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Using a combination of interactive lectures and immersive scenarios the workshop provides staff working in the aged care sector with
the opportunity to develop both the clinical and team skills required to manage an acutely unwell resident.
Topics include: chest pain, basic life support, foreign body removal, asthma, head injury, hypoglycaemia, and clinical handover.

Registrations close two weeks prior to the course.

Morning tea provided

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Online registration form here

Emergency Management of Acute Dental Presentations including Trauma.

This workshop is facilitated by
Dr Angie Nilsson|

Clinical Director
Northern NSW LHD Oral Health

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Course Overview

Session 1 of 4 sessions being offered to Aboriginal Health Workers.

AMS and AHS staff are fully subsidised by NSWRDN

LHD staff are partially subsided by NSWRDN and the course fee for the participant is $195 per session.

Participants can choose to attend any number of sessions.

Topics covered in the workshop include:

• Venepuncture & Cannulation
• Basics of ECG’s

Other workshops in this series include:

Session 2-Physical Assessment + Basic Medical Terminology and Medications- Friday 10 Nov

Session 3- Managing Emergencies Outside the Emergency Department + Mental Health- Friday 24 Nov

Session 4- Scenario Simulation- Tying it all together- all the teaching from all sessions into practice- Friday 8 Dec

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Course Content

• Equipment
• Site selection
• Client preparation & education
• Practice on a simulation ‘model’ arm
• Complications related to the procedures
• Special precautions & safety considerations
• Techniques for cannulation and venepuncture
• Review anatomy & physiology of veins/arteries
• Safe use of local anaesthetic & infection control issues

Numbers are limited.

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Register Here

Course Overview

Session 2 of 4 sessions being offered to Aboriginal Health Workers.

AMS and AHS staff are fully subsidised by NSWRDN

LHD staff are partially subsided by NSWRDN and the course fee for the participant is $195 per session.

Participants can choose to attend any number of sessions.

Topics covered in the workshop include:

• Physical Assessment
• Basic Medical Terminology and Medications

Other workshops in this series include:

Session 1-Venepuncture and Cannulation and Basics of ECGs – Friday 27 Oct

Session 3- Managing Emergencies Outside the Emergency Department + Mental Health- Friday 24 Nov

Session 4- Scenario Simulation- Tying it all together- all the teaching from all sessions into practice- Friday 8 Dec

View Flyer Here

Register Here

Course Overview

Session 3 of 4 sessions being offered to Aboriginal Health Workers.

AMS and AHS staff are fully subsidised by NSWRDN

LHD staff are partially subsided by NSWRDN and the course fee for the participant is $195 per session.

Participants can choose to attend any number of sessions.

Topics covered in the workshop include:

• Managing Emergencies Outside the Emergency Department
• Mental Health

Other workshops in this series include:

Session 1-Venepuncture and Cannulation and Basics of ECGs – Friday 27 Oct

Session 2- Physical Assessment + Basic Medical Terminology and Medications- Friday 10 Nov

Session 4- Scenario Simulation- Tying it all together- all the teaching from all sessions into practice- Friday 8 Dec

View Flyer Here

Register Here

Course Overview

Session 4 of 4 sessions being offered to Aboriginal Health Workers.

AMS and AHS staff are fully subsidised by NSWRDN

LHD staff are partially subsided by NSWRDN and the course fee for the participant is $195 per session.

Participants can choose to attend any number of sessions.

Topics covered in the workshop include:

• Scenario Simulation- Tying it all together- all the teaching from all sessions into practice

Other workshops in this series include:

Session 1-Venepuncture and Cannulation and Basics of ECGs – Friday 27 Oct

Session 2- Physical Assessment + Basic Medical Terminology and Medications- Friday 10 Nov

Session 3– Managing Emergencies Outside the Emergency Department + Mental Health- Friday 24 Nov

View Flyer Here

Register Here