Courses

Emergency Practical Skills Course

1 Day

Duration

Location

Nottingham, UK

Group Size

Small group

Catering

Lunch & refreshments

Date

TBC

Course Overview

Emergency Practical Skills Course: Essential Procedures for Acute Care

This practical, one-day workshop is aligned with the 2021 RCEM Curriculum and is specifically designed to support clinicians in achieving Specialty Learning Outcome (SLO) 6: ‘Proficiently deliver key procedural skills needed in Emergency Medicine’. The course provides structured, hands-on experience in emergency procedures that are time-critical, life- or limb-saving, and occasionally performed for the first time in practice after training.

Why this course matters

SLO 6 recognises that Emergency Medicine physicians must be able to perform essential procedural skills, even when these are rare or high-stakes. This course enhances clinical readiness and ensures participants are prepared to deliver these skills confidently and safely.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Core Trainees (CT1–CT3) in acute specialties and Intermediate
Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) in Emergency or Critical Care
Physician Associates working in urgent or emergency care
Senior Emergency Department Nurses involved in procedural care
Pre-hospital and Retrieval Medicine personnel
Doctors with a strong interest in emergency medicine or Procedural Skills

COURSE FORMAT

By the end of this course, participants will be able to demonstrate safe and effective performance of key emergency procedures in a simulated environment, appropriate to their level of training.

KEY FEATURES

Emergency Practical Skills Covered

Chest Drain Insertion (Seldinger and Open Technique)
Large Joint Aspiration
Lateral Canthotomy
Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV)
DDCV and Pacing
FONA

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This course maps to the following Generic Professional Capabilities (GPC) domains:

Domain 1: Professional values and behaviours
Domain 2: Professional skills
Practical skills
Communication and interpersonal skills
Dealing with complexity and uncertainty

COURSE TIMETABLE

Time	Session
08:30-09:00	Registration
09:00-10:00	Introduction to Emergency Skills and Human Factors
10:00-11:00	Chest drain: Seldinger and open technique
11:00-12:00	Large Joint Aspiration
12:00-12:30	Lunch - Provided
12:30-13:30	Lateral Canthotomy
13:30-14:30	Non-Invasive Ventilation
14.30-15.30	DDCV and Pacing
15:30-15:15	Break – Refreshments provided
15:15-16.15	FONA
16:15-16.45	Debrief, Summary and close

WHAT MAKES THIS COURSE DIFFERENT

This is a hands on clinical skills course which enable the experience of physical practice