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Course Overview

International paediatric course with illness, trauma and cardiac resuscitation education using a combination of lectures, skill sessions, simulations and team work.  This one day course is designed for candidates who have already undertaken the APLS course and after 4 years wish to recertify. 

This one-day face-to face course was developed in response to the need for recertification for experienced candidates who had already completed two 2-day courses in their career. It continues to teach the multidisciplinary approach to the seriously ill or injured child. The course includes a flexible online component (VLE) which the candidates have to complete before attending the face-to-face element of the course. 

1-day online modular education through our VLE: 11 e-modules 

  • Structured approach to the seriously ill child
  • Airway and breathing
  • Circulation
  • Disability
  • Exposure
  • Structured approach to the seriously injured child
  • The child with chest and/or abdominal injury
  • Head injury
  • Special circumstances in trauma
  • BLS and cardiac arrest management
  • Acid base balance, fluids and electrolytes, poisoning 

1-day face-to-face course incorporates updated lectures and clinical simulations covering the following: 

  • Assessing and managing the seriously ill child
  • Structured approach to the seriously injured child
  • The management of cardiac arrest

Who will benefit:

  • This Advanced Paediatric Life Support recertification programme is for candidates who have already undertaken the APLS course and after four years wish to recertify.
  • All recertifying candidates must read the manual and complete the APLS e-modules. 

The APLS recertification course eligibility criteria have changed as part of the update to 7e: 

All candidates must have completed an APLS course before and be no more than 6 months out of date. Please note: The recertification course is testing the retention of the APLS content and is not a teaching course for those whose knowledge and skills have lapsed.

  •  Medical candidates must be level ST4 or above and be currently practising in acute paediatrics regularly or in a relevant role. This could include doctors working in paediatrics (medicine or surgery), emergency medicine, anaesthetics and critical care as long as they regularly treat acutely ill or injured children in this role.
  • Nursing and AHP candidates must have done a minimum of 2 full 2-day APLS courses and be currently practising in acute paediatrics regularly in a relevant role before they can apply to do the APLS recertification course. This could include working in paediatrics, emergency medicine, theatres and critical care as long as they regularly treat acutely ill or injured children in this role. • All candidates must confirm to course centres when applying for a place that they have a paediatric BLS certificate (no older than 12 months) and that they meet the eligibility rules to be eligible to attend.

Venue:

DREEAM, A Floor, West Block, QMC Campus, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH.

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Start and finish times:

08:00 - 18:30 approx.

(breaks are built into the course timetable)

Refreshments:

Lunch and refreshments are provided throughout the day

Course content outline:

  • The course runs over 1 day and is predominantly practical based learning.
  • Experienced faculty

All our faculty are senior clinical staff from multidisciplinary specialities including clinicians and nurses from general paediatrics, paediatric intensive care, paediatric emergency medicine, anaesthetics, surgery and pre-hospital care. You will have a named mentor who will support you throughout the course and you will be in a group of 6 people from various specialities with a combination of more senior and junior members of the team.

About applying for the course:

 

Candidate

To apply for the course, please complete this form to express your interest. Please specify where you will be working at the time of the course.  You will be added to our waiting list and as soon as a place becomes available you will be provided with a code to enable you to book and pay. 

Please note, Nottingham University Hospital's (NUH) staff will be given first opportunity to book, if you do not work for NUH you can still join the waiting list but sadly we can not guarantee a place.

If you work as a nurse at NUH, please speak to your manager about the funding for your course place. 

Faculty

If you wish to come and be a faculty member on our next course, please complete this form to express your interest. 

You will work in a group of 6 and following specific lectures, you will take the role of team leader or team member during simulation workshops, each focussing on specific areas related to paediatric life support, getting more challenging as the course progresses. 

The course uses continuous assessment throughout the course, with positive and constructive feedback throughout the day. You will be assessed on skills, team leadership, team membership and the delivery of feedback. There is no formal assessment or written exam at the end of the course. Feedback on your performance will be given throughout the day. 

Throughout the course you will be supported by a personal mentor. They will meet with you on the day and are there to support you. 

In preparation for your course, and for future reference, you will receive the 7th Edition course manual, which is also accessible online. You will be sent a code to access the VLE learning materials online and you are expected to complete this assessment before attending the face to face course. 

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