Welcome

Welcome to the first edition of the College of Intensive Care Medicine‘s e-news. 

If you would like to have something included in the next edition, please contact Lisa Davidson

Office News

We‘re Moving

The new offices for the College are finally ready for us, so we will be moving on Wednesday, 31 March. Our server will be shut down for packing at 1.00pm on Tuesday 30th March and while we will be back on line by Thursday  1st April and able to respond to phone calls and emails, the trainee and other files will not be readily accessible until Tuesday 6th April, after the Easter weekend.

It would be much appreciated if non-urgent requests could be delayed for a day or two, while we get the office in order.

Please make note of the our new address and contact numbers:
College of Intensive Care Medicine
Suite 101
168 Greville Street
PRAHRAN   VIC   3181
Tel: (03) 9514 2888
Fax: (03) 9533 2657
Website: www.cicm.org.au Email: cicm@cicm.org.au

EASTER LONG WEEKEND 
The office will be closed for the Easter long weekend from Friday 2nd of April  and re-opening on Tuesday 6th April. 


 

Farewell

From the Immediate Past President
Professor P V van Heerden

In February 2010, the Board of the CICM elected the new leadership team of President-elect Prof J Myburgh, Vice-President, Dr R Freebairn and Treasurer, Prof B Venkatesh.  The inaugural President, Prof PV van Heerden decided not to continue on the CICM board. He considered that his leadership style and temperament had been well-suited to the formation of CICM, but that a different kind of energy was required to move the new College forward and meet the regulatory requirements of bodies such as the AMC in the next few years. Prof van Heerden was delighted with the election results and felt that the interests of the College would best be served by Prof Myburgh assuming the presidency immediately, rather than waiting until June when the election results are to formally take effect. To that end, Prof van Heerden resigned his position to allow Prof Myburgh to assume that role. In doing so, Prof van Heerden expressed the view that the timing was ideal as his role had been completed, the College had commenced operations, and he could be confident that the energetic new leadership team would meet future challenges successfully.   Prof van Heerden thanked the members of the board and the CICM CEO and Staff for their hard work and support during his tenure as JFICM Dean and CICM President and considered his service on the JFICM and CICM boards as highlights of his career. The positive environment and collegiality of the staff and board members were inspirational to him, as was the unselfish support of more experienced board members for those still establishing their careers and place in the JFICM/CICM hierarchy. 

2010 Board Elections

Nominations

All Fellows should have received a Board Nomination form in the mail in recent weeks. There are four vacancies (including a New Fellows Representative) on the CICM Board and we encourage all Fellows to think about nomination.  Please fill out and return the form by 5pm on the 31st March 2010. If you have not received a nomination form, please contact the office.

CICM ASM

ASM 2010

Sydney 4-6th June 2010 You should have received your ASM Registration brochure in the mail recently. Please note Kate Briggs, the PCO is still situated at the St Kilda Road address and the registration forms should be sent back to her. Please do not return your registration forms to the new Prahran address. 
Registration forms can also be found on our website, please click here.

SOT Workshop

A workshop for Supervisors of Training will be held at the CICM ASM in Sydney on Saturday 5th June commencing at 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM. If you wish to attend please indicate this on your ASM registration form.

Hot Case Assessments

Hot Case Assessment Form

There have been some significant changes to the Hot Case Assessment Form, it is now a requirement of SOT‘s to sign the cases as of satisfactory. For further to details from the Chairman of Examinations, please click here.

Examination News

Primary Examination Exemptions

 Exemption from the CICM Primary examination are not guaranteed and in most cases unlikely. A possible exemption is dependent on where your qualification/training occurred in conjuction with your overall experience. All decisions are individually based and the Censor will make a decision based on a combination of your qualification, previous training and experience. It is therefore important to provide us with us much information about your past as possible. For further information from the Censor, please click here.

Trainees

Approval of Vocational Training

  Please note ALL Advanced Training positions must be prospectively approved.   Applications for Approval of Vocational Training (AVT) must be received within three months of commencement of the appointment to be considered prospective.  For positions of 6 months or less it is advisable to seek approval prior to commencement of the position. If completing unaccredited training, please select the Deferred Training Fee option in order to remain an active trainee of the College.

Click here for the AVT Form.

Events

Data Interpretation in Acute Medicine
30th September 2010 - Princess Alexandra Hospital

Australian Intensive Care Clinical Refresher Course
2nd - 3rd October 2010 - Various Locations - Brisbane

More information and the registration form can be found:
http://www.cicm.org.au/courseaus.php



The 12th Annual Meeting on Clinical Trials in Intensive Care
26th - 28th March 2010 - Noosa
To register, simply complete the registration form on-line at https://www.groupsthatclick.com/anzics; registrations will also be accepted by fax or mail (see the Noosa 2010 website to download the form). Intensive Care Registrars and Trainees are encouraged to attend Noosa 2010. By selecting the CTG Meeting Research/Nursing (Member) category they will receive a 40% discount off their registration fee. On-line payments can be made by Visa or MasterCard (Diners and Amex are not accepted); payments by cheque are also accepted. If you are registering online and wish the CTG to invoice your hospital directly please select the cheque option when registering and then contact the CTG office (via email or phone) indicating your payment preference. Receipts will be sent electronically (via email) once payment has been processed.   If you have problems accessing the Noosa 2010 website or if you would like any further information about the meeting, please contact the CTG office ctgadmin@anzics.com. 

Consultant Intensivist Transition Course

We cordially invite you to participate in the first Consultant Intensivist Transition Course to be held at the Vibe Hotel, North Sydney, NSW from June 16-18, 2010.The curriculum reflects the needs of new specialists who wish to more effectively move from diligent Senior Registrar to confident Junior Intensivist.The faculty bring to the program a wealth of experiences that have shaped their own adjustments. The blending of these with their combined knowledge and skills that include experiential teaching methods, high-fidelity simulation and health management, promise to make this a seminal event.
For more information visit www.toolsofmedicine.com
or call the course director Dr Carole Foot on 0410 429 030