Paediatric Emergency Medicine Crisis Management
Clinical Training
Paediatrics
Target Audience
Emergency Trainees
Career Medical Officers
Rural GPs
Locums in ED
Pre-requisites
Resus4kids
Course Coordinator
A/Prof Fenton O'Leary
Price
$1980 per person
Duration
2 days
Dates
Maximum Participants
CPD allowances
12
14 hours CPD
Course Description
Aims
This course aims to prepare doctors working in emergency departments to manage serious acute paediatric problems and to develop skills in crisis management, team leadership, communication and error prevention.
Topics include:
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A systematic approach to the sick paediatric patient in the Emergency Department (ED).
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Management of common emergencies encountered in the ED: airway obstruction, acute respiratory failure, cardiac arrest, shock, arrhythmias, comas, seizures, electrolyte and environmentally acquired disorders
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Team-leadership, teamwork and communication, crisis management, human error
Skills include:
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Airway: Intubation in suspected C-spine injury; difficult intubation strategies; surgical airway; Laryngeal Mask Airway
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Breathing: 02 therapy; positive pressure ventilation via endotracheal tube; BiPhasic Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP) ventilation.
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Cardiovascular: Advanced Cardiac Life Support; Defibrillation; Synchronised DC Cardioversion; Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing; Venous Access
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Paediatric BLS and ALS
Training Technologies
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Part-task trainers
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Medium & high fidelity manikin simulators
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Actors
Training Methods
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Pause & discuss scenarios
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Problem based learning case simulations
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Immersive simulations
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Emergency Team Training