I am a Physician Intensivist training in Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine.
Passionate about Medical Education and modern take on Bedside medicine using Point of Care Ultrasound.
Developing skills in Digital Health.
Experience
Intensive Care Medicine & Respiratory Medicine
Health Education England (North West)
Merseyside, UK
August 2022 – Present
Internal Medicine Training Stage 1
Health Education England (North West)
2019 – 2022
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
University Hospital Brno
St Anne’s University Hospital in Brno
Qualifications
Doctor of Medicine
Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
2011 – 2017
MRCP(UK)
Membership of Royal Colleges of Physicians
ECFMG Certificate
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
USMLE Step 1, Step 2 CK, Step 2 CS, Step 3
Leadership
Associate Royal College of Physicians Tutor
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
October 2021 – July 2022
Member of Work Group for Simulation in Medical Education
Department of Simulation Medicine
Faculty of Medicine at Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
2017 – 2022
MUDr Talks, Sceptical Medic, NHS Leadership Academy Award in Healthcare Leadership Foundations (Edward Jenner Programme), IFMSA Local Project Coordinator
Teaching
Core Skills Teacher
School of Medicine, University of Liverpool
September 2022 – February 2023
Honorary Associate Clinical Teacher
School of Medicine, University of Liverpool
September 2021 – October 2022
Methodologist
Department of Simulation Medicine
Faculty of Medicine at Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
2017 – 2022
RCP Educator Accreditation
Royal College of Physicians
Peer Teacher, Feedback Orientated Observed Teaching (The FOOT Scheme)
Co-Founder of Propedeutika v praxi [Clinical Skills in Practice]
Clinical Skills
Level 4 Advanced / Level 3 Expert Operator Thoracic Ultrasound
British Thoracic Society Training Standards
Focused Ultrasound in Intensive Care (FUSIC) Lung
Intensive Care Society
Ill Medical Patients’ Acute Care & Treatment (IMPACT)
Advanced Life Support, Resuscitation Council (UK)
Publications & Presentations
Pazdernik, M., Vataha, T. and Wilsdorf, V., (2022). Medication [online]. PragueICU. Available from: https://www.pragueicu.com/education/medication
Vataha, T. (2021). Evidence based medicine skills of junior doctors after an online journal club: a prospective cohort study [Poster]. RCP Regional poster competition 2021 – Mersey, 5 October, Merseyside.
Vataha, T. (2021). The Cardiovascular Examination. [Presentation]. UIMS Essential Examinations Series, 17 June, Czech Republic.
Vataha, T. (2021). Being a Sceptical Medic: Improving Critical Appraisal Skills Through an Online Based Journal Club. [Poster]. EBMA 2020: The Virtual Conference, 9 March, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Vataha, T. (2018). [SBL and PBL protocols]. [Oral presentation]. SIMU Expert Team Meeting, 13 September, University Campus Bohunice.
Libra et al. (2019). Propedeutika v praxi. [Poster]. MEFANET 2019 conference, 27-28 November, Mendel Museum of Masaryk University.
Research
Honorary Clinical Fellow
COVID-19 Vaccine Study COV002
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
May 2020 – October 2020
- Winner 2022: The COVID-19 Research and Innovation Award
Pandemic Response of LSTM Plus
North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards 2022 - Finalist 2022: Research Collaboration of the Year
LSTM PLUS Primary Care, Liverpool, St Helens, Wirral and Chester Hospitals, NIHR LCRN Industry – United to Support Respiratory Infection Research
North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards 2022
Quality Improvement
Quality of discharge letters of patients with VTE
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
October 2021 – January 2023
Junior Doctors Evidence Based Medicine Skills Evaluation Survey
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
April 2020 – August 2020
Neck of Femur Fractures Length of Stay 2017/2018 Re-audit
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
September 2018 – January 2019
Patient Safety Specialization
Johns Hopkins University via Coursera
Memberships
Full registration with license to practice
General Medical Council, United Kingdom
July 2018 – Present
Royal College of Physicians London
Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
British Thoracic Society
European Respiratory Society
Volunteering
Medic at Refugee Camp Helliniko, Athens, Greece
Caritas Czech Republic & Masaryk University
July 2016
IFMSA World Diabetes Day, Teddy Bear Hospital
Other
Medical Education
Simulation Faculty Development
OSCE Examiner, University of Liverpool
Using virtual scenarios to create effective learning
Feedback in clinical settings
Respiratory
Acute NIV & Home Mechanical Ventilation
Emergency Oxygen
Pleural aspiration and the insertion of a Seldinger Chest Drain
Radiology for Chest Physicians
Safe sedation
Bronchoscopy
Tracheostomy Workshop
POCUS
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Fundamentals
Intensive Care Echo and Basic Lung Ultrasound
Echocardiography for the non-cardiologist
Basic Echocardiography for Beginners
Intensive Care
Basic Assessment & Support in Intensive Care (BASIC)
Emergency Medicine Course
COVID-19: Tackling the Novel Coronavirus
Mechanical ventilation for COVID-19
C19_SPACE (COVID-19 Skills Preparation Course)
COVID-19 Critical Care: Understanding and Application
Introduction to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) eLearning
Research, Audit and Quality Improvement (R&A)
Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics
Breaking Bad News
Psychological First Aid
Sleep: Neurobiology, Medicine, and Society
Diabetes – a Global Challenge
Emergency Radiology Course