Anaesthesia, pharmacology, intensive care and emergency medicine A.P.I.C.E. : proceedings of the 23rd Postgraduate Course in Critical Care Medicine - Catania, Italy November 5-7, 2010 / Antonino Gullo (ed.)
pt. 1. Continuing medical education -- pt. 2. Clinical pharmacology -- pt. 3. Kidney -- pt. 4. Ventilation : adult and paediatric -- pt. 5. Cardiovascular monitoring -- pt. 6. Management of cardiac arrest -- pt. 7. Advances in experimental and clinical research -- pt. 8. Infections, sepsis and organ dysfunctions -- pt. 9. Perioperative medicine -- pt. 10. Spinal cord stimulation -- pt. 11. Neurotrauma -- pt. 12 Disaster medicine -- pt. 13. Quality of care
Summary
"Advances in intensive and critical care medicine occur rapidly. Innovation, training and research are the pillars that support a process deriving from basic science and multiprofessional/multidisciplinary interventions. The 2010 Yearbook highlights several innovations for optimising prevention and management measures for the critically ill by integrating diagnostic procedures with pharmacological and technological options. Considering that cerebral, respiratory, cardiovascular, renal and metabolic dysfunctions occurring during serious illnesses or syndromes represent risk factors for patient survival, the final goal remains multifaceted: to improve standards and quality of care; to introduce the expanding concept of clinical governance and professionalism; to focus on the importance of ethical principles for establishing a process of patient-centered and evidence-based care. For these reasons, medical professionals must reach a consensus regarding the importance of continuing medical education"--EBL
