b'ContentsForeword1Introduction3Scope of Practice in Ireland3Aims of the Curriculum3Key Sections of the Curriculum4Curriculum Diagram5Design of the Curriculum6Electronic Portfolio (e-Portfolio):7Part A: Overview and Regulations Training8Section One: The Eight Domains of Good Professional Practice9 Medical Councils Eight Domains of Good Professional Practice10Section Two: Training Regulations15Governance16Requirements for Trainees16Guidelines for Tutors30Guidelines for Hospital Accreditation32Part B: Clinical Components33Guide to the Clinical Components of the Curriculum34Format of the Curriculum:34Section Three: Core Competency Units37Peri-operative Management38Airway Management43General Anaesthesia for ASA I-II Patients for Low-risk Surgical Procedures46Regional Anaesthesia (i)Neuraxial and Foundation Peripheral Nerve Blockade49Anaesthesia for Ambulatory Surgery52Anaesthesia for Orthopaedic Surgery54Trauma Management56Transfer of the Critically Unwell Patient59Section Four: Modular Units63Anaesthesia for General, Urological and Gynaecological Surgery64Anaesthesia for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, including Burns66Anaesthesia Outside of the Operating Theatre, including conscious sedation68Regional Anaesthesia (ii) - Peripheral Nerve Blockade71Anaesthesia for Ophthalmic Surgery74Anaesthesia for Otolaryngology, Oral and Maxillofacial, Head and Neck Surgery76Anaesthesia for Vascular Surgery79Anaesthesia for Neurosurgery and Neuroradiology81Anaesthesia for Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery84Section Five: Specialty Modular Units89Anaesthesia and Analgesia for Obstetric Care90Anaesthesia for Paediatric Surgery94Intensive Care Medicine98Pain Medicine103Appendices107Appendix 1: Safety and Quality of Care for Patient and Trainee108Appendix 2: Summary of Minimum Criteria for Competence122Appendix 3: Workplace Based Assessments136Appendix 4: Hospital Accreditation139Appendix 5: Examination Syllabus143Appendix 6: Courses144Appendix 7: CAI Competency Framework Hub147Glossary of Terms1492 Curriculum for the National Specialist Anaesthesiology Training Programme'