WA Rural Health Long Service Awards 2024

The Rural Health West CPD REACT+ workshop is designed to assist Western Australian Visiting Medical Practitioners to maintain their emergency knowledge and skills, and gain formal assessment towards their emergency credentialing, as required by WA Country Health Service. Covering medical emergencies, major trauma and cardiac arrest in adults and children, and associated lifesaving procedural skills training, REACT+ is a highly interactive workshop. Participants are provided with audio-visual pre-learning materials and the course consists almost entirely of small group practical skills stations and simulated scenarios.

This Rural Health West CPD workshop is a one day workshop in paediatric emergency scenarios and skills. It will give delegates real-life examples and the opportunity to manage sick or injured children in a safe environment. The workshop content will include: • Hands-on simulation: practise common scenarios and structured care • Short presentations by experienced paediatric emergency physicians • Comprehensive handbook of lecture materials and practical skills • 'Resuscitation reminders' card for your ID badge clip

Presented by Beth Sperring, Clinical Nurse Consultant. Topics for the study day will include wound healing and assessment, identification of acute and chronic wound infection and treatment, biofilm based wound management, wound hygiene, dressing selection, traumatic wounds, plastic surgery considerations, leg ulcers, the high risk foot and case studies. Future trends in wound management will also be discussed.