Trainees should spend 1/4th of training time in Intensive Care and 3/4th of training time in anaesthesia including theatres/endoscopy/interventional radiology and pre anaesthetic assessment clinic.
Theoretical Syllabus:
Anatomy of the liver
Physiology and Pharmacology of liver and liver disease
Pathophysiology of cirrhosis & its complications, portal hypertension, post-hepatectomy liver failure and acute liver failure
Clinical sciences & Anaesthesia as relevant to liver disease, portal hypertension, liver failure
Intensive care management following liver surgery, interventional procedures and trauma involving liver
Clinical Duties:
Clinical duties and responsibilities as fellow should include emergency call duty.
Didactic sessions/seminars/attending CMEs/workshops – Should attend and participate in atleast 10 such sessions per year.
In house teaching – 4 teaching sessions per week which can be in the form of seminars/ bedside /OT teaching by consultants.
Attendance at pre transplant listing meeting- numbers – 50 per year.
Acceptable Operation theatre exposure – at least 50 recipient surgeries in a year.
Log book.
Research:
Clinical research to be initiated during the fellowship period.
Scientific publication in indexed journal – should have submitted or in the process of submitting during the exit exam – to be verified by the assigned guide or course director - can be either case report or clinical investigation or a review article.
Paper or poster presentation at national/international scientific meetings – at least 1 during the study period.