WACHS

A message from the WA Trauma Training and Education Unit (WATTEU) Our next online trauma education session will be Traumatic Brain Injury held on July 29 at 10:30am via MS Teams. Join the WA Trauma Training and Education Unit and Lindsay Showers, Emergency Consultant SCGH, with an extensive background in trauma in the USA, for this 1 hour session on emergency management of traumatic brain injury. Review the pathophysiology, assessment, interventions and case application, with an opportunity for Q+A. Register you interest via Eventbrite - Managing Traumatic Brain Injury - with Dr Lindsay Showers Tickets, Fri 29/07/2022 at 10:30 am...

The Rural and Remote Emergency Medicine Workshop is an interactive two-day program that focuses on developing the emergency management skills and knowledge of rural and remote clinicians. Facilitated by experienced emergency and critical care clinicians the workshop addresses both adult and paediatric emergency presentations in a rural and remote context, including: • Identification and management of critically ill patients • Approach and management of the agitated patient in a rural ED • Management of severe traumatic brain injury • Advanced airway management • Emergency procedural skills • Approach to Mass Casualty Events in the rural and remote setting including pre-...

An Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) accredited course, this two day program aims to teach the theory and practical skills to effectively manage cardio/respiratory arrest, peri-arrest situations and special circumstances, and to prepare senior members of a multidisciplinary team to manage the patient until transfer to a critical care area if possible. The course focuses on achieving advanced resuscitation competencies and is also designed to develop leadership and team skills in managing such emergencies. Course Content: • Recognition, assessment and management of the deteriorating patient using a structured ABCDE approach • Treat cardiac and/or respiratory arrest, including manual defibrillation • Management...

The National Health Education and Training in Simulation (NHET-Sim) program is a nationwide training program for healthcare professionals and their educators aimed at improving clinical training capacity. This core module covers basic principles of simulation with a focus on educational design for simulation scenarios, briefing and debriefing practices. We consider what it means to be a simulation educator. By attending the workshop, this module facilitates formation of a local community of practice by bringing participants together to discuss and practice Simulation Based Education (SBE) and training techniques. Participants have access to the NHET Sim e-learning materials to support the workshop...

A one day primer course focused on the first ten minutes of emergency paediatric care. The Paediatric Life Support (PLS) Course covers the basics of emergency paediatric management, using the structured approach as taught on the three day Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) Course. Consistent with the latest clinical practice in Australia and New Zealand, information is presented in lectures, workshops, practical sessions and hands on emergency scenarios over a single day. All PLS instructors are leading practitioners in the field of paediatric care. Candidates also receive a comprehensive manual, and are tested on key components. Course Content: • Basic...