EPIC

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

ECG Assessment Form

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