Welcome

This  is  a  two  day  course  suitable  for  participants  who  have  completed  ALS2  within  the  last  4  years.    CANDIDATE  MUST  HAVE  A  VALID  ARC  ALS2  CERTIFICATION  WITHIN  THE  LAST  4  YEARS  TO  BE  ELIGIBLE  FOR  THE  RECERTIFICATION  COURSE.

It  is  a  combination  of  the  Australian Resuscitation Council’s   Advanced Life Support  Level  2 - recertification  course (ALS2)   AND  Verdigris  Medical  Education’s Advanced Critical  Care  course.  You  will re-certify  as  an  ALS2  provider  for   a  further   4  years   AND  enhance  you  critical  care  knowledge  and  procedural  skills  including  advanced  airway  techniques,   use  of  non-invasive  and   invasive  ventilation,  management  of  pneumothorax  and  management  of  sepsis.   

Candidates  are expected to be up to date  with  advanced  life  support  knowledge  and  will  have  to  demonstrate  current  ALS  certifications.

Throughout the  first  day  candidates will refresh  knowledge  and  skills  required  to  provide  advanced  life  support  through  lectures,  tutorial  and  cardiac  arrest  simulations.

By the end   of  the  day each candidate will be confident that they  can confidently treat critically ill patients with a wide range of pathology.

On  day  two  we  will  cover  other  aspects  of  critical  care  including  intubation,  non-invasive  and  invasive  ventilation,  management  of  pneumothorax, and  management  of  sepsis  -  through  a  combination  of  lectures,  tutorials,  workshops  and simulation  -  by  then  end  of  day  2  candidates  will  have  acquired  greater  confidence  and  skill  in  managing  the  acutely  deteriorating  patient.

At  the  completion  of  the  two  days  candidates  will achieve:-

• ALS2  Recertification  valid  for  4  years

• Additional  10  hrs  CPD   form  additional   critical  care  teaching  

• Completion  of  16  procedural  skills  (Fulfilling  ACEM  12  scope  of  practice  CPD  requirement) 

Procedures  taught  are :-

•  Adult basic life support
•  Paediatric Basic Life support
•  Defibrillation
•  Transcutaneous Pacing
•  Interosseous insertion
•  Bag valve mask ventilation
•  Insertion of oropharyngeal airway
•  Insertion of Nasopharyngeal airway
•  LMAs
•  Direct Laryngoscopy
•  Video Laryngoscopy
•  Surgical Airway
•  Needle Decompression of Pneumothorax
•  Finger Decompressive Thoracosotomy
•  Seldinger chest drain
•  Large bore chest drain

At Verdigris Medical Education we understand the requirement for continuing medical education and  appreciate that our  candidates will come from a wide background and many with years of experience.  It is our policy to provide a faculty made up of only the most senior instructors (emergency medicine consultants, senior nursing staff and senior paramedics) who continue to treat critically ill patients on a daily basis.  

Not only  can we  ensure that our teaching is up to date and of the highest quality, we can pass on clinical pearls only acquired from continually treating real patients!