Tasmanian Tier 1 Site Requirements
Emergency Training
Please be aware that this may not be an all-inclusive listing. If the course you wish to attend or
have attended is not listed below and you are unsure of its acceptance for Tier 1 site Clinical
Privileges, please contact the office of GP, Primary Care & Health Service Collaboration (Ph: 03
63364353) for clarification.
It is recommended courses are attended at least every three years.
Course Name:
Emergency Life Support
Education Facility:
Emergency Life Supp. Course Inc
Length:
2 days
CPD Points:
(RACGP) - 80 Category 1 points
Overview:
Skills stations and Presentations
Course Name:
Advanced Life Support
Education Facility:
Simulation and Skills Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital
HealthCare Training Service
Australian Resuscitation Council
RACGP
Length:
2 days
CPD Points:
(RACGP) - 40 Category 1 points
Overview:
Skills stations and Presentations
Course Name:
Advanced Trauma Life Support
Education Facility:
Aust. College of Surgeons
Length:
2 days
CPD Points:
(RACGP) - 40 Category 1 points
Overview:
Skills stations and Presentations
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Course Name:
EMST: Emergency or Early Management of Severe Trauma
Education Facility:
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
Length:
2 ½ days
CPD Points:
(RACGP) - 40 Category 1 points
Overview:
The Emergency Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) course is an intensive
course in the management of injury victims in the first two hours following
injury. It emphasizes life-saving skills and systematic clinical approach to managing
severe trauma
Course Name:
Clinical Emergency Management Program - Intermediate workshop
Education Facility:
RACGP
Length:
1 ½ days
CPD Points:
(RACGP) - 40 Category 1 points
Overview:
The Clinical Emergency Management Program (CEMP) Intermediate workshops
have been designed to build participants’ knowledge, skills and confidence when
responding to medical emergencies. This workshop includes CPR practice and
assessment. It also meets the basic life support (BLS) and advanced life support
(ALS) training requirements for general practice registrars and RACGP
Fellowship.
Course Name:
Clinical Emergency Management Program - Advanced workshop
Education Facility:
Clinical Emergency Management Program
Length:
2 days
CPD Points:
(RACGP) - 80 Category 1 points
Overview:
Builds participants’ knowledge, skills and confidence when responding to medical
emergencies. Intensive workshop focusing on advanced adult resuscitation and
paediatric emergencies.
Course Name:
Paediatric Life Support
Education Facility:
Fremantle Hospital and Health Service
Length:
1 day
CPD Points:
(RACGP) - 40 Category 1 points
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Emergency Training
Overview:
Participants move through skills stations where they cover areas such as initial
assessment and management of the severely ill or injured child, basic life support,
advanced life support, rhythm recognition and defibrillator use.
Course Name:
Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
Education Facility:
Qld Health
Length:
2 days
CPD Points:
(RACGP) - 60 Category 1 points
Overview:
Skills stations and Presentations
Course Name:
Pre Hospital Trauma Course
Education Facility:
Care Flight
Length:
16 hours
CPD Points:
No formal accreditation with the RACGP for point but you can allocate some
general CPD points to the course for approximately 16 hours
Overview:
Skills stations and Presentations
Course Name:
Immediate Life Support & CPR Trauma Airway Workshop course
Education Facility:
A & A Training
Length:
2 days
CPD Points:
(RACGP) - 40 Category 1 points
Overview:
Skills stations and Presentations – both parts of course must be attended
Course Name:
MET Procedural Weekend
Education Facility:
Health Workforce Queensland
Length:
2 days
CPD Points:
General CPD points to the course for approximately 16 hours
Overview:
Skills stations and Presentations – both days of course must be attended
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Emergency Training
Course Name:
Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Education Facility:
Critical Care Education Services
Length:
2 days
CPD Points:
(RACGP) - 40 Category 1 points
Overview:
1 day BSL & 1 day ACLS (can do 1day ACLS only) includes presentations, lectures
and skill stations
Course Name:
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Education Facility:
Queensland Ambulance Service
Length:
8 hours
CPD Points:
(RACGP) - 40 Category 1 points
Overview:
The Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course is aimed at refreshing the
knowledge of Medical Professionals (primarily General Practitioners) to specific
elements of advanced airway management and cardiac arrest management.
Course Name:
Rural Emergency Skills Program
Education Facility:
Rural Doctors Workforce Agency
Length:
11 hours + 4 hrs pre-reading
CPD Points:
(RACGP) - 40 Category 1 points
Overview:
Skills stations and Presentations
Course Name:
Principles of Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Level 7
Education Facility:
Emcare New Zealand
Length:
8 hours + pre-reading
CPD Points:
RNZCGP certificate of competency in Resuscitation Skills.
endorsed by the RNZCGP for 12 CME credits.
Overview:
This is delivered at Levels 4 – 7 to meet the needs of a wide range of health care
professionals. Level 7 is only available for medical doctors.
Level 7 courses are
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Emergency Training
Course Name:
Advanced Paediatric Life Support
Education Facility:
APLS
Length:
2 days
CPD Points:
(RACGP) - 40 Category 1 points
Overview:
Skills stations and Presentations
Course Name:
Basic Assessment & Support in Intensive Care
Education Facility:
Qld Health
Length:
3 days
CPD Points:
CME Credits are available for RACS, FRACP and ANZCA
Overview:
Skills stations and Presentations
Course Name:
Emergency Medicine - Severe Accident Management
Education Facility:
SAPMEA
Length:
1 day
CPD Points:
(RACGP) - 40 Category 1 points
Overview:
Skills stations and Presentations
Course Name:
PRIME (Primary Response in Medical Emergencies)
Education Facility:
St Johns, New Zealand
Length:
5 days
CPD Points:
40 CME points
Overview:
This program utilises the skills of specially trained rural GPs and/or rural nurses in
areas to support the ambulance service where the response time for assistance
would otherwise be significant or where additional medical skills would assist with
the patient’s condition.
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Course Name:
CALS - Comprehensive Advanced Life Support
Education Facility:
America and Canada
Length:
2 days
CPD Points:
This Course has been reviewed by the AAFP (American Academy of Family
Physicians) CME Accreditation Department and the Commission on CPD and is
acceptable for up to 16.50 prescribed credit hours. AAFP prescribed credit is
accepted by the AMA (American Medical Association) as = to AMA PRA
(Physician's Recognition Award) Category 1.
Overview:
Trains medical teams in rural and remote areas to anticipate, recognize, and treat
life-threatening emergencies. The curriculum consists of three components: 1)
home study, 2) two-day interactive, scenario based provider course and 3) the
skills lab.
Course Name:
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
Education Facility:
American Heart Foundation
Length:
10 – 12 hours
CPD Points:
12.00 Advanced CEHs
Overview:
Skills stations and Presentations
Course Name:
NZRC Cert of Resuscitation & Emergency Care Level 5-7
Education Facility:
New Zealand Resuscitation Council
Length:
9 hours
CPD Points:
Overview:
Total package of Resuscitation Training and trauma management. hands on, skill
and scenario based, and practical experience.
Course Name:
RESUS (2010)
Education Facility:
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney.
Length:
2 days
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Emergency Training
CPD Points:
(RACGP) - 40 Category 1 points
Overview:
Conference + 3 workshops (Arrhythmias & ECG, Procedures and X-ray) on
resuscitation and the care of critically ill patient.
Course Name:
Emergency Medicine Integrated Induction Course
Education Facility:
Australian Institute of Clinical Education
Length:
45 hours
CPD Points:
(RACGP) - 40 Category 1 points
Overview:
Intended to provide a full learning experience, structured to take doctors
untrained in the Emergency Medicine paradigm and produce clinicians who can
safely identify the critically ill or injured, resuscitate to save lives, and risk stratify
to ensure that the most sick are always prioritised.
Course Name:
Major Incident Medical Management and Support
Education Facility:
MIMMS
Length:
3 days
CPD Points:
Maintenance of Professional Standards (MOPS) points are available for medical
practitioners from various Medical Colleges.
Overview:
The emphasis is on scene management and pre-hospital care learned through:
The content includes command safety, communication, assessment, triage,
treatment and transport
Course Name:
Advanced Life Support
Education Facility:
Launceston General Hospital Program – Craig Shennan & Natalie Walker
Length:
1 day
CPD Points:
Overview:
ALS Theory, 12 Lead ECG interpretation, Skill stations (airway managementmanoeuvrers, adjuncts and LMA) & where manual defibs are used in some sitesmanual defib, pacing overview and rhythm interpretation, simulated scenarios
using SimMan 3G.
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Emergency Training
Course Name:
EMCORE
Education Facility:
RESUS Australia
Length:
2 days
CPD Points:
Accredited for 40 Category 1 Points and 2 Day Grant in EM
Overview:
Takes you through the most important aspects of the medical core-emergency.
We cover all those important updates in resuscitation, cardiology, neurology,
pediatrics and more. Get an incredible experience in Emergency Medicine and
have fun whilst learning.
Course Name:
Rural Emergency Assessment Clinical Training
Education Facility:
Rural Health West WA Aust
Length:
2 days
CPD Points:
80 cpd – RACGP
Overview:
Formal Adult and Paediatric - ALS BLS AED and Trauma assessments.
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