The 2nd Annual Pediatric Critical Care Provider Course will be held at the University College Hospital, Ibadan Nigeria from June 25th-29th , 2018. The course consist of didactic lectures and simulated case scenarios complemented with practical skills acquisition drills.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course each participant will be able to:

• Assess a critically ill child with cardiac , respiratory, neurologic or multi-organ dysfunction and formulate a treatment plan
• Function as a member or leader of a multi-disciplinary pediatric critical care provider team while demonstrating situational leadership skills
• Understand need for prioritization of treatment plans, judicious use of ancillary laboratory and radiological investigations

Course Contents

• How to assess a critically ill child
• Dehydration, fluid, electrolytes and acid-base disorders
• Blood gas analysis
• Respiratory failure & principle of mechanical ventilation
• Cardiovascular failure & management of pediatric shock
• Acute kidney injury(AKI) in critical illness
• Pediatric traumatic head injury and management of intracranial hypertension in children
• Pediatric sedation & pain management
• Hematology-oncology emergencies in the critically ill child
• Pediatric resuscitation