Originally posted on Greater Sydney Area HEMS:
Clinical Governance was a day of two halves; a morning of hard hitting clinical governance in the form of the morbidity and mortality review, and the airway audit. The afternoon was a brief look at the management of head injuries followed by an entertaining simulation and skills station. Morbidity…

Clearly, for the Junior Doctor of 2015 real-life clinical experience in the wards is second to none in terms of learning and professional development.  However, for training to manage time critical emergencies effectively using clear clinical communication and effective teamwork simulation has an increasingly important role.  We believe that you need the “big” flagship simulation courses (e.g. … More Multi Dose Activated Simulation

MEDEST Following the discussion on ectopy and aberrancy (view Ectopy or aberrancy? Google Ecg+ community comments on a clinical case.)  Ken Grauer, EKG master and author of many EKG books, gave us the permission to share his “3 SIMPLE Rules” to recognize VT in a simple ad accurate way.   Rule #1 Is there extreme … More The “3 SIMPLE Rules”: an easy and accurate tool for recognizing VT

A light-heart take on Closed Loop Communication with a Pre-hospital Neurosurgical Emergency: For more on Crisis Resource Management Skills: Trauma Team Training – Click Here Handover – Click Here Human Factors – Click Here Immersive Simulation – Click Here

Nepean Hospital Trauma Day (12/11/2014) The Institute of Trauma Management (ITIM) education evening took place at Nepean Hospital in New South Wales today. Among the highlights were a focus on the Spectrum or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Local Police Information, Simulation Training and Pre-hospital Trauma Care.  We present a very short review of key points and take … More Institute of Trauma Management Evening (Nepean Hospital)