Online articles, modules, presentations and videos (not all free-to-access – use your Athens etc)
EMCrit, LITFL, StEmlyn’s, Pulmccm, Resus.me and others have extensive archives that are worth searching separately for specific topics (you can use the special FOAMcc Google search on the home page).
Fantastic Youtube channel from Eric Strong – med school level and way beyond in short videos. Another good site is the Pittsburgh CCM mini-lecture series.
The best pure physiology website I have found is Deranged Physiology – an extensive and growing set of FOAM personal notes on the subject.
If looking for a good ICU literature grounding try the outstanding CriticalCareReviews, particularly the Top 100 articles.
If searching on Pubmed for significant primary research articles try limiting to top journals, English, Human, Adult etc or add your search term to this.
Great tailored guideline compendium from Portsmouth ICU.
The Royal College of Anaesthetists has a good and growing learning section, although mainly links to TOTW and CEACCP pages, but some good elearning packages too.
Exams
For exam-related learning there are also several comprehensive sets of exam notes such as Chris Anderson’s iucprimaryprep , David Tripp’s study notes, Adam Hollingworth’s notes, Jeremy Fernando’s notes, Alan McLintic’s statistics pdf, Paul Young’s mind maps, ICN’s exam resource. ICMCaseSummaries is becoming increasingly comprehensive. Also the Alberta Uni CC training site has a good set of exam-orientated cases.
Or try this custom google CC exam search that will look just at the online ICU exam notes that I’ve found.
I’m intending to format this as the UK FICM matrix and have a continuously updated set of links. But for now try these:
Basic Science
Clinical
- Trauma
- Infection and sepsis
- Cardiovascular
- Shock basics (SICS module)
- ccmtutorials shock section
- Shock (NEJM) and Pulmccm summary
- Fluid resuscitation (summary) and Pulmccm summary
- ICN game-changing evidence in Shock summary
- Hypotension module (ESICM)
- Inotropes and vasopressors – the basics from BHJM
- Inotropes – current and future (EHJ)
- Perioperative fluid management (Periop Med on PMC)
- Respiratory
- ccmtutorials respiratory section
- Respiratory failure basics (SICS module)
- Ventilation basics (SICS module)
- Mechanical ventilation ‘chapter’ (Medscape)
- Oxylog set-up simulator
- All about capnography at Capnography.com
- Capnography outside the operating room – great summary
- Open lung venilation etc (LTFL)
- PE basics (Medcram video)
- Weaning (NEJM) (summary to come)
- Community acquired pneumonia (NEJM) and Pulmccm review
- Ventilator-associated events VAP, IVAC, VAC etc explained
- ARDS pulmccm summary
- ICN game-changing evidence in respiratory matters
- Who and how to prone (Emcrit page)
- ECMO clearly explained (EDECMO) and reviewed (ARJCCM)
- Airway
- Renal
- Gastrointestinal and liver
- Neurological and sedation
- Neuroemergencies (SICS module)
- Delirium basics (SICS module)
- Sedation bascis (SICS module)
- Intracranial emergencies (Canadian critical care)
- Coma and altered consciousness module (ESICM)
- Hyperosmolar therapy for high ICP (NEJM) and pulmccm summary
- Game-changing evidence in neuro stuff (ICN)
- ICU-acquired weakness (NEJM)
- Neurological examination of critically ill patients: a pragmatic approach (NEJM)
- Traumatic intracranial hypertension
- Four score for neurological outcome prediction – chart and validation of it
- Management of the poor grade subarachnoid haemorrhage
- Obstetrics
- Metabolic, endocrine and toxicology
- Transfer, monitoring and equipment
- Radiology
- Burns
- Dying
Procedures and equipment
Ethics and capacity
Management and organisation
- Organisation and management module (ESICM)
- ICS core standards document
- Critical care leadership forum
Training
Research and evidence
General
- A General Framework for the Evaluation of Clinical Trial Quality
- Bandolier critical appraisal intro
- Learning zone for all things EBM
- Centre for EBM (Oxford) resource page
- Medscape page
Statistics
Standards
RCTs
Meta-analysis
Pharmaceuticals
Equipment
National ICU standards
Duty of candour
Physician conduct and well-being
Education theory
Educational theories you need to know, from St Emlyn’s
