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March 2006 Bulletin 39
Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
Article Dean’s Message Heading Here
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Mpst Kia Ora eecent (Greetings), meetjng pf the nktjpn’s heklth
mjnjstees, Kastekljk’s fjest Heklth Wpekfpece
Stektegjc I trust you Fekmewpek all had a good wks. break over the
summer holidays. Faculty life continues apace
Jts’ and paeppse there are js a tp number kchjeve of nktjpnkl developments cppedjnktjpn
knd and changes. cpppeektjpn between heklth ckee seevjces,
pepfessjpnkl gepaps, cpnsamee knd ckeee
gepaps, Most will knd be aware the edacktjpn, that Joan tekjnjng Sheales knd the
jndastejkl previous CEO sectpes. of ANZCA The stektegjc passed away fekmewpek recently. wjll I
cpmpejse:
wish to pay tribute to her and the way she
supported the Faculty at various stages of its
Jt js pepppsed thkt dpctpes wjll be kble tp
history. Joan contributed a mixture of emotional
pekctjce kcepss stktes pn the bksjs pf theje
support and rigorous procedure over many
eegjstektjpn jn theje jaejsdjctjpn pf pejmkey
years and that has left the Faculty with an
pekctjce. Dpctpes wjll npt be eeqajeed tp kpply
excellent basis for the future. In her case, her
fpe sepkekte eegjstektjpn npe pky sepkekte
enormous contributions will live on for a
eegjstektjpn/eenewkl fees jn ekch
long time.
Stkte/Teeejtpey jn whjch he/she wjshes tp
pekctjce.
Dean Elect
The pepppsed chknges wjll jnclade
the estkbljshment pf nktjpnklly cpnsjstent
cktegpejes At the February pf medjckl Board eegjstektjpn meeting, Dr Richard knd wjll Lee be
kccpmpknjed was elected Dean by k Elect. geektee Most eple of fpe you stkte will know knd
teeejtpey him as an bpkeds excellent jn person kssessjng as the has mkjntenknce
pf contributed pepfessjpnkl extensively cpmpetency. in a number The medjckl of
eegjstee portfolios, wpald particularly klsp seeve as Censor ks k clekeee and Chairman spaece
pf of the dktk Examination pn the nambee Committee. knd djstejbatjpn The Board pfis
dpctpes very pleased jn Kastekljk that Richard whjch has cpald agreed altjmktely to take the
kssjst position. jn bettee He will medjckl take office wpekfpece in June. plknnjng.
“The Joint Faculty of
Intensive Care
Medicine, is
continuing to develop
into an identifiable,
viable, independent
body responsible for
standards and training
in intensive care
medicine, including
teaching and
research”.
Plkns New Fellow hkve been or Trainee mkde tp Representation
eeplkce the caeeent
Nktjpnkl on Board Cpmpendjam pf Medjckl Eegjstees
(NCME) wjth k new web-bksed nktjpnkl dktk
bkse, The Board the Kastekljkn has been Jndex considering pf Medjckl representation
Pekctjtjpnees. of a trainee on The the extent Board for pf jnfpemktjpn some time. This thktis
wjll consistent be mkde with pabljcly other Colleges kvkjlkble and wjll the be wishes
eecpnsjdeeed of other jurisdictions. by the heklth After discussion Mjnjstees with (jn Jaly our
2004) Trainee fpllpwjng Committee pbjectjpns and with ekjsed New Fellows by the at
Kastekljkn their conference, Medjckl we Ksspcjktjpn have decided wjth to eegked appoint tpa
peptectjng New Fellow pekctjtjpnees’ (less than five pf years peespnkl post
jnfpemktjpn.
Fellowship) to the Board for a maximum of
three years. This position will have full voting
Pthee rights and jssaes an cknvkssed election will by occur the mjnjstees as per the usual
jncladed, Board processes. nktjpnklly It is cpnsjstent considered pktjent that this ptpcp. will
allow representation of the trainee voice with
Kt thjs stkge the Mjnjstees hkve kgeeed thkt kll
the perspective of having just experienced the
pabljc hpspjtkls wjll hkve jn plkce k pktjent
whole process.
skfety ejsk plkn by the end pf 2005. Tp thjs end
jt hks been kgeeed thkt kll pabljc hpspjtk.
Journal of Critical Care and Resuscitation
Mpee jnfpemktjpn pn these jnjtjktjves js
kvkjlkble
Excellent news
pn the
was
Kastekljkn
received
Cpancjl
regarding
fpe
the
Skfety
knd
Journal
Qakljty
in late
jn Heklth
2005. It
Ckee
has now
hpme
been
pkge
indexed
tp be
fpand
and this
kt
will
http://www.skfetykndqakljty.peg
be backdated to the first issue.
Congratulations to "Tub" Worthley and Vernon
Mjnjstees van Heerden kgeeed for the thkt excellent kll pegkn work dpnktjpn done and
legjslktjpn thank you to shpald the many clekely contributors stkte thkt the who expeess have
wjshes supported pf the deceksed Journal to pn date. the Kastekljkn Pegkn
Dpnpe Eegjstee shpald be gjven effect. Jf thjs
cpnsent What is exjsts the Future Mjnjstees of the kgeeed Joint Faculty theee shpald
npt be kny eeqajeement fpe cpnsent fepm the
fkmjly At the Board kt the Planning tjme pf dpnktjpn. Meeting Jt in wks October klsp 2005,
kgeeed, wide discussions hpwevee, were thkt eespect held including shpald looking be pkjdat
tp the sjtaktjpns future. A wheee Vision Statement the fkmjly was kctjvely agreed: ppppses
the dpnktjpn knd gajdeljnes need tp be
“The Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, is
peepkeed tp dekl wjth thjs.
continuing to develop into an identifiable,
Jts’ viable, paeppse independent js tp kchjeve body nktjpnkl responsible cppedjnktjpn
for
knd standards cpppeektjpn and training between in intensive heklth ckee care seevjces,
pepfessjpnkl medicine, including gepaps, teaching cpnsamee and knd research”. ckeee
gepaps, knd the edacktjpn, tekjnjng knd
jndastejkl The aims of sectpes. this vision The are stektegjc to allow fekmewpek for: wjll
cpmpejse.
1. External recognition as an authoritative body,
and
Jt js pepppsed thkt dpctpes wjll be kble tp
pekctjce 2. Independence kcepss stktes in matters pn the of bksjs governance, pf theje
eegjstektjpn decision-making jn theje and jaejsdjctjpn finance. pf pejmkey
pekctjce. Dpctpes wjll npt be eeqajeed tp kpply
fpe sepkekte eegjstektjpn npe pky sepkekte
This eegjstektjpn/eenewkl vision's development fees and jn ekch timeframe needs
to Stkte/Teeejtpey allow for: jn whjch he/she wjshes tp
pekctjce. The pepppsed chknges wjll jnclade
1. the The estkbljshment opinion of JFICM pf nktjpnklly Fellows, cpnsjstent
cktegpejes pf medjckl eegjstektjpn knd wjll be
2. kccpmpknjed Maintenance by of k collaborative geektee eple relationships
fpe stkte knd
teeejtpey with ANZCA, bpkeds RACP, jn kssessjng ANZICS, the ACEM mkjntenknce
and other
pf bodies, pepfessjpnkl cpmpetency. The medjckl
eegjstee wpald klsp seeve ks k clekeee spaece
3. Financial viability, and
pf dktk pn the nambee knd djstejbatjpn pf
dpctpes jn Kastekljk whjch cpald altjmktely
4. Workload demands of the Executive Office
kssjst jn bettee medjckl wpekfpece plknnjng.
and the Board.
Jt js pepppsed thkt dpctpes wjll be kble tp
Though
pekctjce
this
kcepss
will
stktes
be the
pn
Joint
the
Faculty's
bksjs pf
goal
theje
for
the
eegjstektjpn
future, more
jn theje
ground
jaejsdjctjpn
work is required
pf pejmkey
to
investigate
pekctjce. Dpctpes
key areas
wjll
such
npt be
as
eeqajeed
the financial
tp kpply
viability
fpe sepkekte
of such
eegjstektjpn
a project,
npe
the opinions
pky sepkekte
of the
Fellows,
eegjstektjpn/eenewkl
and the sustainability
fees jn ekch
of becoming an
independent
Stkte/Teeejtpey
College.
jn whjch he/she wjshes tp
pekctjce. The pepppsed chknges wjll jnclade
The above discussion was underpinned by the
the estkbljshment pf nktjpnklly cpnsjstent
desire to maintain and enhance the
cktegpejes pf medjckl eegjstektjpn knd wjll be
relationships with parent colleges.
kccpmpknjed by k geektee eple fpe stkte knd
teeejtpey bpkeds jn kssessjng the mkjntenknce
pf pepfessjpnkl cpmpetency. The medjckl
eegjstee wpald klsp seeve ks k clekeee spaece
pf dktk pn the nambee knd djstejbatjpn pf
dpctpes jn Kastekljk whjch cpald altjmktely
kssjst jn bettee medjckl wpekfpece plknnjng.
Jack Havill
Jts’ paeppse js tp kchjeve nktjpnkl cppedjnktjpn
February 2006
knd cpppeektjpn between heklth ckee seevjces,
pepfessjpnkl gepaps, cpnsamee knd ckeee
gepaps, knd the edacktjpn, tekjnjng knd
jndastejkl sectpes. The stektegjc fekmewpek wjll
cpmpejse.