There are plenty of courses to help you prepare for primaries and fellowship exams, but almost none are specifically designed to help you with one of the most difficult challenges facing a budding Emergency Doctor; starting work as an Emergency Registrar.
The Emergency Pre- Vocational Incubator Course is specifically designed for the budding Emergency Doctor. By completing this course you will be safer, more confident, and ready to thrive on the floor as a senior resident. This course, taught by a team of ED Doctors from one of Australia’s most challenging and diverse emergency departments, focuses on both knowledge and practical skills. You will have the opportunity to learn via high-fidelity simulation which will allow you to practice your medical knowledge in real-time as well as develop a team leader style.
IS NOW THE TIME TO DEVELOP EPIC SKILLS?
ECG CERTIFICATE
ECGs are scary! There are all those boxes, letters, and squiggly lines. EPIC is here to help.
The ECG certificate is an extra module being offered to EPIC learners. There are 3 steps to completing your Intermediate level ECG certificate:
1. Attend the ECG interpretation session on the first date of the course
2. Complete 15 ECG interpretations supervised by a FACEM at your work on real-life patients. This can happen at any time during the year.
3. Pass the ECG assessment on the last day of EPIC
Session 1 – Friday, 10 March 2023
Airway
Introduction to airway assessment
Skills session airway adjuncts
How to intubate
Rescue techniques including surgical airway
Session 2 – Friday, 26 May 2023
SRMO core skills
Lumbar puncture
Common fractures – Assessment and Management
Fracture reduction and how to plaster
Shoulder reduction
SIM
Session 3 – Friday, 9 June 2023
SRMO core skills
Introduction to toxicology
Hip reduction
US guided IVC
FIB
An introduction to resus (how to do each role including team lead)
SIM
Session 4 – Friday, 16 June 2023
Circulation
Arterial line insertion
Central line insertion
How to interpret ABGs
SIM
Session 5 – Friday, 18 August 2023
IV sedation theory and practical
Toxicology cases
ECG cases
SIM
Session 6 – Friday, 17 November 2023
Trauma assessment
Envenomation
Chest drain insertion
SIM
Session 7 – Friday, 24 November 2023
Burns assessment
Teeth and dental emergencies
Foreign body removal – nose/ fingers/ fish hooks/taser hooks/eye
SIM
Session 8
Defibrillation and pacing
Oxylog 101
Bipap – how to set up and use
SIM
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