ill adult.
Master hepatic & renal emergencies
AKI, hepatorenal syndrome, ascites, variceal bleeding and portal hypertension.
Handle neuro-critical & shock states
Shock, SAH, ICH, ischemic stroke, ventriculitis and traumatic brain injury.
Curriculum
18 live sessions & workshops
Eighteen live, ICU-based sessions and workshops. The topics below run in order, each pairing a teaching session with practical, case-based application — plus continuous medical education throughout.
ICU Daily Work & Case Admission Flow
Live session & workshop
- ICU clinical-pharmacy workflow
- Case admission flow
- Patient assessment & follow-up
Laboratory Interpretation in the ICU
Live session & workshop
- ICU lab data
- Clinical correlation
- Decision-making with lab findings
Care of the Critically Ill Adult
Live session & workshop
- VTE prophylaxis
- Stress-ulcer prophylaxis
- Preventive care considerations
Shock States
Live session & workshop
- Types of shock
- Assessment & differentiation
- Management principles
Diabetes in Hospitalized Patients
Live session & workshop
- Inpatient management
- Glycemic control
- Insulin considerations
Chronic Kidney Disease Mastery
Live session & workshop
- CKD-related anemia
- CKD–mineral & bone disorder
- Approach to complications
Hypertensive Emergency
Live session & workshop
- Recognition
- Acute management
- Patient-specific pharmacotherapy
Acute Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock
Live session & workshop
- AHF management
- Cardiogenic shock
- Pharmacotherapy & monitoring
Acute Kidney Injury
Live session & workshop
- Assessment
- Risk factors & causes
- Management & prevention
Cirrhosis & Portal Hypertension
Live session & workshop
- Clinical approach
- Complications
- Management considerations
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Live session & workshop
- Management
- Prevention of recurrence
- Monitoring approach
Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy & Variceal Bleeding
Live session & workshop
- PHG
- Variceal-bleeding treatment
- Recurrence prevention
Hepatorenal Syndrome
Live session & workshop
- Diagnostic dilemma
- Differentiation from other AKI
- Management approach
Hepatic Hydrothorax
Live session & workshop
- Clinical assessment
- Management approach
- Advanced liver-disease care
Ascites
Live session & workshop
- Ascitic-fluid analysis
- Management
- Refractory ascites
- Infection prevention
CNS Infections — Meningitis & HA-Ventriculitis
Live session & workshop
- Diagnosis
- Microbiology
- Management
- Prevention
Acute Neurological Emergencies
Live session & workshop
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
- Ischemic stroke & TIA
Traumatic Brain Injury
Live session & workshop
- Case-based management
- Acute assessment & monitoring
- Complications
Continuous medical education runs throughout — practical updates, evidence-based discussions and case-based learning.
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