Learning Development
Quality solutions for your organisation
Our Course Development Process
We will work with you to:
- Define your organisation’s learning and development goals
- Identify where there is a need to upskill your audience to achieve those goals
- Determine the appropriate tools to enable your audience to develop and practice these skills
- Develop the learning tools in consultation with you to ensure they are up to date, relevant and engaging
- Deliver the learning online, either through our systems or yours, or face-to-face
- Analyse metrics to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the solution
A Provider of choice
- 30 years providing quality health education
- Access to over 35,000 health professionals
- We have delivered education to over 100 organisations
- Bringing over 80 courses direct to clients, every year
- 90% of participants rate our courses as excellent or very good
- Our educators are experts in their field
Medcast is proud to work with
- Hospitals and Health Services
- Peak bodies and not-for-profits in the health sector
- Primary Health Networks
- Federal Government Health Agencies
- State Government Health Departments
- Health Professional Associations & Member Organisations
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
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
Paediatric Advanced Life Support
Suggested topics:
- The Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines
- Alternatives to IV Access
- Defibrillation of the Paediatric Patient
- Airway Management
- Arrhythmia Recognition
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
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
Critical Care Nursing
Suggested topics:
- Cardiac Physiology
- Cardiovascular Pathophysiology
- Cardiac Pacing
- Respiratory Physiology
- Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation.
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
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On being a GP seeking help
I had an interesting experience at my GP recently. I don’t go to the GP very often. Mostly I don’t get sick. Sometimes I treat my own ills or just soldier on. On the few occasions that I have been to see someone about something concerning me, my overwhelming experience has been of being judged and dismissed. I feel that they think that, as a doctor, I should have not only made the diagnosis but also treated myself. In fact, I should have been better way before I thought to come along!
Let’s talk about self-soothing
I talk to a lot of health professionals and it amazes me how often people look at me blankly when I introduce the subject of self-soothing activities. As the conversation progresses I can see most of the blank looks turn to some degree of understanding as they begin to acknowledge the familiarity of the concept in their own lives, but GPs in particular are not generally familiar with the fact that teaching people about emotional management strategies is a core part of therapy, and an intervention that is entirely available to them in general practice.
Can I have medical cannabis on PBS doctor?
I’ve been asked this question twice in the last month. Once by a 70 year old patient who has taken up smoking weed to control her neuropathic pain, let’s call her ‘Rachel’. And the other a young man aged 26 (Sean) who is smoking cannabis to help control his chronic anxiety.