Please note the course is being held during the Darwin Festival, it is very highly encouraged that you book your accommodation ASAP.

This is a two-day advanced course offered by the College of Intensive Care Medicine targeting ICU Consultants currently working in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. 

The overall objective is to advance your communication when talking to families about end-of-life care, delivering catastrophic or bad news, discussing withdrawing and withholding treatment. The course also covers communication with colleagues, including giving and receiving feedback, establishing safe workplace culture, and negotiating with teams outside of the ICU. This course is a great opportunity to meet other consultants and share experiences and skills. The course uses online learning, video examples with facilitated discussion, small and large group discussions, and simulation with facilitated debrief. 

Areas covered include: 
Breaking bad and catastrophic news, including over the telephone and videoconferencing
How to respond to anger and other strong emotional reactions
How to conduct an open disclosure conversation
Discussing resuscitation and goals of care 
Calling out poor behaviours in the workplace 
Giving and receiving feedback 
Negotiating with colleagues about treatment goals 

The simulations involve highly trained medical actors and give an opportunity for participants to try a new language and explore course content.