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Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient (CCrISP®) is a product of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and was designed by Mr. Iain Anderson, Senior Lecturer in Surgery, Manchester University.

The establishment of the CCrISP® course was a major educational project and was born out of the Hillsborough Soccer tragedy of 1989. The development of the program was sponsored by the Hillsborough Trust and RCS launched their first course in 1998. It was acknowledged that a systematic approach to the management of actual or potentially ill patients would maximise the chances of a good clinical outcome. This was reinforced by Australian research which demonstrated a high mortality rate of unexpected admission to ICU and an average delay in definitive management despite several episodes of medical review.

The CCrISP® course assists doctors in developing simple, useful skills for managing critically ill patients, and promotes the coordination of multidisciplinary care where appropriate. The course is as much about putting clinical knowledge, acumen, and procedural skills to use as it about communication, responsibility and leadership. The CCrISP® course encourages trainees to adopt a system of assessment to avoid errors and omissions, and uses relevant clinical scenarios to reinforce the objectives.

Target audience

Trainees of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (mandatory)

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery trainees (mandatory)

Post-graduate year (PGY) 3+ registered medical graduates (e.g. MBBS) working and training across the range of medical disciplines

Objectives

CCrISP® is directed at doctors to advance the practical, theoretical and personal skills necessary for the care of the critically ill surgical patient.

The following principles are reinforced throughout the course:

Accept responsibility for patient management

Adopt a systematic approach to patient assessment

Appreciate that complications tend to cascade rapidly

Anticipate and prevent complications with simple, timely actions

Apply effective communication skills to facilitate patient care

Ask for appropriate assistance in a timely manner

AUD

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Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)

College of Surgeons' Gardens, 250-290 Spring Street

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Submission Info

Contact No.: +61 3 9249 1200

Email: college.sec@surgeons.org

Contact No.: +61 3 9249 1200

Email: college.sec@surgeons.org