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Last updated: 15 May 2012

REST: Rural Emergency Skills Training

ACRRM Rural Emergency Skills Training, general practice

This comprehensive two-day emergency medicine course was developed to meet the needs of rural and remote doctors and other health professionals.  The course covers many of the common emergencies in rural practice and is relevant to the pre-hospital, small rural hospital and private rural practice environment. The course is designed to involve multi-disciplinary groups of medical, nursing and ambulance personnel.    

The principles of emergency medicine include initial resuscitation and stabilisation of the patient, following the ABCDE paradigm, with attention to life threatening conditions as soon as they are detected. 

The ACRRM REST course has been designed for rural GPs and is conducted by trained emergency medicine instructors experienced in rural general practice. The course is also accredited and approved as a Tier 1 Emergency Medicine Course for ACRRM Registrars training towards FACRRM.

*Rural Procedural Grant: $2,000 per day

Doctors who are registered for (or eligible to register for) the Rural Procedural Grants Program can apply for grants of $2,000 per day for attending REST. For more information, see the RPGP page here on College website, or email Coursesatacrrm [dot] org [dot] au.

Typical program: Click to view a typical two-day program. To register for a particular course, please refer to information at the bottom of this page.

Aim:

To enhance skills in the initial management of medical emergencies in rural areas.   

Delivery:

Face-to-face training

Duration:

2 days.

Description:

The course utilises the latest clinical knowledge and protocols for training in medical, paediatric and psychiatric emergencies, and trauma.  Participants are assessed through pre and post multiple-choice examinations and assessment scenarios. 

All participants receive a comprehensive manual that details the range of emergencies arising in rural practice encompassing best-practice principles of emergency care in a format readily accessible in emergency situations.

Objectives:

  • Improve knowledge of emergency presentations;
  • Enhance specific skills related to the initial assessment and stabilisation of emergency presentations;
  • Learn manual skills applicable to the management of emergency presentations;
  • Rehearse the critical thinking required for the structured approach to the critically ill or injured patient;
  • increase confidence in dealing with emergency presentations;
  • 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;
  • Generate confidence in the use of principles and skills in emergency care by use of simulation scenarios.

Topics:

 

  • Structured approach to the critically ill or injured patient
  • Basic Life Support
  • Airway Emergencies
  • Breathing Emergencies in Adults and Children
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome and Cardiac Arrest
  • Management of Circulation
  • Head Injury and Epilepsy
  • Pre-Hospital Care
  • Psychiatric Emergencies

Eligibility:

There are no pre- requisites for this course

The course is relevant to:

  • doctors requiring emergency medicine training
  • doctors who are new in rural practice e.g. Overseas Trained Doctors (OTDs)/International Medical Graduates (IMGs), registrars and urban doctors. 

Accreditation:

 

ACRRM

  • 10 Mandatory Advanced Life Support (ALS)
  • 30 Planned Reflective Professional Development (PRPD)
  • MOPS: 10 Anaesthetics PRPD; 30 Emergency Medicine PRPD; 2 Surgery PRPD

RACGP QI&CPD

  • 40 points as a Group 1 activity.

2012 Fees:

ACRRM Member: $2,365 (inc GST)

Non-ACRRM Member: $2,585 (inc GST)

 

Dates for 2012

State

Location

Dates

Victoria

Melbourne

 

 Western Australia

 Geraldton (RDAWA meeting)

  •  28-29 April 2012 (FULL)

 Queensland

 Gold Coast

 New South Wales

 Sydney

  •  Phone RDN NSW to Register - 02 4924 8060

To register

To register for a particular course:

  • download the registration form by clicking on the relevant date above,
  • complete the form and fax or post to ACRRM (information is on the form)

Please note: payment of course fees must be made at time of registration