Workshop
CTEC’s JDocs: Emergency Procedures workshop aims to assist Junior Doctors in attaining an improved level of confidence and hands-on experience in a range of procedures, skills and behaviours for medical and surgical emergencies.
Suitable for: Junior Doctors - Interns, Resident Medical Officers and Unaccredited Registrars. It is highly relevant for those interested in applying for anaesthetics, ED, ICU and surgical specialties.
Dates
About
Participants will deepen their understanding and skills in basic ultrasound scanning techniques, proctoscopy and rigid sigmoidoscopy. They will also gain knowledge and familiarity with the physiology and basic techniques in suprapubic and central venous catheter insertion.
This one-day hands-on workshop features animal tissue and synthetic models and its content is specifically designed to meet the essential surgical skills required to apply for specialty training, and follows the RACS Junior Doctors Curriculum Framework.
Workshop Content
Practical Sessions and Presentations
Basics of Ultrasound:
- Terminology and definitions
- Knobology: probes and modules
- Scan planes and image orientation
- Patient positioning
- Ultrasound guided cannulation
Access techniques:
- CVC placement under ultrasound (sub-clavian)
- Interosseous vascular access (EZIO)
- Nasogastric tube placement
- Presentation: Seldinger technique and the arterial line
PR Examination:
- Digital examination
- Proctoscopy and sigmoidoscopy
- Foreign body retrieval
Catheterisation techniques:
- Male and female urethral catheter
- Suprapubic catheter
Workshop Inclusions
- Practical sessions featuring RACS certified techniques
- Practical sessions with animal tissue
- Didactic sessions
- All meals and refreshments
- Limited places to maximise practical learning time
2025 Fee
WA Participant: $850
Non-WA Participant: $980
Interested in applying for SET?
Junior Doctors from across Australia may register interest for CTEC's online Generic Surgical Sciences Training Course here. This course is offered as 30 comprehensive online presentation sessions over 25 topics.
COVID-19 Information for Workshop Participants
Workshop content, date and convenors may be subject to change or cancellation due to unforeseen circumstances.
Accreditations or CPD Approvals
Reapproval will be sought in the 2025 ACEM CPD Program. Accepted by the AMA's CPD Home as an Educational Activity: General Learning - 8.5 hours.
Testimonials
"The staff were wonderful and very knowledgeable. "
"I feel confident enough to attempt them (these skills) under supervision in clinical practice now. "
"Getting to become familiar with tools used in these procedures (kits, ultrasound and scopes) was of most value."
"A great workshop."
- 2024 Workshop Participants
Venue
CTEC
The University of Western Australia
Entrance No.2
Hackett Drive, Crawley
Perth, Western Australia
For more information contact
Elisha Thompson
Course Coordinator
T +61 8 6488 8695
E elisha.thompson@uwa.edu.au
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