This Conference has been Postponed. Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) Course is organized by Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) Australia and will be held from Jun 02 - 04, 2020 at UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.  CPD Accreditation: Candidates who are members of RACGP & ACRRM may be eligible to receive 40 QI&CPD points for an Accredited Category 1 Activity. Course Description: The Advanced Paediatric Life Support course is widely recognised as the international gold standard in paediatric emergency training courses.  Established in 1997 and taught throughout Australia, this comprehensive three-day course introduces the structured approach to the emergency management of ill and injured children.  Entrance Requirements: The Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) course is suitable for doctors, nurses and paramedics looking to increase their confidence and clinical skills in paediatric acute care.  This course is designed for graduates with a minimum of 2 years’ experience.  APLS is the recommended course for all hospital staff working in clinical environments where children and adolescents are cared for, by the RACP's National Standards for the Care of Children and Adolescents.  Course Outcomes: Candidates who complete the APLS course will issued a certificate of completion upon: • Fully attending the three-day course • Successfully completing all required course assessments • Successfully completing the required pre-course APLS online learning modules • APLS certificates are valid for five years from the date of issue. Course structure: The course covers the following themes: Life support • Basic life support • Advanced support of the airway and ventilation • Cardiac arrest management and defibrillation Diagnosis and management of the seriously ill child • Breathing difficulties • Shock • Abnormal pulse rate and rhythm • Decreased conscious level • Convulsing child  Diagnosis and management of the seriously injured child • Chest injury • Abdominal injury • Head trauma • Spinal injury • Burns and scalds • Electrical injuries and drowning Practical procedures • Airway and breathing • Circulation • Trauma • Interpreting trauma X-rays • Stabilisation and transfer Further topics  • Fluid and electrolyte management • Acid-base balance • Pain management • Septic child • Neurological assessment • Resuscitation of the baby at birth and more Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

This course has been CANCELLED. Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) Course is organized by Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) Australia and will be held from Jun 03 - 05, 2020 at Education Development Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.  CPD Accreditation: Candidates who are members of RACGP & ACRRM may be eligible to receive 40 QI&CPD points for an Accredited Category 1 Activity. Course Description: The Advanced Paediatric Life Support course is widely recognised as the international gold standard in paediatric emergency training courses.  Established in 1997 and taught throughout Australia, this comprehensive three-day course introduces the structured approach to the emergency management of ill and injured children.  Entrance Requirements: The Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) course is suitable for doctors, nurses and paramedics looking to increase their confidence and clinical skills in paediatric acute care.  This course is designed for graduates with a minimum of 2 years’ experience.  APLS is the recommended course for all hospital staff working in clinical environments where children and adolescents are cared for, by the RACP's National Standards for the Care of Children and Adolescents.  Course Outcomes: Candidates who complete the APLS course will issued a certificate of completion upon: • Fully attending the three-day course • Successfully completing all required course assessments • Successfully completing the required pre-course APLS online learning modules • APLS certificates are valid for five years from the date of issue. Course structure: The course covers the following themes: Life support • Basic life support • Advanced support of the airway and ventilation • Cardiac arrest management and defibrillation Diagnosis and management of the seriously ill child • Breathing difficulties • Shock • Abnormal pulse rate and rhythm • Decreased conscious level • Convulsing child  Diagnosis and management of the seriously injured child • Chest injury • Abdominal injury • Head trauma • Spinal injury • Burns and scalds • Electrical injuries and drowning Practical procedures • Airway and breathing • Circulation • Trauma • Interpreting trauma X-rays • Stabilisation and transfer Further topics  • Fluid and electrolyte management • Acid-base balance • Pain management • Septic child • Neurological assessment • Resuscitation of the baby at birth and more Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

This conference has been POSTPONED. The new dates will be 24-26 March 2021 and further updates will be provided in due course. Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) Annual Scientific Meeting 2020 is organized by Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) and will be held from March 24 - 26, 2021 at Pullman Melbourne On The Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Introduction To Echo - Level 1 (3 Day) Course is organized by Australian Institute of Ultrasound (AIU) and will be held from Jun 05 - 07, 2020 at Australian Institute of Ultrasound, Gold coast, Queensland, Australia. Description: • Are you concerned about those first shifts of that new rotation in ED, ICU or Cardiology? • Imagine being asked to perform a bedside echo at 2am. • Not sure where or how to start? • This is the 3-Day echo / cardiac acoustic windows course designed specifically for you.  A must for the absolute beginner or novice. If you have never had a probe in your hand, (except to clean it), or have only practiced ultrasound imaging without appropriate supervision, then look no further.   The Course Objectives: Are to provide the beginner / novice with: • an understanding of the physical principles of ultrasound • an understanding of probe manipulation and orientation • an understanding of image tissue types and image optimisation • repeatable and reproducible methods to find those • illusive acoustic windows and views • the ability to recognise normal adult cardiac echo anatomy and assess the image for common pathologies • an opportunity for extensive tutor assisted hands-on scanning • an understanding of the pitfalls and limitations of bedside cardiac imaging.  The programme will also cover qualitative assessment of cardiac chambers for size and function. At the end of the course, the participant will have a thorough understanding of bedside echo / cardiac windows. They will be able to repeat and reproduce the scanning methodologies and be confident of finding the acoustic windows and achieve better patient outcomes. The course tutors are experienced cardiac sonographers and point of care specialists. They will provide both imaging and clinical expertise and create the best learning environment for the beginner.   “Introduction to Echo - Level 2” (available September 2020) will be a new 2-day course, covering Quantitative measurements and basic haemodynamics. The Level 2 course is directed at those slightly more advanced ultrasound operators who are able to acquire on-axis views for accurate measurements. “Introduction to Echo - Level 3” (available in 2021) will be a new 2-day course covering Valvular Assessment. The level 3 course will be directed at the advanced ultrasound operators. For those able to do 5 days in a row we currently offer all the modules above in our “Basic Echo - 5 Day Course”. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.  

This conference has been CANCELLED. Relative Analgesia Course is organized by Australian Dental Association Queensland Branch (ADAQ) and will be held on Jun 06, 2020 at Mackay, Queensland, Australia. CPD Points: 6 Scientific hours  Description: Nitrous Oxide Inhalation Sedation Course This course will enable participants to become competent in the administration of Relative Analgesia in clinical practice. The course is also an excellent refresher for dentists wishing to update their theory and practical skills in the delivery of Nitrous Oxide Sedation (Relative Analgesia). Participants will be given the opportunity to administer Nitrous Oxide sedation, and to experience for themselves the effects of Relative Analgesia in a safe environment. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

This Conference has been Cancelled. The Cutting Edge: Practice Nurse Skills Training Workshop is organized by Clinical Training & Evaluation Centre (CTEC) and will be held on Jun 06, 2020 at CTEC - Clinical Training and Evaluation Centre, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Suitabe for:  Newly graduated nurses, nurses new to the role of procedural assisting, nurses seeking to update their skills and those seeking a position in a General Practice. Description: It is directed at nurses starting out in the community practice who have moved from a career in hospital wards or aged care, or those who are newly graduated and seeking a position in general practice. This workshop is also appropriate for nurses who would like to streamline their treatment room and update their skills, perhaps before GP practice accreditation. CTEC acknowledges the educational contribution provided by the UWA School of Population Health in the development of this workshop. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound (POCUS) – 5 Day Course is organized by Australian Institute of Ultrasound (AIU) and will be held from Jun 08 - 12, 2020 at Australian Institute of Ultrasound, Gold coast, Queensland, Australia. Accreditation: ACEM | This course accredited for 36.5 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours. ACRRM | 30 PDP points; 30 points PRPD; 30 pts MOPS Radiology; 30 pts MOPS Emergency MedicineEligible for Rural Procedural Grants Funding – 5 days under all components ANZCA | Participants in the ANZCA and FPM CPD program may claim this course under the Knowledge and skills activity Short format learning at 2 credits per hour. RACGP | Activity Number: 141478, 40 Category 1 points. Specific Requirement Eligibility – Diagnostic radiologyGrant Approved Training – 5 days under Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, Obstetrics and Surgery. CICM | Lectures – Category 2A, points per hour 1;Demonstrations – Category 2B, points per hour 2; Skills – Category 3B, points per hour 3 Description: Designed to take your clinical ultrasound practice to the next level, extending your knowledge and skills through interactive case discussion and small group practical activities; this course is relevant to those physicians who want to expand their ultrasound skills. You will learn the Rapid Ultrasound in Shock Protocol (RUSH) enabling you to assess patients using a multimodality approach whilst managing severely ill patients. However, the unconscious patient may entail more than a simple RUSH protocol. Sometimes it is not enough to know the cause of the shock – sometimes you need to do something about it. Is there a fractured femur, requiring a femoral nerve block? Is cholecystitis the cause of this sepsis? Does your delirious patient have a dislocated shoulder requiring reduction? Does your unconscious patient with facial injury have a pupillary response - or raised intracerebral pressure? By attending this course you will be able to risk stratify these problems far more quickly and safely than conventional investigation. You will go to the ‘outer edges’ of the RUSH protocol. You will optimise your gallbladder scanning, look at rapid identification of fractures and dislocations & identification of nerves. Content: • Review of Physics principles • Rapid Ultrasound in Shock Protocol (EFAST,AAA,DVT,BELS,IVC) • Lung • Right upper quadrant pain  • Basic Soft Tissue • Foreign Body Removal Course Objectives: • Identify the parameters of safe application of ultrasound in medical diagnosis • Identify the physical principles, artefacts and the steps for image optimisation while performing ultrasound • Practice "hands on" ultrasound scanning skills required to maximise diagnostic ability in answering relevant clinical questions • Recognise the sonographic appearances of normal and abnormal structures required to answer common clinical questions • Perform E-FAST, AAA, Biliary Tract, BELS, Proximal Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT), Basic Soft Tissue Foreign Body, and Lung ultrasound techniques • Use the RUSH protocol in the clinical field • Recognise the variants and abnormalities from presentations & case-based learning. • Incorporate the ultrasound skills with the clinical situation to make appropriate management decisions • Describe the limitations of ultrasound

Intensive Care / RUSH - 3 Day Course is organized by Australian Institute of Ultrasound (AIU) and will be held from Jun 08 - 10, 2020 at Australian Institute of Ultrasound, Gold coast, Queensland, Australia. Accreditation: ACEM This course accredited for 23 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as complying with ACEM standards and policies for E-FAST, AAA, DVT, BELS (including cardiac arrest), Vascular Access. Lung, Pleural Effusion, Assessment in Undifferentiated Shock/ Rapid Ultrasound in Shock (RUSH Protocol). ACRRM Approved for 30 PDP points; 30 points PRPD; 30 pts MOPS Radiology; 30 pts MOPS Emergency Medicine Eligible for Rural Procedural Grants Funding – 3 days under all components (Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, Obstetrics and Surgery) CICM Lectures – Category 2A, points per hour 1; Demonstrations – Category 2B, points per hour 2; Skills – Category 3B, points per hour 3 ANZCA Participants in the ANZCA and FPM CPD program may claim this this course under the Knowledge and skills activity Short format learning at 2 credits per hour RACGP Activity Number: 142569, 40 Category 1 points. Specific Requirement Eligibility – Diagnostic radiology Description: RUSH is just one of many acronyms to describe ultrasound in hypotension, or critical illness. It asks simple questions about heart function, lung function, and vascular integrity - both large and small vessels. It may include a limited search for common causative agents. Rather than teaching a rigid protocol, it looks at the logic behind multisystem scanning and how to fit it to the individual patient. This course is applicable for all levels of physicians who aim to incorporate the Rapid Ultrasound in Shock Protocol (RUSH) in their management through a multimodality approach. It is assumed that you have rudimentary experience in E-FAST, AAA and Cardiac scanning techniques and feel comfortable with basic image optimisation. On the first day, your technique will be revised, polished and expanded by adding DVT scanning. On Day 2, your cardiac scanning skills be will extended finishing with further depth on needle visualisation for ultrasound guided procedures, as steep needle techniques are very important for anyone considering pericardiocentesis. On the third day, you will learn lung scanning and we summarise with some case based discussion, aiming to make feel you comfortable to perform and interpret a simple RUSH examination. Content: • Review of Physics principles • EFAST protocol • Abdominal aortic Aneurysm • Proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT) • Basic Echo in Life support (BELS) • Lung • Vascular Access • Rush Protocol Course Objectives: On completion of the course the following topics will be covered: • Identify the parameters of safe application of ultrasound in medical diagnosis • Identify the physical principles, artefacts and the steps for image optimisation while performing ultrasound • Practice "hands on" ultrasound scanning skills required to maximise diagnostic ability in answering relevant clinical questions • Recognise the sonographic appearances of normal and abnormal structures required to answer common clinical questions • Perform E-FAST, AAA, BELS, vascular access, proximal deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and lungs • Use the Rush protocol in the clinical field • Recognise the variants and abnormalities from presentations & case-based learning. • Incorporate the ultrasound skills with the clinical situation to make appropriate management decisions • Describe the limitations of ultrasound • List when to on-refer patients for formal scanning.

This conference has been CANCELLED. Introduction to Obstetrics - 3 Day Course is organized by Australian Institute Of Ultrasound (AIU) and will be held from  Jun 10 - 12, 2020 at Australian Institute of Ultrasound, Gold coast, Queensland, Australia.  Description: This 3-day program is specifically designed for health professionals who have an interest in point of care obstetric ultrasound. It I suitable for those who aim to develop and master transabdominal and transvaginal techniques to acquire, interpret, document and apply ultrasound to clinical management and improve patient care. Identify pathology, multiple pregnancy and pregnancy of unknown location. Locate correct planar anatomy & measure fetal biometry, AFI and Dopplers. On day 3, no lectures, no demos, just pure practical scanning, from start to finish. With a 3:1 tutor ratio it is a great opportunity to improve and gain confidence in your obstetric skills. Content: • System orientation and probe manipulation techniques • Early pregnancy assessment • Transabdominal and transvaginal techniques • Third Trimester- • Identifying the cervix & placental location • Fetal location and lie • Fetal Biometry • Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) • Cord Doppler Course Objectives: On completion of the course the student should be able to: • Identify & examine an intrauterine pregnancy with a heartbeat present • Describe the criteria for failed pregnancy • Describe pregnancy of unknown location • Commence scanning on transvaginal phantoms • Identify & measure the cervix length • Identify & examine the placenta • Describe some placenta, cord & cervix- variants & pathology • Discuss translabial scanning • Establish fetal lie and locate fetal structures • Identify & record cardiac activity • M-mode • Pulsed Wave (> 12 weeks) • Locate correct planar anatomy & measure fetal biometry (BPD, HC, AC & FL & EFW) • Identify signs of fetal wellbeing • Scan & measure the Amniotic Fluid Index • Scan & measure the umbilical artery cord Doppler • Be aware of the limitations of point of care ultrasound and when to on-refer the patient  Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

This conference has been CANCELLED. Introduction to Obstetrics - 2 Day Course is organized by Australian Institute of Ultrasound (AIU) and will be held from Jun 10- 11, 2020 at Australian Institute of Ultrasound, Gold coast, Queensland, Australia.  Accreditation: RANZCOG: 12 CPD points Trainees are able to obtain credit for courses undertaken up to 12 months before they commenced in the FRANZCOG training program ACEM: This course accredited for 15 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as complying with ACEM standards and policies for Pregnancy (1st trimester) and Monitoring the Foetus (2nd and 3rd Trimester). ACRRM:  Approved for 30 PDP points; 30 points PRPD; 30 pts MOPS Radiology; 30 pts MOPS Emergency Medicine Eligible for Rural Procedural Grants Funding – 2 days under all components (Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, Obstetrics and Surgery) CICM: Lectures – Category 2A, points per hour 1; Demonstrations – Category 2B, points per hour 2; Skills – Category 3B, points per hour 3 RACGP: Activity Number: 103297, 40 Category 1 points. Specific Requirement Eligibility – Diagnostic radiology Grant Approved Training – 2 days under Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, Obstetrics and Surgery. ACM: Australian College Midwives approved for 11 CPD points Description: This 2 day program is specifically designed for health professionals who have an interest in point of care obstetric ultrasound. Practical scanning with volunteers at varying gestations is also included. Course Objectives: On completion of the course the student should be able to: • Identify & examine an intrauterine pregnancy with a heartbeat present • Describe the criteria for failed pregnancy • Describe pregnancy of unknown location • Commence scanning on transvaginal phantoms • Identify & measure the cervix length • Identify & examine the placenta • Describe some placenta, cord & cervix- variants & pathology • Discuss translabial scanning • Establish fetal lie and locate fetal structures  • Identify & record cardiac activity • M-mode • Pulsed Wave ( > 12 weeks) • Locate correct planar anatomy & measure fetal biometry (BPD, HC, AC & FL & EFW) • Identify signs of fetal wellbeing • Scan & measure the Amniotic Fluid Index • Scan & measure the umbilical artery cord Doppler  • Be aware of the limitations of point of care ultrasound and when to on-refer the patient Course Content: • System orientation and probe manipulation techniques • Early pregnancy assessment • Transabdominal and transvaginal techniques  • Third Trimester- ○ Identifying the cervix & placental location ○ Fetal location and lie ○ Fetal Biometry ○ A mniotic Fluid Index (AFI) ○ Cord Doppler