CRUMPET: CRoss specialty Multidisciplinary Paediatric Emergency Training
What is CRUMPET?
Crumpet is an initiative to bring together three specialties in order to enhance Paediatric life support training:
- Paediatrics
- Anaesthetics
- Emergency Medicine
Aims
- To enhance Paediatric life support skills across three specilties
- To improve multidisciplinary team working during life support situations.
Learning Objectives
1. To practise the skills learnt in Paediatric Life support courses.
2. To enhance leadership and followership skills.
3. To improve team working across specialties.
4. To examine and develop communication skills between the three specialties.
5. To participate in debriefing sessions.
2. To enhance leadership and followership skills.
3. To improve team working across specialties.
4. To examine and develop communication skills between the three specialties.
5. To participate in debriefing sessions.
Why CRUMPET?
1. Communication within and between teams is vital in life support situations.
2. Several teams are brought together in emergencies. They may not have met before.
3. Life support skills that are learned need practice and reinforcement.
4. Paediatric life support situations are not that frequent.
2. Several teams are brought together in emergencies. They may not have met before.
3. Life support skills that are learned need practice and reinforcement.
4. Paediatric life support situations are not that frequent.
What format?
The course is centered on emergency paediatric scenarios and it is run in real time using a high-fidelity simulator. This is a multidisciplinary course and it includes the following specialties - paediatrics, anaesthetics and emergency Medicine. Course Content Debrief
Course content
- Life support skills
- Paediatric emergency equipment and drugs
- Non-technical skills (team working, leadership, communication, task management, and decision making).
Debrief
This allows for the exploration of both individual and team performance and it is done in a positive and encouraging manner. All candidates and faculty are encouraged to participate in feedback and reflection.
Course duration
The course starts at 1.20pm and will last for 3 hours. Refreshments will be provided.
Venue
The Bardhan Simulation Suite, in the Post Graduate Medical Education Centre (how to find us)
Course co-ordinator
Zoe Woodhead (zoe.woodhead@nhs.net)
Specialty Leads
Paediatrics: Dr Sanjay Suri, Consultant Paediatrician
Anaesthetics: Dr Amar Joshi, Consultant Anaesthetist and Dr Anil Hormis, Consultant Anaesthetist
Emergency Medicine: Dr Daniel Stephenson, Consultant in Emergency Medicine (Course Director).
Anaesthetics: Dr Amar Joshi, Consultant Anaesthetist and Dr Anil Hormis, Consultant Anaesthetist
Emergency Medicine: Dr Daniel Stephenson, Consultant in Emergency Medicine (Course Director).
