CPD Suite

Emergency Airway Skills Management (EAM)

This Rural Health West CPD workshop is designed to assist health professionals to develop and practise skills essential in unexpected crises, particularly with problem airways. Delivered in WA Country Health Service facilities, this workshop has a heavy emphasis on teamwork and the organisation of medical emergency teams incorporating presentations, skill stations and scenario-based crises with simulation manikins (SimMan and baby).

Eligibility: Rural Generalist anaesthetists and theatre staff. Priority is given to those working in the local region. Should places be available, emergency department doctors and nurses are invited to register.

Paediatric Emergencies and Clinical Healthcare Scenarios (PEaCHS)

This education workshop is proudly delivered by Rural Health West in partnership with WA Country Health Service.

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 includes:

• Hands on simulation: practice common scenarios, structured care and practitioner / parent communication scenarios
• Short presentations by experienced paediatric emergency physicians
• Comprehensive handbook of lecture materials and practical skills
• ‘Resuscitation reminders’ card for your ID badge clip

Eligibility: Priority is given to Paediatricians, General Practitioners, Rural Generalists and ED Doctors working in the local region. Should places be available, nurses are invited to register.

Mental Health Skills Training (MHST)

This education workshop is proudly delivered by Rural Health West in partnership with WA Country Health Service.

The RHW MHST is a purpose designed, interactive training workshop for General  (GPs) to enhance their skills, knowledge and approach to people presenting with high prevalence mental health and alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems to primary care. The workshop has been designed with input from consumers and carers to embed and incorporate their perspectives, experiences and needs when presenting to GPs in primary care.

You will have the opportunity to learn important practical skills including;

• Identify and manage consumers who present with mental health issues experienced within the context of general practice
• Develop and review evidence-based General Practice Mental Health Treatment Plans (GPMHTPs) in consultation with consumers and carers within the context of general practice
• Incorporate perspectives and needs of consumers, their carers and others in a person’s network of support in a GPMHTP to inform subsequent care received within the context of general practice
• Use practice systems to identify local services and resources that safeguard consumer safety and assist in providing holistic mental health care to consumers with the context of general practice
• Use appropriate MBS item numbers relating to the provision of mental health care within the context of general practice

Eligibility: GP’s, Rural Generalists and Medical Practitioners. Priority is given to those working in the local region.
Length: One day – 8.00am-4.00pm.

Neonatal Stabilisation and Transport Readiness (NeoSTARs)

Neonatal Stabilisation and Transport Readiness (NeoSTARs) is a follow on course from NeoResus. This course, which is created and delivered by neonatologists and neonatal nurse educators, teaches current up to date evidence-based approaches to neonatal stabilisation. Course attendance will help you and your team to understand and master the basic skills required in the care of any sick newborn. As well as technical skills, a high-performance team with strong supportive skills is necessary to deliver care in a safe and timely manner. This course will have a strong focus on advanced skills in crew resource management (team resources), communication and is recommended for a multidisciplinary audience.

This course is helping to support the quality of care provided during initial stages of newborn resuscitation and stabilisation which are essential to improve survival and long-term outcomes.

Eligibility: Paediatricians, GP obstetricians, rural generalists, medical practitioners and midwives.  Priority is given to those working in the local region.

Toxicological Emergencies (TOX)

This education workshop is proudly delivered by Rural Health West in partnership with WA Country Health Service.

Presented by leading specialists in their field, has been designed to offer practising health professionals an update in toxicological emergencies.

This one-day workshop stream covers general and specific topics related to poisoning and local toxicology, using an interactive tutorial format concentrating on small group discussions of case scenarios.

The workshop content includes:

• Understand the pathophysiology and clinical effects of common envenomation (snake, spider and marine).
• Improve ability to decide on patient disposition and appropriately stabilise patients for transport.
• Improve understanding of the appropriate use of first aid and investigations, and identify and list common poisonings.
• Apply a systematic diagnostic approach in toxicological presentations to increase patient safety.

Eligibility: Priority will be given to currently practising health professionals within the regions including medical students.

Length: 8am – 5pm

Wound Care (WC)

This education workshop is proudly delivered by Rural Health West in partnership with WA Country Health Service.

Join us for a wound care workshop presented by Jenny Prentice (PhD, RN, Stomal Therapy Nurse, Cert., Palliative Care, Dip Project Management, Journal Editor World Council Enterostomal Therapists (Australia)) who will demonstrate how to assess and manage chronic and acute wounds.

Case studies will be utilised for discussion and provide participants the opportunity to ‘touch, feel and apply’ many of the dressing products currently in use. Please bring some of the dressings you currently use.

Interaction is encouraged so come prepared to discuss and further develop skills in the management of wounds.

Eligibility: All health care providers
Location: Perth WA

Length: One day  8.00am – 4.00pm

Rural Anaesthetics Forum 

This forum is part of the WA Country Health Service and Rural Health West Resident Specialist and Procedural GP Education Series.

The two-day Rural Anaesthetics Forum 2026, will include lectures, interactive discussions and sessions delivered concurrently and facilitated by experienced specialists.  The forum will provide an opportunity to network with fellow colleagues.

Rural Obstetrics & Gynaecology Forum

This forum is run in partnership with WA Country Health Service and Rural Health West.

The one and a half day Rural Obstetrics and Gynaecology Forum 2025, will include optional Friday workshops, small problem-based discussions, lectures, and simulation sessions delivered concurrently and facilitated by experienced specialists.  The forum will provide an opportunity to network with fellow colleagues.

Rural Ultrasound Training for ED (RUSTED)

This Rural Health West workshop is designed to support Western Australian Medical Practitioners in maintaining and enhancing their ultrasound skills and meeting credentialing requirements for WA Country Health Service.

Workshop overview:

• Delivered in a modular blended format, this course combines online learning with a hands-on workshop in Perth.
• Program begins with an introductory module covering ultrasound principles, physics, safety, machine care, and an overview of how we approach learning in a clinical setting.
• Participants will progress through a series of 11 clinical modules covering the core ultrasound applications most used in emergency medicine.
• Topics include trauma and E-FAST, abdominal aortic aneurysm assessment, biliary scanning, renal tract imaging, deep vein thrombosis, basic and advanced echocardiography, first trimester pregnancy and musculoskeletal and soft tissue scanning.
• Course runs over a 6 week online learning component and concludes with a three-day face-to-face workshop and assessment.

Eligibility: All medical practitioners and rural generalists are welcome to register, with priority given to currently practising rural and remote medical practitioners in an Emergency Department.

WA Rural Health Conference

The conference is a valuable opportunity to connect with passionate health professionals from across a wide range of disciplines, all united by a shared commitment to delivering essential healthcare services across rural WA. By bringing these dedicated experts together, the conference will create space for meaningful connection, fresh ideas and practical innovation helping to strengthen healthcare and support the wellbeing of rural communities across Western Australia.

Aboriginal Health Conference

The conference is a valuable opportunity to connect with passionate health professionals from across a wide range of disciplines, all united by a shared commitment to delivering essential healthcare services across rural WA. The conference will bring together health professionals, community leaders, and advocates to explore the transformative role of storytelling in Aboriginal health.

Rural and Remote Retrieval Weekend

The Rural and Remote Retrieval Weekend provides participants with the opportunity to learn about the management of medical emergencies in a remote environment with limitations in equipment, personnel and resources.

• Participants learn in a supportive environment that encourages a relevant, practical and self-directed approach to learning.
• Participants develop their practical skills and professional abilities such as teaching, teamwork, leadership and dealing with stress and uncertainty.
• Participants have the opportunity to network with colleagues in a unique setting.

Rural Outdoor Adventure Race (ROAR)

This event provides an opportunity for junior doctors and medical students to learn, experience and practice elements of emergency care in a stimulating wilderness environment around King’s Park in Western Australia. Your team will work together under Perth’s best emergency physicians to diagnose, stabilise and ‘save lives’.

The teaching and learning priorities for each scenario are:

1. Scene safety and management of the environment
2. A structured approach to the assessment of the critically ill patient (DRSABCDE)
3. Prioritised supportive and specific management of the clinical conditions
4. Stabilisation and transport planning including basic necessities of the patient and group
5. Leadership, teamwork and communication

Eligibility: Final year medical students, Interns (PGY1), PGY2 and PGY3.

Length: 1.5 days