Mater Basic Assessment and Support in Intensive care (BASIC)

About
BASIC is a course designed to teach some aspects of acute assessment and treating critically ill patients. It includes modules on ventilation, ABG interpretation, shock management and resuscitation.

Audience: This course is for junior doctors and nurses who have completed or are planning to complete a critical care rotation in ICU. The course applies for doctors from emergency medicine, anaesthetics or surgery on a rotation in the ICU.

The course is held at the Simulation Centre at the Mater Hospital in Brisbane.

Course Format

• Course textbook, mailed to participants prior to the course
• Pre-course MCQ-based formative assessment
• Two-day course consisting of lectures, skill stations and tutorials taught by Intensive Care specialists, with an emphasis on a practical approach to management of critically ill patients
• Post-course MCQ test completed on the afternoon of the second day
• The course is fully catered for the two-days with costs included in the booking price.

Date
Wednesday 21 2026 8:00 AM - Thursday 22 October 2026 5:00
Location
Mater Hospital Brisbane
Level 4, Duncombe Building, 30 Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane QLD 4101