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Quality education tailored to your organisation.

Medcast & Critical Care Education have programs that can be tailored to your hospital, primary health network (PHN), not-for-profit or organisation. We have been dedicated to providing quality education and professional development for health professionals for over 30 years.

The overall aim of our programs is to enhance the clinical standards of all attendees, and as such each and every component is designed to facilitate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of participants in developing confidence and competence in their practice.

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30 years providing short courses, seminars and conferences.
Tens of thousands of health professionals have benefitted from our ever-expanding portfolio of training and development courses
We have run courses for hundreds of organisations
Bringing over 80 courses direct to clients, every year
90% of our in-house delegates rated their course as Excellent or Very Good
Fundamental concepts through to advanced concepts.
Learn from leaders and experts in their field.

Advantages

Tailor Content - Discuss key learning outcomes with our educators and we will adapt materials and sessions to address your requirements.
Cost Effective - Courses are held at your workplace or venue, with savings on per-delegate rates and travel costs.
Flexibility - Courses can be held at a time, date and location to suit you.
Team Building - Learn together with your colleagues to achieve better working practices and share best practice across your organisation.
Peace of mind- Dedicated and experienced L&D programme manager ensuring the process runs smoothly from start to finish.
In-depth evaluation - Our evaluation tools ensure informed follow-up on both individual and group achievements

Our Course Development Process

Basic Life Support & Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Suggested topics:

Epidemiology & Causes of Cardiac Arrest
Assessment & Management of Airway & Ventilation
Assessment & Management of Circulation
Airway Management
CPR – Adult, Child, Infant

AND MORE

Emergencies in General Practice

Suggested topics:

Management of Medical Emergencies In The Medical/Dental Practice
Severe Asthma
Anaphylaxis (including Mammalian Meat Allergy)
Acute Coronary Syndromes including ECG changes
Envenomation

AND MORE

Paediatric Advanced Life Support

Suggested topics:

The Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines
Alternatives to IV Access
Defibrillation of the Paediatric Patient
Airway Management
Arrhythmia Recognition

AND MORE

The ALERT™ Course

Suggested topics:

Assessment & Management of the Patient with Respiratory Problems
Caring for the Patient in Shock
Anaphylaxis & Anaphylactoid Reactions
Chest Pain, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Angina, & AMI.
Drowning Syndromes

AND MORE

Anaesthetics & Recovery

Suggested topics:

Malignant Hyperthermia/Hypothermia
Oxygen & Nitrous Oxide – Helpful or harmful?
Paediatric Respiratory Emergencies & Resuscitation
When to discharge patients from the PACU
Post-operative nausea & vomiting

AND MORE

Critical Care Nursing

Suggested topics:

Cardiac Physiology
Cardiovascular Pathophysiology
Cardiac Pacing
Respiratory Physiology
Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation.

AND MORE

Clinical Pharmacology

Suggested topics:

Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics
Cardiovascular Physiology & Pharmacology
Medication Safety: Incidents & Errors – Strategies for Reduction & Legal Aspects.
Antiarrhythmic Agents
Platelet Inhibitors & Anticoagulants

Recognising and Responding to Clinical Deterioration

Suggested topics:

Essential Respiratory Physiology
Respiratory Assessment The Forgotten Vital Sign
Cardiovascular Assessment & Management
The Patient with Neurological Alteration
Infective or Inflammatory process – sepsis

CPR Instructors Course

Suggested topics:

Conducting a CPR Theory Session
Setting up for a Practical Session
Conducting the Competency-Based Assessment
Teaching Airway Management Basic & Advanced
Conducting a Mock Arrest

Cardiac

Suggested topics:

Cardiac Physiology & Electrophysiology
The Normal ECG Waveforms & Lead Orientation to the Myocardium
Rhythms originating in Sino-atrial node & atria
Arrhythmias originating in AV junction & ventricles
Heart Blocks, Bundle Branch & Fascicular Blocks

Medical & Surgical

Suggested topics:

Assessment of Fluid & Electrolyte Status
Fluid & Electrolyte Imbalances
The Use & Abuse of Intravenous Solutions
Acute Renal Failure, Hepatic Failure, Cardiac Failure
Postoperative Complications & their Management

High Dependency & High Acuity

Suggested topics:

Respiratory Problems including Lung Function Testing, Breath Sounds
Can You Trust a Pulse Oximeter?
Oxygen Therapy & Humidification – Getting it Right
Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances
Cardiac Monitoring

We know how time poor organisations can be. That's why we offer a holistic and bespoke set of solutions to not just improve the standard of healthcare across Australia, but to make the process easier, smarter and more effective or organisations.

Our team of experienced educators can deliver innovative up-to-date education to give your organisation the skills they need, at a time, date and location that suits you.

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