The Minor Injury & Illness in the ED Nursing Course (MInIED)

Build confidence and capability in minor injury care. Empowering emergency and urgent care nurses with hands-on skills and practical knowledge to assess, manage, and treat minor injuries and illnesses with confidence in fast-paced acute care settings.

Date

Monday 11 May 2026 | Registrations open

Mode

Pre-reading/Workshop

Format

Face-to-face

Registration

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The Minor Injury & Illness in the ED Nursing Course (MInIED) is a one-day, in-person workshop for nurses working in Emergency Departments and Urgent Care Centres, focused on the assessment and management of minor injuries and illnesses in fast-paced ambulatory care settings.

Why this course benefits you Supported by targeted pre-reading and online learning, this course strengthens clinical decision-making and supports safe, autonomous nursing practice in minor injury streams, responding directly to growing service demand and the need for efficient, high-quality care.

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

Work confidently and autonomously within the nursing scope for minor injury and illness presentations in emergency and urgent care settings.
Assess and manage common minor injuries and illnesses using a structured, safe, and efficient clinical approach.
Apply practical, hands-on skills that translate directly to clinical practice, including:
- Minor injury assessment and management
- Evidence-based wound care
- Initial management of minor burns
- Safe fitting and use of mobility aids

Who should attend?

This course is ideal for nurses working in Emergency Departments, nurses in Urgent Care Centres, and clinicians involved in or transitioning to minor injury and illness care pathways.

Workshop Program - Monday 11 May 2026

Time	Title	Content
0800 - 0820	Welcome & introductions
0820 - 0850	Minor injury and illness models of care	Various fast track and minor injury & illness unit models Ten tips for flow Common presentations Documentation recommendations
0850 - 0950	Pain management	Analgesia for specific presentations Drugs of controversy Inhaled analgesia and procedural sedation Case scenarios
0950 - 1015	Minor traumatic brain injuries (mTBI)	Concussion management and complications
1015 - 1035	Morning tea
1035 - 1100	Musculoskeletal injuries	Back pain Musculoskeletal injury management principles
1100 - 1230	Splinting	Zimmer splint Crutches/tubigrip CAM boot Slings (including gallow, HAS, BAS, collar and cuff)
1230 - 1300	Lunch
1300 - 1345	Wound management	Dressings Acute wound management Wound care resources Tips and trick of the trade Case scenarios
1345 - 1430	Burns management	Burns debridement Facial burns management Chemical burns management Dressing selection
1430 - 1445	Afternoon tea
1445 - 1530	Eye emergencies	Eye drop instillation and irrigation Eye protection application PH testing Tools of the trade
1530 - 1610	Table top exercise	Small group table top patient flow and patient management exercise
1610 - 1630	Close and evaluation	Q&A Summary Evaluation

Online Learning - To be completed prior to workshop 6 hours of online learning to support the workshop content.

Module	Core topics	Online learning minutes	Topic
1	Fundamentals of Fast Track	20	1.1 Fast track model 1.2 Nursing role & responsibilities
2	Pain management	60	2.1 Essentials of pain 2.2 Pain assessment 2.3 Approaches to pain management
3	Wound care	60	3.1 Wound care fundamentals 3.2 Acute wound assessment 3.3 Acute wound management
4	Minor burns management	60	4.1 Minor burns fundamentals 4.2 Burns assessment 4.3 Burns management
5	Musculoskeletal injuries	60	5.1 MSK anatomy and mechanism of injury 5.2 Assessment and management of upper and lower limb injuries 5.3 Minor head injuries
6	Minor traumatic brain injuries (mTBI)	60	6.1Head injuries fundamentals 6.2 Assessment and initial management of mTBI
7	Eye emergencies	40	7.1 Eye anatomy 7.2 Assessment and initial management of eye presentations

REGISTRATION FEES

AUD $600.00 plus GST

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Cancelled registrations can be transferred to an alternative course or held in credit and used within 24 months.

Please note that when you register, you will be agreeing to the following:

Disclaimer: This course's content is directed at appropriately licensed and trained practitioners. It represents current information about the provision of emergency medical care. It is not intended to replace and should not be construed as medical advice. Any medical diagnosis or treatment concerns should not be directed to a medical practitioner.
Course cancellation: In very rare cases, due to clinical demand or other unforeseen, unavoidable reasons, courses may need to be cancelled. In this instance, registrants will be advised urgently and will receive a full refund for registration fees.

REFUND POLICY

Refunds

Cancellation more than 30 days before the event: 70% refund.
Cancellation less than 30 days: no refund. A credit will be provided and can be used over 24-months from the date of cancellation.
Cancellation must be in writing.

Lisa Braithwaite

Lisa Braithwaite was endorsed an Emergency Nurse Practitioner in 2016 and has over 20 years emergency nursing experience. Lisa has worked in several clinical, leadership and education roles including leading the Masters of Emergency Nursing degree with university partners and developing local education programs to support new nurses in emergency nursing. Lisa has an interest in developing others and enjoys mentoring medical and nursing colleagues in clinical skills and leadership capabilities. She is also involved in strategic planning for Alfred Health’s nursing capability framework and leadership development pathways for the nursing workforce.

Nikki Farmer

Nikki is a Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) with the Alfred Emergency Academic Centre (AEAC) and has over eight years experience as a CNE within Alfred Hospital’s Emergency & Trauma Centre. She has a strong clinical background in emergency nursing and extensive experience supporting nurses working in metropolitan and lower resource settings across Victoria, the Northern Territory and far north Queensland. Combined, this has shaped Nikki's practical, flexible, and context-driven approach to education.

Claire Lobb

Claire has more than 20 years of emergency nursing experience. She has been working at The Alfred Hospital Emergency & Trauma Centre since 2014 and became endorsed as a Nurse Practitioner in 2015.
She has been overseeing the N.P. candidate program for the past five years, providing mentorship and support to trainees as they work towards endorsement. Claire is now involved in the expansion and redevelopment of the program, licensing it to external EDs throughout Victoria interstate and supporting them as they establish their own professional development program for both NP candidates and endorsed NPs. Claire has a passion for education, providing teaching for medical and nursing staff. She has been involved with the Emergency Medicine course since early 2023 developing content and facilitating workshops for the face-to-face training day.

The Minor Injury & Illness in the ED Nursing Course (MInIED)

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Lisa Braithwaite

Nikki Farmer

Claire Lobb