The upcoming courses for ALERT:
The ALERT course incorporates interactive seminars, practical demonstrations and role play clinical scenarios during which the candidates are encouraged to reflect on their actions and to consider; What would I do next? An ALERT course manual for pre-course reading, is provided to all attendees.
Originally developed in 1999 by Professor Gary Smith, and colleagues at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, ALERT is a multi-professional course to train staff in recognising patient deterioration and act appropriately in treating the acutely unwell. The course is usually delivered as a one-day interactive seminar built around practical patient-based scenarios. The day is supported by a comprehensive reference manual and slide presentation.
ALERT uses a structured and prioritised system of patient assessment and management to enable a pre-emptive approach to critical illness. It instructs staff in the recognition of impending clinical deterioration, the management of disordered physiology and other aspects of the delivery of acute care.
ALERT has now run successfully since the beginning of 2000 and has been delivered in over 100 centres in the UK and overseas. The course is :
It is expected that the introduction of the ALERT course will result in specific benefits to patients, their relatives and hospital staff, such as:
For information on upcoming ALERT courses please contact Ann Bloomfield ab2340@medschl.cam.ac.uk (01223 256229)
Taken from course description 12-Nov-14