As a health care provider,
- Do you feel confident responding to emergencies within the constraints of your ED?
- It is your ethical and legal duty – according to the Bill of Rights in the Constitution of SA – to be competent and efficient in an emergency!
- Are YOU the weakest link in the emergency cardiac care chain of survival?
- Do people flee when YOU are the appointed team leader for a “resus”?
- Does your hospital have a rapid response team / medial emergency team?
- Is everyone who might encounter a cardiac arrest or other emergency trained and practised to render optimal evidence-based care?
- Are you comfortable that your hospital can legally defend its resuscitation policy and medical emergency response procedure?
- Are you compliant with COHSASA accreditation requirements in terms of resuscitation?
- Do you routinely get to defibrillate patients within 3 minutes of their arrest in your institution?
- Are your emergency trolleys properly stocked? Do you know how to check your defibrillator?
- Are you an effective team leader during a megacode? Does your team agree?
- Do Paediatric emergencies scare you?
- If you don’t feel prepared and confident to:
- Skilfully resuscitate adults and children? To manage a resus? To defibrillate safely, quickly and effectively? To competently implement the latest international evidence-based emergency guidelines? ….then come and join us!
The paradox of the emergency – even if you only resuscitate seldom, when the emergency strikes you are expected to manage the situation as an expert…there’s no time for practise or reflection, nor reprieve!
The ER Training & Development Centre is proud to present our prospectus of learning programmes. Come and join one of our exciting new courses and enhance the organisation and quality of your resuscitation efforts. We have developed excellent quality South African courses for the South African health care provider, working in the South African environment, with South African equipment and resources, to facilitate excellent clinical competence acceptable to all South African institutions.
A South African resuscitation course – designed by South Africans for South Africans – reasonably priced and locally applicable and appropriate for our own unique needs.
Teaching the fundamentals of resuscitation and advanced cardiac life support, this locally contextualised, relevant and affordable 2-day course is aimed at health care providers who seek to be competent in any adult cardiovascular emergency, but who do not require an AHA ACLS certificate. This course will cover the same objectives and will result in excellent performance outcomes, focussed on local resources and systems, but will be presented without the AHA materials. The BLS is not a pre-requisite to enter this course as BLS skills are included and integrated into the programme. CPD accreditation underway.
A South African paediatric resuscitation course – designed by South Africans for South Africans – reasonably priced and locally applicable and appropriate for our own unique needs.
Teaching the fundamentals of paediatric resuscitation and advanced life support, this locally contextualised, relevant and affordable 2-day course is aimed at health care providers who seek to be competent in managing paediatric emergencies but who do not require an AHA PALS certificate. This course will cover the same objectives and will result in excellent performance outcomes, focussed on local resources and systems, but will be presented without the AHA materials. The BLS is not a pre-requisite to enter this course as BLS skills are included and integrated into the programme. CPD accreditation underway.
A 1-day South African course focusing on the fundamentals of resuscitation reasonably priced and
is locally applicable and appropriate for our own unique needs.
Teaching the essentials of resuscitation, this locally contextualised, relevant and affordable 1-day course is aimed at staff nurses, junior nurses, and entry-level health care providers who seek a simple approach and basic competence in an adult cardiovascular emergency. This course will cover BLS, defibrillation, basic airway management, and resuscitation team leadership relevant to the South African setting. Performance outcomes are practical and proficiency-based. The BLS is not a pre-requisite to enter this course as BLS skills are included and integrated into the programme. CPD accreditation underway.
A 5-hr CPD workshop (worth 10 ethics CEUs) will examine ethics as it relates to decision-making & conduct in the emergency medical environment. This thought-provoking course is interactive, case-based & allows for much interesting debate & dialogue. The HPCSA requires all registered professionals to acquire 5 ethics/medico-legal/human rights. CEUs per year.
TOXICOLOGY IN THE ED – Module 1 (5hrs)
- Generic toxicology principles and common toxidromes – recognition and management.
- Intoxication.
TOXICOLOGY IN THE ED – Module 2 (5hrs)
- Envenomation — bites, stings, poisonous plants
CPD accreditation underway
PROCEDURAL SEDATION & ANALGESIA IN THE ED – Module 1
Half day workshop presented by a local expert.
REGIONAL ANAESTHESIA IN THE ED – Module 2
Half day workshop presented by a local expert.
CPD accreditation underway
MAKING SENSE OF THE ECG IN THE ED
5 hr workshop demystifying the ECG in an emergency situation. CPD accreditation underway
MAKING SENSE OF VENTILATION IN THE ED
A full-day workshop exploring relevant theory and practical, to be confident to ventilate patients in the ED. An idiot’s guide, presented in easy-to-understand terms. CPD accreditation underway.
THE MET CONCEPT – Implementing Resuscitation Teams
If your health care facility does not have a formal system to organise and mobilise rapid resuscitation teams, this half-day workshop will introduce the concept of the MET (Medical Emergency Team) and explore the practical implementation of such a system, utilising relevant local case studies. The MET concept is predicated upon the prompt and systematic identification of a patient facing a life-threatening emergency, i.e. the detection of the “at risk” patient. CPD accreditation underway.
MAKING SENSE OF BLOOD GAS AND OTHER LAB INVESTIGATIONS IN THE ED
A 5-hr workshop to review this topic in an easy-to-understand way. CPD accreditation underway.
Advanced Medical Life Support for NURSES
This 2-day course will review and present an approach to the assessment and management of
common medical emergencies. CPD accreditation underway.
Advanced Medical Life Support for PARAMEDICS
This 2-day course will review and present an approach to the assessment and management of common medical emergencies, aimed at ALS paramedic personnel. CPD accreditation underway.
AN APROACH TO CHEST PAIN & STROKE IN THE ED (incl STEMI prehospital fibrinolytics)
These common emergencies require a structured approach to recognise & differentiate the causes of life-threatening chest pain & stroke, and then to manage the patient rapidly & effectively,according to current best-practise evidence. This requires a systematised algorithmic approach, to achieve best outcomes. The administration of fibrinolytics will also be covered in this half-day programme, which is suitable for anyone who might be involved in managing chest pain & stroke patients, both prehospital & in the ED.
STROKE
An evidence-based approach to the immediate management of the suspected stroke patient, incorporating the stroke chain of survival will be reviewed. Early awareness is pivotal to the success of emergency stroke interventions, which if initiated early, can indeed decrease morbitity. Stroke, akin to the AMI, is a brain attack and can be managed if all the links are well integrated. This requires a systems-based approach.
CPD accreditation underway
MANAGEMENT OF COMMON MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN THE ED
This 1-day course will review and present a structured approach to the assessment and management of common life-threatening medical emergencies. Course delegates will develop confidence and competence in rapidly recognising and effectively intervening in acute clinical conditions using a practical symptomatic approach in the undifferentiated patient. Topics will include anaphylaxis, sepsis and infective emergencies, respiratory, circulatory, neurological and endocrine emergencies, headache, organ failure and abdominal pain. CPD accreditation underway
An American Heart Association / RCSA certificate is issued upon successful course completion
Accredited for 15 CEUs by the HPCSA. A 5-hr practical course that allows participants an extensive practical learning opportunity to develop confidence and competence in basic life support for adult, child and infant CPR, use of the BVM & AED. A fundamental pre-requisite for most other courses, including the AHA / RCSA ACLS & PALS course.
An American Heart Association / RCSA certificate is issued upon successful course completion
This 2-day Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider Course is available to any healthcare professional who is an HPCSA registered Medical or Dental practitioner, HPCSA registered intern / junior intern and community service doctor, SANC registered Professional Nurse, HPCSA Registered ALS Paramedic, i.e. CCA, N Dip or B Tech EMC, HPCSA registered Clinical Associate (mid-level worker), and any final year student completing the above qualifications.
ACLS is a practical, scenario-based programme that will enhance resuscitation skills in the management of cardiac arrest and peri-arrest patients. Learning is facilitated by extensive hands-on practice, with each participant getting several opportunities to lead their team in simulated clinical scenarios, guided by positive and constructive feedback.
An American Heart Association ACLS Provider Manual and the Handbook of Emergency Cardiovascular Care is supplied to each participant prior to the ACLS Course for preparation and self-study. The course is accredited for 34 CEUs by the HPCSA, which includes 4 ethics points.
It is strongly recommended that candidates first attend the “Making sense of the ECG in an emergency” workshop prior to attending the ACLS course, unless the candidate is already capable of recognising ECG dysrhythmias easily. It is assumed that candidates are able to interpret ECGs prior to the ACLS course. Furthermore, AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification is required prior to course enrolment.
An American Heart Association / RCSA certificate is issued upon successful course completion
This 2-day Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Course is available to any healthcare professional who is an HPCSA registered Medical or Dental practitioner, HPCSA registered intern / junior intern and community service doctor, SANC registered Professional Nurse, HPCSA Registered ALS Paramedic, i.e. CCA, N Dip or B Tech EMC, HPCSA registered Clinical Associate (mid-level worker), and any final year student completing the above qualifications.
PALS is a intensive practical, case-based course that will enhance one’s skills in the rapid evaluation and emergency management of an infant or child with respiratory compromise, circulatory compromise or cardiac arrest. Learning is facilitated by superb video-led scenarions with extensive hands-on practice, where each participant gets an opportunity to lead their team in simulated clinical scenarios, guided by positive and constructive feedback.
A comprehensive AHA PALS Provider Manual is supplied prior to PALS Course participation for preparation and self-study pre-course. AHA Basic Life Support Certification is required prior to course enrolment. The Course has been CPD-accredited by the HPCSA for 32 CEUs, which included 2 points for ethics.
It is strongly recommended that candidates complete the ACLS course before attending the PALS programme.
RENEWAL COURSES for BLS, ACLS & PALS PROVIDERS
Renewal training has recently been endorsed by the Resuscitation Council of SA in line with AHA policy, to afford current BLS, ACLS & PALS providers a convenient option to renew their certificates.
CPD accreditation for these sesisons:
BLS Renewal — 8 CEUs (7 for Course + 1 for Test)
1 day PALS Renewal — 13 CEUs (10 for Course + 1 for Test + 2 for Ethics)
1 dayACLS Renewal — 13 CEUs (10 for Course + 1 for Test + 2 for Ethics)
American Heart Association / RCSA certificate issued.
The AHA / RCSA PEARS programme is aimed at candidates who may need an introductory coursein paediatric life support, and perhaps to prepare for a full PALS course. This is an excellent one-day course, worth 20 CEUs, that will coach participants to confidently recognise and stabilise paeds emergencies.
American Heart Association / RCSA certificate issued.
A 1-day AHA / RCSA certified introductory course that reviews ECG & dysrrhythmia interpretation and recognition in the emergency. The pharmacology review encompasses all ACLS drugs, and integration of basic drug pharmacology into ACLS algorithms. This is an excellent ACLS preparatory programme for any health care provider who needs ECG coaching and practise, to review interpretation and recognition fundamentals. This course will instil confidence in reading the ECG.
American Heart Association / RCSA certificate issued.
This 2-day ACLS for Experienced Providers Course is designed for healthcare professionals already in possession of a current AHA ACLS Certificate and who regularly are involved in resuscitations. The scenario and case-based programme explores the science behind the guidelines, and extends the ACLS provider’s knowledge, insight and practical proficiency, and delves into challenging special resuscitation situations. This AHA ACLS EP certificate will serve to update the providers ACLS status.
A comprehensive American Heart Association ACLS Resource Text for Instructors and Experienced Providers is supplied prior to the course and participants must study the manual prior to the course. Successful candidates receive 34 CEUs, incl 4 CPD points for Ethics.
What is e-Learning?
e-Learning is a novel, convenient and quicker approach to CPD and renewal of formal American Heart Association (AHA) certificates.
The e-Learning option is allowed for providers who already have successfully completed the most current version of the relevant AHA course – candidates must produce a current AHA / RCSA provider card. All participants must have a personal copy of the relevant current course textbook. The Resuscitation Council of SA does NOT endorse this e-Learning option for initial training, and when new course material is introduced by the AHA from time to time, the e-Learning option is only allowed after the first new course has been attended.
Candidates are not permitted to follow the e-Learning option if their card has expired; the e-Learning platform is one option available for candidates seeking renewal prior to their course expiry date. CPD allocations would only reflect the skills practise and testing sections – 1 CEU will be awarded per hour, giving credit to the actual hands-on manikin practice and skills testing.
To summarise, e-Learning is conducted using blended learning, i.e.:
Part 1: cognitive learning is completed online;
Part 2: hands-on skills practice session with RCSA / AHA BLS instructor;
Part 3 is skills test with current RCSA / AHA BLS instructor.
The duration of Part 2 (skills practice) should not be less than 45 minutes per candidate; and Part 3
(skills test) not less than 15 minutes per candidate.
Costs: Candidates can purchase part 1 – the cognitive portion – online:
http://www.onlineaha.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=main.purchaseInformation
Part 2: hands-on skills practice session with RCSA / AHA instructor – cost confirmed upon enquiry.
Part 3 is skills test with current RCSA / AHA instructor – cost confirmed upon enquiry.
If you are expected to teach emergency medical care at whatever level and you would like some formal, specific instructional techniques training, applicable to the topics you facilitate, then this programme is for you!
A total of 5 days spaced over 3 months where potential instructors in any area of emergency medical care will be introduced to the principles of adult teaching-learning, skills teaching, assessment and evaluation, etc. The course provides an excellent platform to explore best-practise concepts and techniques in instructional design, communication and feedback techniques, management of learning and common pitfalls made by trainers, and will foster confidence and competence in training. CPD accreditation underway.
A 1-day programme focussing on common and life-threatening emergencies that may confront the dental practitioner. CPD accreditation underway.
An exciting 15-hr CPD course run over 2 days that will review all the ILS protocols and update the HPCSA registered ILS practitioner with the latest knowledge and skills to function competently. Thecourse is scenario-based and will afford an opportunity to apply learning, ask questions, and share experiences. 15 CEUs will be issued upon successful completion of the course.
A half-day workshop exploring the early awareness link in the paediatric chain of survival. Child safety is an often neglected topic, with tragic consequences. The workshop will focus on practical strategies to foster a continuing child safety and accident prevention awareness amongst participants – anyone who is interested in child safety is welcome to attend, e.g. parents, teachers, child-minders.
Remember…CHILD SAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT!
MANAGING THE HIV PATIENT IN THE ED
ORGAN DONATION AWARENESS IN THE ED
And still more currently being planned and designed… watch this space!
Should you require any other training specific to your needs, we can design and implement an
instructional programme to cater to your unique requirements. Please let us know how we can help
you!
Regards,
ER Training & Development Centre Team.
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