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Minor Injury Workshop

Target Audience: 

For clinicians/ANPs/nurses who will assess and treat minor injuries in the emergency department. The workshop will assist with interpreting paediatric X-rays in the acute setting. The workshop is suitable for those new to emergency medicine as well as those who wish to refresh their skills with all aspects of caring for children with minor injuries addressed.

Learning Outcomes:

This will be an interactive and practical session – delivered by Advanced Nurse Practitioners and PEM Consultants as well as a senior Orthopaedic Registrar. Real cases will be discussed and x-rays reviewed. This session aims to give attendees more confidence in caring for those presenting with minor injuries. By the end of the session, topics covered will include:

1. Common joint dislocations and reductions.
2. Common fracture dislocation reductions.
3. Tips for out of hours decision making
4. Radiology for minor injuries
5. Splinting and casting incl. Fracture based Olympics

Capacity: 25

Everyday Evidence-based Medicine (assisted by a second AI brain) 

Target audience:

For critical appraisal novices from all backgrounds, whether medical, nursing or pre-hospital care

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1- Critically appraise  literature, identifying key methodological strengths, limitations, & potential sources of bias.

2- Apply evidence-based medicine (EBM) principles in real time, using practical tools (including AI) & resources to safely perform rapid appraisals & integrate findings into clinical decision-making.

3- Determine the appropriate use of audit, quality improvement (QI), or original research approaches when addressing problems in the emergency department.

Capacity: 20

Major Trauma Workshop

Target Audience: 

For clinicians and nurses who will assess and treat patients presenting with traumatic life-threatening injuries in the acute emergency setting.

Learning Outcomes:

This will be an interactive and heavily practical session – delivered by Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultants, Adult Emergency Medicine Consultants, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Educators. The session will focus on a single patient scenario with multi-system life threatening injuries and will allow attendees to assess, identify and treat these injuries. By the end of the session, topics covered will include:

1. Undertaking a primary survey and identifying life threats
2. Recognition of chest injury: finger thoracostomy, chest drain insertion and set up
3. Blood, blood, and more blood! Major Haemorrhage Protocol activation, steps and practical
4. Abdominal trauma including wound packing
5. Pelvic binder and Cat tourniquet application- do’s and don’ts

Capacity: 24

Paediatric Emergency Radiology – A Practical Approach

Target Audience:

For clinicians who will order and interpret paediatric X-rays in the acute setting. Suitable for trainees/ANPs new to paediatric emergency but also for those looking to refresh their skills in emergency paediatric radiology.

Learning Outcomes:

This will be an interactive and practical session – delivered by radiologists and paediatric emergency medicine consultants. Real clinical cases will be used to guide your learning and will cover both illness and injury. Primarily plain XR films but with some reference to more advanced imaging. By the end of the session, topics covered will include:
1. – When to order an X-ray, and more crucially, when not to order an X-ray.
2. – Tips for when to order different views and why – getting it right the first time and reducing radiation exposure.
3. – Structured approaches to interpreting emergency imaging – the pearls and pitfalls of what to look out for.
4. – Applying your findings to the real world – highlighting cases that need urgent discussion versus ones that can wait

Capacity: 26