Green Service Fellow Role Senior fellows (2nd and 3rd year) assigned to green service will expected to function in a junior attending capacity. They will run rounds with the APPs at 930am. Senior staff will observe and provide input and advice as needed when there are any questions. First year fellows assigned to green […]
Category: Fellowship
Airway Management Curriculum
Curriculum Rotation Objectives and Educational Purposes: The ability to place a secure airway in myriad clinical situations is a necessary skill of critical care physicians and is an ACGME requirement of fellowship training. Airway management in the ICU can be complicated due to many factors, and the incidence of failed airways in the ICU is […]
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program
BACKGROUND The Critical Care Medicine fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital is a two-year program designed to be in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the ACGME and ABIM to guarantee individuals completing the program will be eligible for board certification in critical care medicine and competent to independently practice within the specialty of critical […]
Outpatient Curriculum – COPD
You have a 58 yo male patient who is evaluated because of worsening dyspnea, chronic productive cough, and increasing sputum production. He has a 30 pack-year smoking history. Spirometry shows a FEV1/FVC ratio <0.7. FEV1 is 60% of predicted. He enjoys daily walks with his neighbors, but has to walk slower than others because of […]
First Post on Outpatient Curriculum – Asthma
For the first clinic discussion of the week, the topic is asthma. I have a clinical scenario for you: Your 23-year-old female patient is evaluated because of a 4-week history of cough, wheezing, and chest tightness. She reports daytime symptoms more than twice weekly, but not daily; she has had nighttime symptoms 3-4 times during […]
Coming Soon
As an FYI, we will be posting the weekly outpatient discussion topics as part of the outpatient curriculum. Look here, for the weekly updates, including links to the pertinent articles to be read prior to the discussions.
MICU Intubation Guidelines for MICU Fellows – August 2014
The following guidelines apply if staff cannot be present at the bedside to supervise (nights, weekends) the intubation. If you have not completed your anesthesia rotation, anesthesia should be called for all intubations. If you have completed a minimum of 15 intubations (supervised in OR or in MICU) call the overnight intensivist with the information […]