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    The CAI recognises the following special interest posts for the final year of SAT training.  Should you require further details on the posts please contact the hospital directly.       Intensive Care Medicine Contact St. James’ Hospital Dr Carl Fagan Mater Hospital Dr Brian Marsh Beaumont Hospital Dr James O’Rourke Tallaght Hospital Dr Maria Donnelly St. Vincent’s Unviersity Hospital Dr Andrew Westbrook Univeristy College Hospital Galway Dr John Bates Cork University Hospital Dr Robet Plant Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children Dr…

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E-Portfolio   There are parts of this website that trainees will need to log in to to view.  Please use your College ID and password to log in.  You can contact the CAI offices if you have midplaced this information.  The e-portfolio contains all personal information, details on rotations, details on competencies achieved and In-Training assessments.  It is also where you access the CAI logbook and Professional Competence Scheme System.

      E-Learning  Gilmartin Lecture 2012   This year’s lecture was presented by Mrs Margaret Murphy Expert Lead, Patients for Patient Safety, World Health Organization.     Go to the link below to watch her  presention entitled “The Patient Experience as a Catalyst for Change”     http://www.onestream.tv/viewer/broadcast.aspx?id=1265                                

College Tutors The College has implemented a system of College Tutors to enhance communication between the College, Hospitals and Trainees and to maximise training opportunities and the quality of training. The role of the Tutor is increasingly important as training contact time decreases and as Competence Assessment is increasingly introduced to Anaesthesia training.  All training hospitals should appoint one designated College Tutor per 10 trainees maximum.  Larger hospitals will need 2 or more Tutors.   Rationale for setting up tutor posts 1. To provide a…

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Training in Pain Medicine Introduction The College needs to be certain that all trainees have gained adequate experience in pain medicine to warrant the inclusion of this specialist area on the CST.  For this reason, the College has set down certain minimum standards regarding duration and structure of training in pain medicine. All trainees should complete one 2-month period of modular training in pain management that includes regular attendance at a Pain Clinic.  They must also participate in a formal Acute Post-Operative Pain Service in…

Intensive Care Medicine Training in Intensive Care Medicine   Introduction The College requires expertise in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) for accreditation in Anaesthesia.  The College has set down certain minimum standards regarding duration and structure of training in Intensive Care Medicine.   Eligibility for CST in ‘Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine’ All SATs must complete six months of structured, supervised training in intensive care medicine.  This should be modular in format comprising at least one 2-month module in an ICU recognized for training for…

Subspecialty & Advanced Training (SAT 3 – 6) To progress from SAT year 2 to SAT year 3 of anaesthesia training, trainees must have acquired CCSAT2, details of CCSAT2 can be found in SAT Year 1 and 2 section or the training regulations.     The basic premises of Sub-specialty & Advanced Training are that it should – •       Be a minimum of 4 years duration •       Be continuous •       Be well structured and have clear objectives •       Include formal 6…