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The Emergency Medicine Course (Core)

Designed for GPs, junior healthcare practitioners, and clinicians, this course equips you with essential knowledge in acute medical management and trauma care.

Date

Semester 1 - April 7 to July 13, 2025
Semester 2 - August 18 to November 23, 2025

Mode

Online

Format

Course

ACCREDITATIONS:
The Course is approved for 70 CPD hours.


OVERVIEW:

The Emergency Medicine Course (EMC) aims to introduce participants to the specialty of emergency medicine. The course is written and delivered by Emergency Medicine Specialists and offers an insight into the challenging and exciting world of emergency care.


The course will provide a solid foundation on which to build your knowledge and experience. The EMC aims to improve your confidence and will explore the systems and management of patients commonly presenting to an emergency care setting.


Participants also have the opportunity to attend an optional in-person workshop at The Alfred. This one-day workshop will focus on practical skills sessions, hands on learning and provides an excellent opportunity to network with and learn from our expert faculty.


KEY LEARNING (TOPICS):

  • Introduction to Emergency Medicine

  • Resuscitation

  • Critical Care

  • Trauma

  • Cardiovascular

  • Respiratory

  • Gastrointestinal

  • Neurological

  • Fast Track/Minor Injury

  • Mental Health

  • Infectious Diseases

  • Toxicology

  • Paediatrics

  • Obstetrics & Gynaecology


WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course is relevant to:

  • Junior Medical Officers (PGY2+)

  • General Practitioners

  • Urgent Care Practitioners

  • Nurse Practitioners

  • RIPRN/RIPERN’s

  • Any other Allied Health Professionals working in or alongside an Emergency Department

  • Regional or Rural Emergency Departments without vocational training programs may wish to provide this course to their longer-term locum junior staff.



DATES

  • Semester 1 - April 7 to July 13, 2025

  • Semester 2 - August 18 to November 23, 2025 (Registration opening April 2025)


Tutorials:

The weekly tutorials are typically held every Wednesday from 6.30pm to 7.30pm (AEST) unless otherwise notified.

Faculty

Dr David McCreary

Dr David McCreary is an Emergency Physician at the Alfred Hospital and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash University. He completed his undergraduate training in the UK at the University of Liverpool and completed his MSc in Trauma Science from Queen Mary’s University, London. David trained in Emergency Medicine in a variety of centres in UK and Australia and is a Fellow of both the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.