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Last updated: 8 May 2012

Advanced Life Support - ACRRM ALS Course

This ACRRM run and accredited one-day Advanced Life Support (ALS) course was developed to meet the needs of general practitioners in the management of common emergencies in rural practice. The course incorporates key aspects of Advanced Life Support skills in accordance with the Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines. These include:

  • basic life support (e.g. understanding of, and practical competence in, one person and two person expired air resuscitation and external cardiac compression)
  • airway management techniques that include Geudel's airway, bag and mask, oxygen therapy and either laryngeal mask or intubation
  • use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) / biphasic defibrillators
  • identification and management of basic arrhythmias

The course has been designed for GPs in rural and urban practice and is conducted by trained emergency medicine instructors experienced in rural general practice.  The course, designed and presented by ACRRM, also offers our FACRRMs/PDP participants the opportunity to meet their ALS requirement for compliance for the Triennium. 

The ACRRM ALS course is also accredited for eligible participants to claim for 1 day ($2,000) against the Rural Procedural Grant. The program content allows for claiming against the Emergency Medicine component or Anaesthetics component of the grant.  (For further information on Procedural Grants please see relevant information via this website - search under 'Programs').

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ACRRM ALS Course presentations in 2012

Aim:

To enhance skills in the initial management of medical emergencies requiring Advanced Life Support in rural areas.   

Delivery:

Face-to-face training

Duration:

1 day

Description:

The course utilises the latest clinical knowledge and protocols for training in medical emergencies including acute myocardial infarction, anaphylaxis / asthma, paediatric emergencies and trauma.  Participants are assessed through pre and post multiple-choice examinations and assessment scenarios. 

All participants receive a course manual that details key current Advanced Life Support guidelines specified by the Australian Resuscitation Council policy statements.

Objectives:

  • Improve the knowledge of GPs to detect, treat and manage medical emergencies requiring Advanced Life Support
  • Gain practical skills applicable to the management of emergency situations
  • Rehearse the critical thinking required for the structured approach to the critically ill or injured patient
  • Bring about a change in participants’ attitude and approach to emergency presentations in their practice
  • Identify ways to continue to practice and prepare for future emergency presentations
  • Increase the confidence of rural GPs in performing Advanced Life Support in emergency situations
  • Address the need for ACRRM Fellows to access quality Advanced Life Support training per triennium

Topics:

 

Basic Life Support techniques:
  • Airway management (e.g. Bag mask ventilation, use of basic airway equipment)
  • Basic Life Suppport (e.g CPR)
  • Use of automatic defibrillators
Advanced Life Support techniques:
  • Intubation
  • Defibrillation and use of the Defibrillator
  • Understanding Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines
Hands on practice to treat:
  • Acute myocardial infarction
  • Anaphylaxis / Asthma
  • Paediatric emergencies
  • Trauma

Eligibility:

There are no pre-requisites for this course

The course is most relevant to:

  • doctors requiring Advanced Life Support training
  • doctors who are new in rural practice (e.g. International Medical Graduates (IMGs), registrars and urban doctors). 

Accreditation:

 

ACRRM Professional Development Program (PDP) points:

  • 10 Mandatory Advanced Life Support (ALS)
  • 30 PRPD points              
  • 10 PRPD Anaesthetics MOPS;   2 PRPD Surgery MOPS; 30 PRPD Emergency Medicine MOPS

RACGP QI&CPD points = 40 Category 1 points

Fees:

ACRRM Members:   $1,100 (inc. GST)    Non-Members:   $1,210 (inc. GST)

Dates for 2012

State

Location

Dates

Tasmania

Rural Clinical School
BURNIE, TASMANIA

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Saturday, 3 March 2012

 Victoria

AIG Rooms, 20 Queens Road
MELBOURNE, VICTORIA

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 Saturday, 2 June 2012

 Queensland

Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach
81 Surf Parade
BROADBEACH   QLD   4218

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 Saturday, 7 July 2012

To register your interest in attending a future ACRRM ALS (Advanced Life Support) course, please contact Maggie Bryan via m [dot] bryanatacrrm [dot] org [dot] au or 07 3105 8200.