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Advanced Life Support

June 17 @ 8:45 am - 4:00 pm

$600

ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT

LIMITED TO 10 PEOPLE

Course Content

·        Attracts 3 Performance review PDP units, 5 Educational activity PDP units + 3 Emergency Medicine MOPS, 1 Anaesthetics Emergency Response MOP.  A specialised course that satisfies the requirements for Registrars of the RACGP for Advanced Life Support.

·        Components include theory and practical skills in CPR for all ages, defibrillation, trauma assessment, application of stiff neck collars, use of IO for vascular access, advanced airway care, managing airway obstructions with a laryngoscope and Magill forceps, cardiac arrest rhythms, ALS drug regimes and scenarios.

·        Course can be run as an extension of the Resuscitation Skills for General Practice course.

 

Learning Outcomes

·        Perform resuscitation using with ARC BLS and ALS guidelines, including DRSABCDE.  

·        Use a BVM device, oropharyngeal, nasopharyngeal and LMA airways and the use of a defibrillator in resuscitation.

·        Use various suction devices and MacGill’s forceps for the relief of acute upper airway obstruction. 

·        Identify and manage potential cervical spinal injuries using stiff neck collars and immobilization strategies.

·        Complete simulated scenarios, including team management, clinical interventions and patient safety.

 

Course Details

Suitable for:

GP Registrars, GPs ACRRM & RACGP and Practice Nurses

Meeting Date:

17 June 2023

Presenter:

SIMON GOULD, Principal Lecturer, Medics for Life

Time:

8.45 am Registration, 9.00 am – 4.00 pm Meeting

Venue:

The Council Room, Industry Development Centre (IDC), University Drive, Callaghan 

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0405 498 262 (on day only)

Cost:

$600 (GST inclusive) payment is required to confirm registration 

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Refund Policy:

Credit provided only if cancelled 1 week prior to event

Details

Date:
June 17
Time:
8:45 am - 4:00 pm
Cost:
$600
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Website:
https://payments.newcastle.edu.au/AdvancedLifeSupportEvents/menu

Organizer

Tracy Hicks
Phone
4913 8163
Email
tracy.hicks@newcastle.edu.au

Venue

The Council Room
Council Room, Industry Development Centre, The University of Newcastle, University Drive
Callaghan, New South Wales 2308 Australia
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HPMI
(Hunter Postgraduate Medical Institute)
University of Newcastle
CALLAGHAN NSW 2308

ABN: 15 736 576 735

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