External Emergency Courses

This comprehensive two-day emergency medicine course covers many of the common emergencies in rural practice and is relevant to the pre-hospital, small rural hospital and private rural practice environment. The course is designed to involve multi-disciplinary groups of medical, nursing and ambulance personnel.

Western Australian 2012 locations and dates:
Perth - To be confirmed
Reginal location - To be confirmed

The Clinical Emergency Management Program Advanced workshops have been designed to further build participants' knowledge, skills and confidence when responding to medical emergencies. These workshops are facilitated by a national team of highly trained intensive care paramedics.

Western Australian 2012 locations and dates:
Perth - Intermediate workshop 10 August
Perth - Advanced course 11 and 12 August
Regional location - to be confirmed

The Western Trauma Course covers the essential components of early trauma management incorporating lectures, interactive tutorials, graphic demonstrations and practical "hands-on" skill stations. Attendance at this course can give staff the confidence to deal with trauma patients and the knowledge to organise their departments for the reception of trauma patients.

Western Australian 2012 locations and dates:
Narrogin          31 March
Busselton       28 April
Port Hedland  19 May
Broome           9 June
Carnarvon       11 August
York                  3 November
Esperance      17 November

A two and half day intensive course in the management of injury victims in the first one to two hours following injury. Adapted from the Advanced Trauma Life Support  course of the American College of Surgeons in 1988. Emphasis on life saving skills and systematic clinical approach.

Western Australian 2012 locations and dates:
Please note there is an 18 month to two year wait for the courses.
Perth 16 to 18 March
Perth 25 to 27 May
Perth 3 to 5 August
Perth 19 to 21 October

All maternity practitioners know there are many safe and acceptable ways of dealing with different emergency situations. The procedures and approaches covered in the ALSO course are reasonable, consistent and evidence-based and enable everyone to not only indentify those at risk of obstetric emergencies but also to manage emergencies when they arise.

Western Australian 2012 locations and dates:
Perth 26 to 27 May
Perth 10 to 11 November

The APLS covers the following areas:

• Life support - based and advanced
• Serious Illness 
• Serious injury
• Practical procedures, including radiology and pain management

Western Australian 2012 locations and dates:
To be confirmed

A two day course teaching a systematic approach to the emergency management of any seriously ill patient. The course consists of an intensive program of lectures, skill stations and interactive group discussions.

Western Australian 2012 locations and dates:
To be confirmed

An advanced course designed by and for obstetricians and anaesthetists to improve knowledge and skills for dealing with difficult, serious and life-threatening conditions in obstetrics.

Western Australian 2012 locations and dates:
Perth 9 to 11 May