IMT Stage 1

Target Audience: IMT Stage 1 Trainees
UHCW Trained Nurses from Acute Medicine 

Course Lead:   Dr Narasimha Murthy Consultant Physician/ IMT Lead

Course Organisers:
Deena Lavithi – Simulation Practitioner
Christine Walker - Simulation Practitioner
Debra Hewitt – Simulation Administrator/Course Organiser
Jane Shortt – Simulation Administrator/Course Organiser

Course Overview: 
A High-Fidelity Simulation Course which focuses on the acutely ill and deteriorating medical patient. IMT Trainees will be given the opportunity to practice their clinical decision making skills and management options in acutely ill patient situations. This course is designed to help build candidates confidence and competence in a safe learning environment. All simulated scenarios are curriculum mapped to the IMT Stage 1 Training Programme.

Course Objectives:   

  • Improve confidence and competence in managing acute medical illness and emergencies.
  • Opportunity to practice management of stressful medical situations in a psychologically safe and non-judgemental learning environment.
  • Build team management skills and task management within a team.
  • Further develop and identify the non-technical skills which influence stressful situations in practice (leadership, clinical decision making, team management, situational awareness)
  • Reflect on practice in post scenario debrief and consider strategies to help support candidates in clinical practice.
  • Contact Details:
    Deena.lavithi@uhcw.nhs.uk / Christine.walker@uhcw.nhs.uk / Debra.hewitt@uhcw.nhs.uk / Jane.shortt@uhcw.nhs.uk

    Course Date:

    Time:

    06/02/2025

    08:15 – 12:15

    06/02/2025

    13:15 – 17:15

    13/02/2025

    08:15 – 12:15