Journal of critical care
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2019
Structural features shared by ICUs belonging to research networks an international survey. "Critical care research network survey".
Major acute care research is conducted within critical care research networks (CCRN). Our aims were to describe CCRN and participating ICUs. ⋯ Despite different organizations, CCRN share similar ventures including the value of improving quality of critical care delivery. Participating ICUs share several structural and managerial patterns. These observations enlighten the importance of CCRN to enhance quality of critical care delivery.
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Journal of critical care · Dec 2019
Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) for postgraduate competency based intensive care medicine training in the Netherlands: The next step towards excellence in intensive care medicine training.
The Competency Based Training in Intensive Care Education (CoBaTrICE) programme developed common standards of ICM training by describing competencies of an intensivist. Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) of Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) (EPAsICM) are presented as a new workplace-based assessment tool in competency-based training of intensivists. EPAs are activities to be entrusted to a trainee once he (or she) has attained competence. EPAs emphasise the role of trust between trainees and supervisors. EPAs bridge the gap between competencies and competence. ⋯ EPAsICM is an assessment tool that formalises entrustment decisions and can be a valuable addition in international ICM training.