The Verdigris Procedures Course is a one day face to face course aimed at teaching emergency procedures including management of pneumothorax and management of airways, defibrillation and pacing .
Online pre-reading and activities will provide clinical context to the procedures that will be taught and allow participants to acquire 2 days of CPD.
Clinical scenarios will be presented as a foundation to teach the indications for the procedures.
However, the emphasis will be on practical sessions using animal models and simulation equipment with expert instruction.
The procedures covered will be:-
- Finger thorocostomy
- Needle thorocostomy
- Insertion of fine-bore chest drain (guide wire technique)
- Insertion of large-bore chest drain
- Ultrasound guided venipuncture and cannulation
- Interosseous access
- Pre-oxygenation
- Bag Valve Mask Ventilation
- Direct Laryngoscopy Intubation
- Video Laryngoscopy Intubation
- Cricothyrotomy
- Jet Insufflation oxygenation
- Synchronised DC Cardioverison
- Trans-Cutaneous Pacing
This course is eligible for the ACRRM procedures grant (anesthetics and emergency) and 6 MOPS hours and 7 Performance review hours.
For ACEM Fellows this course will be a tremendous help in completing your scope of practice CPD requirement.
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!
Recognised by ACEM, ACRRM and RACGP.
