Training activity information
Details
Select and present a patient pathway to a multidisciplinary team/colleagues for a patient you have seen from one of the conditions:
- Hypoxic brain injury
- Status epilepticus
- Altered mental state of unexplained cause
- Subarachnoid haemorrhage
- Encephalitis
- Traumatic brain injury
Type
Developmental training activity (DTA)
Evidence requirements
Evidence the activity has been undertaken by the trainee​.
Reflection on the activity at one or more time points after the event including learning from the activity and/or areas of the trainees practice for development.
An action plan to implement learning and/or to address skills or knowledge gaps identified.
Considerations
- Patient management
- Further testing
- Pathophysiology
- Treatment options
- Differential diagnoses
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Decision making
- Communication skills
- Scope of practice
- Evidence based practice
- Confidentiality and information governance
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 4 |
Outcome
Demonstrate effective and compassionate communication skills with all stakeholders including patients and the multidisciplinary team. |
| # 6 |
Outcome
Appraise the evidence base for EEG use in critically ill patients. |