Trauma Education Programme

TRAUMA EDUCATION PROGRAMME

2001-2002

Overseas Student in Trauma

AIMS AND GOALS

SYSTEMS:Become familiar with how a Trauma Service works

Trauma Admissions

ActionComplete one formal trauma admission weekly

Present weekly on Trauma Rounds

Trauma Resuscitation.

See as many as you can This is vital to ensure that you are getting exposure to trauma

PRE-HOSPITAL:Become familiar with pre-hospital care and the intricacy of the NSW pre-hospital trauma service. Spend some hours in the field with the Ambulance Service

Log Book of Pre-Hospital Trauma Cases Seen

Minimum Requirement to have attended scene of 6 traumas

RETRIEVAL:Spend time with Careflight and become familiar with how retrieval system works

RESUSCITATION:Become familiar with the clinical issues in resuscitation

DEFINITIVE CARE: Involved in the observation of the clinical care of trauma patients at the Hospital both in the operating theatre and on the trauma ward

RURAL TRAUMA CARE:

May potentially get the opportunity to look at the rural aspects of trauma care

BRAIN INJURYSpend some time in Brain Injury at Liverpool Hospital

Project To be decided

VISIT RURAL AND URBAN TRAUMA SERVICES

Involve yourself in Area Wide Trauma education (Nadia)

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Trauma Programme 2001

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
07.30
Surgical Meeting / 07.29
Trauma Audit / 08.00
Prepare case for
Trauma Round / 0.600 (Alternate weeks)
Rounds Dr Sugrue
(Optional)
0830
Radiology Round / 08.30
Radiology round / 08.30
Radiology round / 08.30
Radiology Round / 08.30
Radiology Round / 0.600 (Alternate weeks)
Rounds Dr Sugrue
(Optional)
11.00
Unit Trauma Round
ICU / 11.00
Trauma Tutorial
Lunch / Lunch / Lunch / Lunch
Regional Trauma
Education programme
Febraury onwards
(check with D’Amours / Endoscopy / Theatre (Dr D and Dr s) / 13.30
Grand Rounds in ICU
14.00
Trauma Orthopaedic and Plastic Ward Presentation
On Call Alternate Week
(Check roster with me)

Surgery Dr Sugrue Programme 2001

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
07.30
Surgical Meeting / 07.29
Trauma Audit / 08.00 JMO to ensure Xrays present in ICU
Trauma Round / 0.600 (Alternate weeks)
Rounds Dr Sugrue
(Optional)
11.00
Unit Trauma Round
ICU / Theatre08.00
Lunch / Lunch / Lunch / Lunch
Endoscopy
13.29 / Theatre (Dr J and Dr D”A)

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