Polytrauma Course

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Date

Saturday, 7th April 2018 to
Sunday, 8th April 2018

Venue

University of Adelaide Medical School
Adelaide Health & Medical Sciences Building (AHMS)
North Terrace
Adelaide SA 5000
Australia

Target Audience

Open to all unaccredited & SET orthopaedic registrars

Course Outline

This is an interactive course involving lectures, case reviews, panel discussion and hands on workshops. Topics covered will include: -

  • Pre-hospital techniques, priorities and transfers;
  • Resuscitation of the poly-traumatised patient;
  • Initial management decision making and priority setting;
  • The role of interventional radiology;
  • Application and management of pelvic binders;
  • Use of temporising external fixation, including practical exercises;
  • Current management strategies for open fractures.

The course has been accredited for 6 CPD points by the AOA.

Course Pre-requisites

Course is designed for Set 2-5 and priority registration will be given to these applicants. The priority registration period is now complete and registration is now open to unaccredited and SET orthopaedic registrars.
Delegates are required to undertake self-directed pre-reading of topics covering: anatomy and standard exposures & basic principles in nailing and plating.

 

Convenor

Professor Mark Rickman

Faculty

The program will be run by orthopaedic trauma faculty & involve presentations on specialist areas, including talks from a plastic surgeon, a spinal surgeon & a paramedic.