EMAC and EMST Courses
Overview and registration details for Effective Management of Anaesthetic Crises (EMAC) and Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) courses.
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.
2008/20009 EMAC Course Dates and Contact Details
Melbourne
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
Ph: (03) 9288 2900
tess.vawser@svhm.org.au
Southern Health Simulation and Skill Centre
Ph: (03) 03 9928 8314
Jennifer.Hogan@southernhealth.org.au
2008
11-13 December
2009
19-21 March
28-30 May
20-22 August
15-17 October
Sydney
Sydney Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre
Ph: (02) 9926 6758
smsc@nsccahs.health.nsw.gov
2008
27-29 November
2009
26-28 March
21-23 May
9-11 July
24-26 September
26-28 November
Perth
Clinical Training and Education Centre
Ph: (08) 6488 8044
courses@ctec.uwa.edu.au
2009
30 July-1 Aug
12-14 Nov
Brisbane
Queensland Health Skills Development Centre
Ph: (07) 3636 6500
sdc-admin@health.qld.gov.au
2009
12-14 March
18-20 June
Wellington New Zealand
National Patient Simulation Training Centre Wellington Hospital
Sylvia Sharpe
Ph: + 04 385 5887
sylvia.jarvis@ccdhb.org.nz
2009
21-23 May
13-15 August
19-21 November
Auckland New Zealand
Advanced Clinical Skill Centre Ascot Mercy Hospital
Vanessa Rudez
Ph: 09 373 7599 ext 89304
acscadmin@auckland.ac.nz
2008
27-29 November
2009
26-28 March
23-25 July
17-19 September
3-5 December
Hong Kong
HKCA Institute of Clinical Simulation
Ph: + 852 2683 8095
chenpp@ha.org.hk
Please contact centre for dates.
