Module 1
3rd February
Approach to the emergency patient
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• Understand the legal and ethical considerations associated with emergency medicine and surgery
• Detail a suitable initial response to a given emergency situation
Subjects to be covered in the taught component:
• The legal and ethical considerations of caring for critically ill patients; record keeping, consent and risk
• Preparation for the emergency: drugs and equipment
• Primary patient assessment and recognition of life-threatening disorders
• Secondary survey: major body system evaluation and laboratory assessment of the emergency
• Considerations for aftercare
Module 2
3rd March
Anaesthesia, analgesia and monitoring
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• Detail an approach to anaesthetising a described critically ill patient
• Understand how the anaesthetic machine and the vast array of monitoring equipment works
• Understand the particular requirements for anaesthesia and analgesic techniques in the severely compromised patient
Subjects to be covered in the taught component:
• Drugs and the emergency patient
• Sedation versus anaesthesia; induction of general anaesthesia and maintenance; the recovery period
• Monitoring equipment and techniques
• Analgesia – drugs and techniques
• An approach to the difficult airway
Module 3
7th April
Emergency surgery
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• Describe the management of emergency cases requiring surgical intervention
Subjects to be covered in the taught component:
• Equipping the practice and preparing for surgical emergencies
• Surgical asepsis and theatre protocol
• The acute abdomen
• Acute management of soft tissue trauma
• Acute management of orthopaedic trauma
Module 4
12th May
Ophthalmic emergencies
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• Describe the management of patients presenting with an ophthalmic emergency
Subjects to be covered in the taught component:
• The ophthalmic examination
• Ocular trauma
• The red eye
• Acute blindness
• Acute medicine and surgery of the eye
Module 5
9th June
Neurologic emergencies
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• Describe the approach to a patient with a neurological emergency
Subjects to be covered in the taught component:
• Neurologic assessment and lesion localisation
• Seizures and Status Epilepticus
• Acute vestibular disease
• Altered consciousness
• Paraplegia and tetraplegia; episodic weakness/syncope
Module 6
7th July
Respiratory distress
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• Understand the general approach to dyspnoea
Subjects to be covered in the taught component:
• Examination, recognition and stabilisation
• Long-term oxygen therapy
• Pleural and chest wall disorders
• Pulmonary parenchymal disorders
• Upper and lower airway disorders
Module 7
4th August
Haemodynamic support and shock
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• Understand the physiology of fluid dynamics
• Be able to select appropriate crystalloids, colloids and other solutions and administer them correctly
• Have a general understanding of acid-base balance and its treatment
• Understand, recognise and treat shock
Subjects to be covered in the taught component:
• Fluid dynamics
• Different types of fluids and their indications: crystalloids, synthetic colloids, human albumin, HBOCs and blood products
• Perioperative fluid therapy and fluid therapy in specific conditions
• Electrolyte disorders and the therapeutic approach to electrolyte emergencies and to chronic electrolyte disorders
• Understanding acid-base disorders and the clinical approach to these conditions
• A review of venous access; sites, catheters, preparation and complications
• Shock
Module 8
1st September
Cardiovascular emergencies
At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:
• Describe the management of patients with cardiovascular emergencies
Subjects to be covered in the taught component:
• Cardiovascular assessment
• Acute heart failure
• Thromboembolic disease
• Dysrhythmias
• Cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation
Modules 9 &10
8th October & 9th October
Two-day case-based session
At the end of these modules, delegates should be able to:
• Approach and plan response to a wide range of emergency situations
• Describe appropriate monitoring and care for the recumbent patient
Subjects to be covered in the taught component: Case-based sessions:
• Discussion of emergency scenarios and expansion of taught modules; delegates are encouraged to bring their own cases for consideration by the group
• The opportunity to review topics that have caused confusion and to look at subjects not previously covered by the lectures
Modules 11&12
5th November & 6th November
Two-day practical session
At the end of these modules, delegates should be able to:
• Procedures to include tracheotomy, intraoseous access, central venous access, thoracocentesis, chest drain placement and emergency thoracotomy
• Practical application of constant rate infusions and infusion calculators
• Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation |