July 4, 2017

GERALDINE GARRIDO PON, MD FPCP FPCC

Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Maria Reyna Xavier University Hospital

Dear Dr. Garrido Pon:

Greetings! The Department of Medicine Section of Adult Critical Care will be conducting its sixth
BASIC ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT IN INTENSIVE CARE (BASIC) Course on August 9 11,
2017 at the Center for Advanced Surgical Simulation and Training Innovation (CASSTI) of The
Medical City. The course aims to help clinicians develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to
recognize and manage critically ill patients. BASIC is supported globally by The Chinese University of
Hong Kong Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. Topics for the BASIC course would
include hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, shock, neurologic emergencies, and
nutritional support, among others.

We would like to invite you and your colleagues to join the BASIC Course. This is open to all
physicians (general physicians, specialists and subspecialists, consultants, residents and fellows in
training). We will be accepting a total of fifty (50) participants for the course. Registration fee is Five
Thousand Pesos (Php 5,000). Registration for the BASIC course will be until July 21, 2017.

For inquiries and registration, you can contact the Department of Medicine (9881000, local 6287; look
for Ms. Mona Paterno or Ms. Ely Lopez) or send an email at basic.icu.course.philippines@gmail.com

Thank you very much! We are looking forward to seeing you there. God bless!

Respectfully yours,

GERARDO M. BRIONES, JR. MD, FPCP

Overall Chair, Basic Assessment and Support in Intensive Care
Consultant, Department of Medicine Section of Adult Critical Care
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COURSE FACULTY (as of May 2017)
Gerardo M. Briones, Jr. MD (Course Director)
- Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- Consultant and Staff Intensivist, The Medical City

Jose Emmanuel Palo, MD

- Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- Medical Director, Intensive Care Unit, The Medical City
- Head, Department of Medicine - Section of Adult Critical Care, The Medical City

Jude Erric Cinco, MD

- Internal Medicine Cardiology Critical Care Medicine
- Training Officer, Department of Medicine Section of Adult Critical Care, The Medical City
- Consultant and Staff Intensivist, The Medical City

Luis Martin Habana, MD

- Internal Medicine Cardiology Critical Care Medicine
- Consultant, Section of Cardiology and Section of Adult Critical Care, The Medical City

Raymundo Resurrecion, MD
- Surgery Critical Care Medicine
- Consultant, Department of Surgery and Section of Adult Critical Care, The Medical City
- Medical Director, Nutrition Management Service, The Medical City

Marian Vita Nova Sodusta, MD

- Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- Consultant and Staff Intensivist, The Medical City

Aaron Mark Hernandez, MD

- Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- Consultant, Department of Medicine Section of Adult Critical Care, The Medical City

Emily Aventura, MD
- Internal Medicine Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
- Consultant, Department of Medicine Section of Adult Critical Care and Section of Pulmonary
Medicine, The Medical City

Joanne Robles, MD
- Internal Medicine Neurology Critical Care Medicine
- Consultant, Department of Medicine Section of Adult Critical Care and Department of Neurology, The
Medical City

Emily Nery, MD
- Anesthesiology
- Consultant, Department of Anesthesiology, The Medical City
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COURSE SCHEDULE
Day 1 August 9, 2017 (Wednesday)
TIME TOPIC
07:4508:00 am Registration
08:0008:30 am Invocation
Overview of Course
LECTURES
08:3008:50 am Assessment of the seriously ill patient
08:5009:20 am Airway management
09:2009:50 am Mechanical ventilation basics
09:5010:20 am Coffee Break
10:2010:50 am Mechanical ventilation modes
10:5011:25 am Mechanical ventilation settings
11:2512:00 pm Mechanical ventilation troubleshooting
12:0001:00 pm Lunch
SKILLS STATIONS
01:0005:00pm Assessment of the seriously ill patient , Mechanical ventilation, Airway Management, Arterial
blood gas
Day 2 August 10, 2017 (Thursday)
TIME TOPIC
08:0008:30 am Registration
LECTURES
08:2008:50 am Transport of the critically ill
08:5009:30 am Non-invasive ventilation
09:3010:00 am Severe trauma
10:0010:30 am Coffee Break
10:3011:00 am Basic haemodynamic monitoring
11:0011:30 am Shock
11:3012:00 pm Neurological emergencies
12:0001:00 pm Lunch
SKILLS STATIONS
01:0005:00 pm Mechanical ventilation , Severe Trauma, Metabolic and electrolyte imbalance, Transport of the
Critically Ill, Non-invasive ventilation
Day 3 August 11, 2017 (Friday)
TIME TOPIC
08:0008:30 am Registration
LECTURES
08:2008:50 am Sepsis and septic shock;
08:5009:20 am Arrhythmia; CPR
09:2009:40 am Acute kidney injury
09:4010:20 am Sedation, nutrition, DVT and stress ulceration
10:2011:00 am Coffee Break
11:0012:00 nn MCQ /Written Examination
12:00 nn Awarding of Certificates of Attendance; Closing Remarks

* As of June 21, 2017.

* Course schedule is subject to change