📚 Resources for Intensivists & Simulationists
🎓 Recommended Courses
🩺 Competencias Docentes para el entorno clínico de aprendizaje
- Diseñado por: Dr. Ismael David Piedra
- Modalidad: Autogestiva
- Organiza: AMFEM (Asociación Mexicana de Facultades y Escuelas de Medicina, A.C.)
🧬 Curso de Sepsis OPS / FEPIMCTI
- Organiza: Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) & FEPIMCTI
- Dirigido a: Profesionales de cuidados críticos y urgencias
- Modalidad: En línea, autogestivo y GRATUITO
🎓 Introducción a la Enseñanza Basada en Simulación Clínica
- Enfocado en: docencia y aprendizaje basado en simulación
- Dirigido a: profesionales de salud y educadores
- Modalidad: online
- Diseñado por: Dr Federico Ferrero
🫁 Foundations of Critical Care (Case-based)
Case-based learning for common critical conditions. Focus on best practices, practical ICU strategies, and care in resource-limited settings.
Go to course →📊 Introducción a la Epidemiología (OPS/CVSP) – 40h
Curso gratuito, autogestivo. Fundamentos de epidemiología aplicada a sistemas de salud en las Américas. Incluye evaluación final y certificado OPS al completar requisitos.
Ir al curso →❤️ Applied GDMT in Heart Failure Management
Evidence-based, practical strategies to optimize GDMT in heart failure, especially in complex patients (comorbidities, frailty, socioeconomic barriers).
Register →🧫 Sepsis Fundamentals (Sepsis Alliance)
Intro course covering early recognition, pathophysiology, initial management, and prevention. Self-paced with certificate upon completion.
Go to course →🧾 eLearning: Critical Care ICU Patient Case
Online eLearning focused on ICU patient case management. Useful for clinicians and also as case material for teaching and debriefing.
Open course →Getinge Training LMS
E-learning platform with modules on ventilation, ECMO, perfusion, and critical care. Registration required and certificate-awarding courses.
Go to Getinge Training →AREP – Critical Care (Advanced Renal Education Program)
Modules on CRRT, ICU hemodialysis, ultrafiltration, and renal support in critically ill patients. Certificate awarded.
Explore AREP →Fluid Academy – Fluid Championship
Program/challenges on fluid stewardship and optimization of fluid therapy in critical care. Certificate awarded.
Fluid Academy →📘 Ferrero, F. – El Universo Educativo es una Simulación (Book)
A reference work by Dr. Federico Ferrero — essential reading on simulation pedagogy, debriefing, and patient safety frameworks.
📱 Essential Apps for Intensivists
Epocrates
Drug reference, interactions, and guidelines. iOS/Android.
Download →MDCalc
Validated calculators: APACHE II, SOFA, GCS, vasopressor dosing, etc.
Visit site →Medscape
Comprehensive reference, news, and decision support.
Learn more →🩺 ERC Guidelines App — 2025 Challenge
European Resuscitation Council guidelines turned into a practical bedside tool. The challenge: reach thousands of professionals and citizens before the end of 2025.
📈 TruMonitor
Bedside support app (quick access for monitoring/critical care workflows).
🧠 iTEM – ROTEM Education App
Structured learning and reference app for understanding and interpreting ROTEM in routine clinical practice. Includes training modules (EXTEM, INTEM, FIBTEM, HEPTEM), key parameters (CT, A5, MCF), fast clinical pattern recognition, and mobile-optimised quick reference tools.
Download app →📊 TruMonitor – TruVent
Clinical monitoring app designed to support interpretation of advanced hemodynamic data. Useful for critical care clinicians and trainees working with complex cardiovascular monitoring.
Download app →🩸 HemoGuide
Clinical support app focused on coagulation and bleeding management. Designed as a practical guide for clinicians dealing with perioperative and critical bleeding scenarios.
Download app →CSWG App
Quick guides and bedside decision support for critical care.
ALMAS LATAM App
Resources, events, and community for medical simulation in LATAM.
iElastance
Calculate ventricular-arterial coupling and hemodynamic parameters for critical care applications.
🎮 Apps for Simulation
SimPad PLUS
Wireless control for Laerdal simulators to run high-fidelity scenarios.
Learn more →🎭 VICSIM (Australia) – Simulation Scenarios Repository
Educational repository of simulation scenarios and teaching materials (not a structured course, but very useful).
Browse scenarios →Resus Room
Interactive resuscitation simulator for emergency practice.
Try it →Full Code Pro
Code blue scenarios (ACLS/PALS) with realistic cases.
Download →HeartSim
Interactive ECG simulator for rhythm training.
Visit →Vent Trainer (Hamilton)
Hamilton Medical's mechanical ventilation training app for learning ventilator management and modes.
AED Sim
Training in defibrillation and AED use with guided scenarios.
DARTSim Remote
Remote control of scenarios and monitor for team training.
AirwayEx
Airway management simulation with progressive cases and feedback.
🎧 Recommended Podcasts
Explore global voices in critical care, ECMO, cardiology, simulation, and patient safety. Each podcast offers a unique perspective on innovation, leadership, and frontline experience.
SCCM Podcast
Official Society of Critical Care Medicine podcast. Interviews with leaders in critical care and research highlights.
Listen →NEJM AI Podcast
Insights into artificial intelligence in medicine and clinical applications by the New England Journal of Medicine.
Listen →The Resus Room
Emergency medicine and resuscitation discussions by UK clinicians. Evidence-based, engaging, and practical.
Listen →Sociedad Colombiana de Cuidados Intensivos Podcast
Episodes in Spanish featuring critical care updates, regional perspectives, and Latin American experts.
Listen →Simucast LATAM
Podcast on simulation, patient safety, and debriefing in Spanish. Hosted by leaders in simulation education.
Listen →HFSA – Heart Failure Beat
Heart Failure Society of America's podcast with leading cardiologists on latest therapies and research.
Listen →NEJM Audio Summaries
Weekly evidence-based audio summaries of the latest NEJM articles, ideal for clinicians on the move.
Listen →JournalFeed Podcast
Daily critical care and emergency medicine literature review — concise, evidence-driven, and current.
Listen →Critical Care Practitioner Podcast
Clinical interviews and practical discussions for nurses, physicians, and allied professionals in critical care.
Listen →ICU Ed & Toddcast
Australian critical care podcast mixing humor and high-level discussions of ICU and retrieval medicine.
Listen →Northwestern Simulation Podcast
Exploring educational innovation, simulation, and patient safety from Northwestern University.
Listen →Harvard Center for Medical Simulation Podcast
Conversations on leadership, teamwork, and simulation with faculty from Harvard Medical School.
Listen →ED ECMO Podcast
The original podcast on ECMO, resuscitation, and ECPR — bridging emergency medicine and cardiac care.
Listen →📺 Recommended YouTube Channels
Dr. Faten Farid - ICU Advantage
Comprehensive critical care education covering mechanical ventilation, hemodynamics, and ICU protocols. Excellent resource for intensivists and residents.
Visit Channel →Healthcare Training Experience
Medical simulation and healthcare education resources for professionals and educators.
Visit Channel →World Sepsis Day
Global initiative focused on sepsis awareness, prevention, and management education.
Visit Channel →Sociedad Argentina de Terapia Intensiva (SATI)
Leading Argentine society for critical care medicine with educational content in Spanish.
Visit Channel →ICBA Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular care and cardiac critical care from Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires.
Visit Channel →Canal INER (Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias)
Mexico's national respiratory diseases institute - pulmonary critical care and respiratory medicine.
Visit Channel →INCNet
Critical care network sharing knowledge and best practices across institutions.
Visit Channel →RENASIC Virtual
Latin American network for pediatric and neonatal intensive care education.
Visit Channel →EuroELSO
European chapter of ELSO - ECMO education, research, and clinical guidelines.
Visit Channel →Yashoda Hospitals
Multi-specialty hospital group sharing medical education and patient care insights.
Visit Channel →ICCN Network
International Critical Care Nursing Network - global nursing education and collaboration.
Visit Channel →SBCEC - Sociedade Brasileira de Circulação Extracorpórea
Brazilian society for extracorporeal circulation - perfusion and ECMO education.
Visit Channel →Rafael Herrera - ACVP
Cardiovascular perfusion education and extracorporeal life support resources.
Visit Channel →Sociedad Peruana de Cardiología
Peruvian cardiology society with lectures, conferences, and cardiovascular medicine updates.
Visit Channel →Young India Intensivist
Indian critical care perspective with practical ICU management and education for young intensivists.
Visit Channel →Texas Heart Institute
World-renowned cardiovascular center sharing cutting-edge research and cardiac care education.
Visit Channel →CTSNet - Cardiothoracic Surgery Network
Surgical videos, techniques, and education for cardiothoracic surgery professionals.
Visit Channel →Amr El Husseini
Critical care and emergency medicine education with clinical pearls and case discussions.
Visit Channel →World Institute of Critical Care & Emergency Medicine (WICCM)
Global critical care education platform with conferences, webinars, and expert lectures.
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