Course Overview
The Maternal Emergency Course is specifically designed to empower emergency medicine trainees with the essential knowledge and skills required to effectively manage and navigate through critical obstetric & gynaecological emergency scenarios.
This comprehensive course addresses a range of life-threatening emergencies commonly encountered in the emergency department.
6 simulations will be practiced on the day:
1. Ruptured ectopic pregnancy
2. Cervical shock
3. Pre-eclampsia
4. Resuscitative hysterotomy
5. Precipitous delivery
6. Post partum haemmorhage
Who will benefit:
Acute Care Trainees
Who is eligible:
East/West Midlands Trainees
Venue:
DREEAM, A Floor, West Block, QMC Campus, Derby Road, Nottingham. NG7 2UH
Start and finish times:
08:30 – 16:15 (breaks built into the course timetable)
Refreshments:
Light lunch and refreshments provided
Online Access:
Following purchase of the course, please check your emails for a message from "noreply=learning.dreeam.ac.uk@mg.dreeam.ac.uk" or a subject of "DREEAM Moodle (Virtual Learning Portal): New User Login Details". If you have completed a Moodle course on the Virtual Learning Portal before, please login to the eLearning system here using the details you set up following your initial sign in.
Enrollment to the online course on the Moodle platform will be released 4-weeks prior to the face-to-face date, and valid for 365 days.
Course Methodology:
The Maternal Emergency Course adopts a blended approach - e-learning & simulation-based training, and hands-on workshops. Trainees will have the opportunity to practice critical procedures, such as resuscitative hysterotomy and management of postpartum hemorrhage, using high-fidelity simulators and realistic scenarios. Expert faculty, including experienced obstetricians and emergency medicine specialists, will guide trainees throughout the course, providing valuable insights and feedback.
Previous Course Attendees said:
"This course has given me a massive confidence boost, in future I will approach these situations with more interventional attitude"
"This course changed my approach to the bleeding pregnant woman"
"All the sims were very realistic, the discussion and feedback was very helpful - thank you. The fact we not only had senior consultant faculty but also OBG specialist to share their experience and feedback was a plus"
"I genuinely enjoyed the entire course. I have practised difficult scenarios. I was able to ask all my questions"
"As a result of the course I feel more confident to manage maternal emergencies independently and lead these with more assertiveness."
Timetable
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