ALM L - Emergency Medicine

This ALM looks at some of the emergency procedures and emergency presentations that are commonly experienced in general practice. These include coronary and orthopaedic emergencies & traumatic injury presentations. Interactive workshops will demonstrate skills that GPs can practice and develop to enhance their procedural skills. Rural doctors are exposed to emergency situations and the workshops and seminars will also specifically address treating the patient in remote locations. Emergency management and triage skills will also be addressed in relation to the GP practice and the less usual but increasingly common disaster event.

This module also includes CPR training, which is a mandatory requirement of the RACGP for the 2011-2013 triennium.

This ALM constitutes 6hours of education – 4 of which are interactive either with case presentations, role plays, discussions or practical skills. Each activity makes provision for a Q&A session which the facilitator helps coordinate. Delegates must include 4 of the interactive workshop activities, that is two thirds of the ALM, to qualify for this ALM. The remaining 2 hours may be chosen from the seminars or other interactive workshops

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Recognise and manage various common problems that present as emergencies in general practice
2. Update skills, competence and confidence in assessing and managing acute wounds requiring suturing and flap repairs
3. Understand and identify pre hospital triage processes and standards for pre hospital care and preparation for patient transport
4. To improve skills in Management of Emergency presentations in general practice.
5. To update skills in CPR and/or cardiac arrhythmia interpretation.
6. Patient Safety - Develop guidelines and protocols for emergency procedures in your practice and institute systems to ensure appropriate rapid referral and follow-up

Please see the list of sessions on offer in the Emergency Medicine ALM: