Workshops

Start 8.30am each day- Finish 4pm(or until we are done)

This is the Ultimate Procedures workshop, incorporating didactic sessions and about 70% of hands on time. Do these procedures

We use real models and virtual techniques.

Course Description:

1. FACEM faculty giving instruction
2. Small groups to maximise the learning experience
3. Excellent for trainees sitting exams
4. Excellent for FACEMs refreshing their skills and a MUST for Rural practitioners

Core content coverage includes:

1. Vascular Access
   1. peripheral lines,
   2. central lines,
   3. femoral lines,
   4. intraosseous access,
   5. venous cutdown.
2. Chest Emergencies
   1. Tension Pneumothorax decompression,
   2. chest tube insertion,
   3. pigtail catheter insertion,
   4. pericardiocentesis,
   5. thoracotomy
3. 'Getting to it with a needle'
   1. lumbar puncture,
   2. peritoneal tap,
   3. pleural tap,
   4. suprapubic specimen,
   5. joint aspiration
4. Breaks, Blocks and Dislocations
1. Biers block- the procedure,
2. fracture and dislocation reduction, including:
   1. shoulder,
   2. elbow,
   3. hip
5. Suturing
6. Paediatric Resuscitation

Special Cases including:

1. Interpretation of the ECG made easy
2. Rapid XRay interpretation
3. "I'm having a baby....NOW!"- The Emergency Delivery
4. Examination and treatment of eye emergencies
5. MORE MORE MORE!

Skill stations with expert instruction, latest equipment and latest techniques, by those who use them!

Held at the Bathurst Convention and Function Centre Crn Peel and Howick Street. 0263312423

Cancellation of the workshop will incur a $100 cancellation fee.