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	COMPASS
	COMPASS is the training course for healthcare professionals involved in the National Early Warning Score programme. The ViEWS score is calculated from a patient's vital signs, triggering an escalating series of interventions. The course is intended to teach healthcare staff how to anticipate, recognise and prevent critical illness at an early stage, thereby preventing unnecessary cardiac arrest and improving the quality of care for those patients who may subsequently require admission to a critical care facility. The COMPASS course explains the rationale for the ViEWS score, how to calculate it and how to acts on a rising score. COMPASS or COMPASS+? View the comparison chart here (pdf).
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COURSE DETAILS

TARGET AUDIENCE It is intended for participants who provide healthcare to patients in a wide variety of settings. COMPASS is most valuable for ward-level medical and nursing professionals. These healthcare professionals may include (but are not limited to) Resident Medical Officers, Interns, Clinical Nurse Managers and Nurses.
TIME FRAME This 4-hour course is divided into group discussions followed by practical demonstration and roleplay scenarios. PRE-COURSE MATERIALS CD-ROM Tutorial MCQ PHYSICIAN & NURSE LED GROUP DISCUSSIONS The anatomy and physiology of shock The ViEWS score Calculating the ViEWS score ViEWS example case Troubleshooting Practical scenario x 4	PHYSICIAN NURSE LED ROLEPLAY SCENARIOS Practical scenarios involve students working together in teams of four, managing simple cases discussed during the group discussions using simulation manikins and real equipment (including airway and oxygen delivery devices, IV access and fluid therapy and an assortment of monitoring devices). Cases are presented to the students using realistic hospital charts including case notes, admission details, vital signs and drug prescription charts. Students are encouraged to approch the case systematically as a team and to call for expert help when appropriate.
	CRITERIA FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION There is no formal assessment on the COMPASS course. Students must attend the full course and actively participate in the group discussions and roleplay scenarios.
INSTRUCTORS Our Instructors come from an Irish healthcare setting and all remain in day-to-day clinical practice. They are regarded as experts in their field and have a proven ability to teach. They work in areas such as ICU, CCU, A&E and healthcare education and are highly experienced in COMPASS and other emergency courses such as ACLS and PALS.
CERTIFICATION Participants who complete the course,will receive a course completion certificate issude by Code Blue. The COMPASS course has been granted Post-Registration Category 1 approval by An Bord Altranais.	INSTRUCTOR RATIO Participant-Instructor ratio 4:1
COURSE VENUE The course is normally hosted on-site, at the students' hospital. One or two large classrooms will generally suffice; however, a Code Blue representative will carry out a free site visit to ensure the venue is suitable before booking the course. If the course cannot be hosted by the students' hospital, Code Blue can provide a venue in Dublin, Cork or Galway (including catering) at an additional cost.	COURSE EQUIPMENT Code Blue own and supply all our own training equipment. We provide the most comprehensive range of equipment available to simulate and support the realistic hospital-based scenarios we present during roleplay, including: Multimedia presentation equipment (projector, screen laptop) Sample scenarios (official COMPASS scenarios transcribed onto your own hospital's observation sheets and charts) Advanced simulation manikins Airway & Oxygen therapy devices, IV access & fluid therapy devices, monitoring equipment
PRE-COURSE STUDY PACKS AND MANUALS The following materials are delivered to the candidate's work address by registered courier. An Official COMPASS Provider textbook A COMPASS Tutorial CD-ROM A course programme

FEATURES LIST

Presentation / Discussion:			Roleplay and practical scenarios involving:
Physiology of shock			Teamwork in emergencies
ViEWS score calculation			Assessment of ViEWS score
Troubleshooting the ViEWS score			Communicating the ViEWS score to expert help
CD-ROM shock physiology tutorial			COMPASS Manual
			Completion certificate

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