About emergency life support skills for
Australian General Practitioners
The Emergency Life Support Skills for Australian General Practitioners is an innovative learning program incorporating new approaches to education and learning. General Practitioners in the Emergency Life Support Skills program will build real competencies in managing emergencies through ‘real time’ simulated online learning modules – the Emergency Life Support Skills program. By blending the Emergency Life Support Skills program online simulated modules with practical workshops conducted across Australia, GPs will expand their knowledge, skills, behaviors and confidence in managing emergencies. Whether you are in a metro, rural, regional or remote area, this program can assist you when you are called upon in an emergency.
How does the program work?
The Emergency Life Support Skills modules will be provided to you in three learning packages delivered by your AstraZeneca representative over a 12 month period. Each learning package will include up to three modules each featuring 5 patient scenarios:
Learning package 1
Airway and Breathing
Cardiac Arrest 1
Cardiac Arrest 2
Learning package 2
Chest Pain 1
Cardiac Arrhythmia 1 (Tachycardia)
Cardiac Arrhythmia 2 (Bradycardia)
Learning package 3
Metabolic & Environmental 1
Poisoning & Overdose 1
Each module has five patients. Each patient has an individual case history and presents with a unique complaint.
Attend an RACGP workshop
The RACGP, supported by AstraZeneca & Laerdal, are also providing you
with an opportunity to gain a further 30 Category 1 RACGP
QA&CPD points or 13 Category 2 QA&CPD points by attending
a one day workshop. Practice your emergency life support skills
with experienced educators and manikins in a small group environment.
During the workshop you will rotate through a series of learning
stations and be guided through decision making/crisis resource
management skills using simulation scenarios. To be eligible
to attend a RACGP Emergency Life Support Program workshop and obtain 30 Category 1 QA&CPD points
you must complete the Emergency Life Support Skills
Learning Package 1 modules prior to the Workshop* and the Post-Test activity on gplearning after the workshop.
Procedural Grant Eligibility
The Commonwealth Government is
offering rural and remote procedural
GPs assistance to access skills
maintenance and upskilling training
activities in their procedural
disciplines. Attend an Emergency Life
Support workshop and you may be
eligible for a support grant of $1500
per day. Freecall the RACGP National
Rural Faculty on 1800 636 764 for
further details.
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* 3 Patients from each of the modules; Airway & Breathing, Cardiac Arrest 1 and Cardiac Arrest 2. |
What is Emergency Life Support Skills program?
The Emergency Life Support Skills program is a computer based self directed learning system for emergency medicine. The software contains patient scenarios based on specific learning objectives to build your medical knowledge and competency in problem solving and decision making. The RACGP, supported by AstraZeneca, believe strongly that competency in handling emergencies can be improved through regular practice of decision making scenarios using the Emergency Life Support Skills program.
How many RACGP QA&CPD points can I earn by completing this program?
There are 4 ways to earn RACGP QA&CPD points through this accredited program.
1. Satisfactorily complete the three CD based Learning Packages together with the predisposing and reinforcing activity, to receive 30 Category 1 RACGP QA&CPD points.
2. Complete CD Learning Packages 1 and 2 only to receive 5 Category 2 RACGP QA&CPD points.
3. Complete CD Learning Package 3 only to receive 4 Category 2 RACGP QA&CPD points.
4. Participate in the RACGP Emergency Life Support Program
face-to-face workshop and a further 30 Category 1 RACGP QA&CPD
points can be earned.
5. Participate in a face-to-face workshop without completing
the MicroSim Learning Package 1 modules and be eligible for 13
Category 2 QA&CPD points.
For your Category 1 requirements in the 2005-2007 triennium, RACGP encourage GPs to participate in activities across a broad range of topics and learning styles in line with the domains of general practice. These guidelines are available through the RACGP website or in the latest RACGP QA&CPD Program Handbook for General Practitioners.
gplearning and the Emergency Life Support Skills program.
The learner’s progress using the Emergency Life Support Skills program can be viewed via gplearning, the RACGPs online educational web site. In addition to the Emergency Life Support Skills program, GPs will also gain access to a number of online additional activities.
2007 Workshop Locations*
The remaining 2006/2007 schedule is currently being decided.
Workshop Costs
TBA
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