A national program providing emergency medicine training to doctors working in regional and rural Australia is underway for the Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD).
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The Emergency Medicine Education and Training (EMET) program, funded by the Australian Federal Government and implemented by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM), seeks to improve care for patients requiring urgent and emergency medical service. It does this by:
• Providing local training sessions and master classes for emergency department medical staff and General Practitioners in the Hastings Macleay area.
• Supporting doctors enrolled in the Emergency Medicine Certificate and Diploma courses.
The master classes include interactive lectures, skills stations - where doctors work on specific aspects of emergency medicine - and emergency scenarios conducted in real time using simulation equipment.
Monthly evening workshops are also run in Kempsey and Port Macquarie for GPs across the district, practice nursing staff as well as medical staff.
MNCLHD Hastings Macleay Clinical Network Co-Director of Emergency Medicine Training, Dr Digby Hone, said the response to the program has been extremely positive.
“We have been encouraged by the number of nurses and doctors from the Port Macquarie and Kempsey Hospitals, as well as GPs, from the area that have participated in our Emergency Update evenings.
“We have had great feedback from our participants who have attended our education sessions. We aim to provide up to date and cutting edge education to enhance their skills and knowledge in critical care medicine, which means better care for our community,” Dr Hone said.
Since the EMET program was launched in 2012, there have been more than 5,000 training sessions conducted across Australia, attended by more than 45,000 doctors and health workers.
Port Macquarie Base Hospital submitted a proposal in 2014 to be included in the program and successfully gained funding to establish a training hub as part of the national EMET initiative.
The EMET program provides a vital learning opportunity for those in emergency and urgent care services.
Photo: Dr Michael Kulisiewicz, Dr Digby Hone and Dr Patrick Carey at the Port Macquarie Masterclass.
Photo: EMET Program Support Officer Robyn Finn and Dr Digby Hone at Port Macquarie Base Hospital.