Rural Emergency Skills Workshop 
(Course accredited for General Practitioners CAT 1 ALM points, RACGP/ACRRM, 7 hours CPD for Nurse Practitioners)

  • Plastering
  • Ophthalmology
  • Burns
  • Musculoskeletal injuries and minor fracture management
  • Paediatric emergencies
  • Basic Life Support including CPR

The program is based on ARC guidelines but is not an accredited course. No formal assessment of skills will be conducted or provided. Each procedure will be taught and supervised by a Ballarat Health Service FACEMS, Critical Care Emergency Clinical Nurse Specialists, Emergency Department Educators and a trained plaster technician. All educators will maintain perspectives on rural practice in the Ballarat region.

Target Audience:
  • General Practitioners & Registrars
  • Nurse Practitioners

Learning Outcomes:
  • Describe burn pathophysiology and wound assessment and apply appropriate wound management and dressing techniques
  • Perform foreign body removal from an eye using appropriate safe zones and knowledge of ocular anatomy
  • Develop an emergency anaphylaxis plan for your practice including a checklist of appropriate equipment available (e.g epipen), processes for BLS and a guide for hospital            referral for further management
  • Perform a complete and thorough musculoskeletal history and examination, including identification of urgent and emergency conditions

This active learning module (ALM) has been designed to provide an intensive, hands on environment for GPs to learn and practice some of the common and advanced emergency medicine procedures.

Points: This event is currently being adjudicated for 40 Category one points as part of the RACGP QI&CPD Program in the 2017-19 Triennium. Activity number TBA. This program is pending approval for a RACGP Emergency Medicine Grant

COST: $150