NHSBT1213 - Medical Deceased Donation Simulation Course

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) are seeking provision of simulation suite(s) to host the medical deceased donation simulation course.

The clinical knowledge and training itself is provided by NHSBT faculty.

NHSBT faculty, in conjunction with successful simulation (SIM) centres will deliver up to 6 Intensive Care Medicine Deceased Donation simulation courses nationally per year to clinicians across the 4 nations of the UK. Each course will facilitate training for 18 delegates and incorporate a Train the trainer element for incoming faculty.

The Intensive Care (ICM) Medicine Deceased Donation Course is designed for two days. To provide maximum impact and learning the course is intended for 18 ST5+ (Registrar level) ICM clinicians.

Day 1 is lecture based (10:00-18:00hrs). (This is usually held at an external venue and it is not intended the simulation centre provide this facility.)

Day 2 (08:00-17:00hrs) consists of 6 workshops and two tutorials in a high-fidelity simulation training suite. Multi-disciplinary collaboration is encouraged, and this day is augmented by an additional 6 intensive care nurses. Together with National Education Clinical Lead Organ Donation (NE - CLOD) Clinical Leads Organ Donation (CLOD) Professional Development Specialists (PDS) and Specialist Nurses Organ Donation (SNOD) faculty (provided by NHSBT), observers and actors, a combined group of 40 people is typical.

Course Content:

A series of 6 workshops + 2 tutorials = 8 sessions (45 minutes each)

3. communication workshops (each ICM participant will perform in one and observe two)
1. confirming death using neurological criteria (brain stem death testing) workshop
1. withdrawal of life sustaining treatment workshop, diagnosis of death following cardiorespiratory arrest and optimisation for lung Donation following Circulatory Death (DCD)
1. donor optimisation workshop
2. tutorials (one ethical issue in organ donation, one pitfalls in brainstem death testing)

Additional information:

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