EMAC: Effective Management of Anaesthetic Crises

Effective Management of Anaesthetic Crises (EMAC) is a course intended to provide techniques in the management of anaesthetic emergencies. The EMAC course consists of five modules run over two and a half consecutive days at a simulation centre. It covers topics such as airway management, human performance, cardiovascular emergencies, anaesthetic emergencies and trauma management.

EMAC is offered in Melbourne (St Vincent’s and Southern Health), Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Wellington, and Auckland by external providers. Please contact individual centres for bookings and enquiries. Course dates and contact details for each of the simulation centres is provided below.

EMST: Early Management of Severe Trauma

EMST is an intensive course in the management of injury victims in the first one to two hours following injury. It emphasises life saving skills and systematic clinical approach to managing severe trauma. It is a two and half day course adapted from the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS®) course of the American College of Surgeons in 1988.

It is offered by the Royal Australasian Collegs of Surgeons (RACS). For further details and registration information refer to the RACS website.

Accreditation of Centres

ANZCA accredits Simulation Centres across Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia, to offer the EMAC Course to ANZCA trainees. Accreditation requires an onsite review by the College in order to assess a Centre’s ability to offer EMAC in accordance with explicit standards set out by ANZCA.  Centres applying for accreditation should complete the EMAC Data Sheet and Accreditation Report ( 543KB). 

A College Professional Document outlining standards for accreditation, and a Guide to assist Centres in preparing for review, will shortly be available.  In the meantime, please contact the College for this information. 

ANZCA Training Requirements

ANZCA Trainees must complete either the EMAC or EMST course as part of their required training.  Although there is no specific mandated time for Trainees to take these courses, it is suggested that 18 months of training first be completed. This allows sufficient experience and familiarity with the anaesthesia environment to provide the grounding for the courses. Early registration is recommended for both courses.

2008 EMAC Course Dates and Contact Details

Melbourne
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
Ph: (03) 9288 2900
tess.vawser@svhm.org.au  

20-22 May
18-20 November

Ph: (03) 03 9928 8314
Jennifer.Hogan@southernhealth.org.au     

24-26 January
6-8 March
26-28 June
21-23 August
16-18 October
11-13 December

Sydney
Sydney Medical Simulation Centre
Ph: (02) 9926 6758
smsc@nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au   

27-29 March
24-26 July
25-27 September
16-18 October
27-29 November

Perth
Clinical Training and Education Centre
Ph: (08) 6488 8044
courses@ctec.uwa.edu.au           

31 July-3 August
13-16 November

Brisbane
Queensland Health Skills Development Centre
Ph: (07) 3636 6500
sdc-admin@health.qld.gov.au          

13-15 March
19-21 June

Wellington New Zealand
National Patient Simulation Training Centre Wellington Hospital
Sylvia Jarvis
Ph: + 04 385 5887
sylvia.jarvis@ccdhb.org.nz

22-24 May
14-16 August
6-8 November

Auckland New Zealand
Advanced Clinical Skill Centre Ascot Mercy Hospital
Liesl Ploos van Amstel
Ph:  09 373 7599 ext 89304
acscadmin@auckland.ac.nz

27-29 March
5-7 June
18-20 September
27-29 November

Hong Kong
HKCA Institute of Clinical Simulation
Ph: + 852 2683 8095
chenpp@ha.org.hk

Please contact centre for dates.