Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (Amrita Hospital), based in Faridabad, Delhi, India is recognised as one of the premier tertiary healthcare institutions in South Asia that is currently offering Fellowship programs in various specialities.
Pediatric critical care has rapidly advanced in the last 2 decades and has created its identity as a distinct pediatric subspeciality in India and elsewhere in the world. PICUs are essential components of all hospitals dealing with pediatric patients, both in public and private sector. This has created an increasing demand for trained Pediatric intensivists. Pediatric critical care is an ever- dynamic field with advances in methods of monitoring and treatment, which have helped to improve patient survival over the years. It is imperative for candidates to be trained at well-equipped centres with facilities available for imparting high standards of knowledge and hands on experience.
Department
+91 484 4008131
Pediatric Pulmonology and Critical Care
Duration
1 year- PG Diploma in PICU,2 years- PG fellowship in PICU
No. of Seats Available
2 per year
Eligibility
M.D(PEDIATRICS) / DNB(PAEDIATRICS) / D.Ch (PEDIATRICS)
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To understand the pathophysiology of critical illness causing organ dysfunction in children, train the fellows in using clinical signs, point of care ultrasound assessment and investigation reports to plan and execute the management of organ dysfunction in children, to train the fellows to safely perform intubation , insertion of invasive lines and other critical care procedures in ICU , to learn the principles and practice of mechanical ventilation and extra corporeal organ support, orientation in critically analyzing and performing research in Paediatric critical care.
Physiological aspects of organ dysfunction and support
Respiratory system
Neurocritical care
Critical care nephrology
Liver support
Care of a child in PICU
Nutrition
Monitoring in critical care
Endocrine
Miscellaneous
Pediatric critical care has rapidly advanced in the last 2 decades and has created its identity as a distinct pediatric subspeciality in India and elsewhere in the world. PICUs are essential components of all hospitals dealing with pediatric patients, both in public and private sector. This has created an increasing demand for trained Pediatric intensivists. Pediatric critical care is an ever- dynamic field with advances in methods of monitoring and treatment, which have helped to improve patient survival over the years. It is imperative for candidates to be trained at well-equipped centres with facilities available for imparting high standards of knowledge and hands on experience. The PICU at Amrita institute, Faridabad is best poised to provide high quality training in this field. This will be beneficial to increase the number of trained pediatric intensivists in the region with the goal of eventually improving care of critically ill children in the region and country.
There are many hospitals in private and public sector in India which have recognized the need for PICUs and are starting new PICUs. This has led to a high demand for Pediatric intensivists in different parts of the country. An outgoing student has the option of joining any of the newly developing PICUs in the country or continuing further specialized training in Australia, UK or Canada. In fact pediatric critical care is further evolving to highly specialized areas of expertise – including transplant PICU, nephron PICU, cardiac PICU to name a few. The course will be beneficial to lay a strong foundation for those who wish to further specialize in any of these areas. The course will also benefit pediatricians who wish to improve their critical care skills, which will be an helpful to them when they work in any hospital.
Domains in Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine curriculum
Transplantation
Interested candidates may contact below mentioned phone numbers / email IDs:
Phone: +91 484 4008131
Phone: +91 484 2801234
Phone: +91 484 4341234
international@amrita.edu
acipkochi@aims.amrita.edu
paediatricpulmo@aims.amrita.edu
sajithkesavan@aims.amrita.edu