Trauma Basics

Are you a health professional looking to refresh and develop your skills?

2024 Dates: 17th June, 2nd December
Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm (AWST)  
Cost: $295 (incl. GST)
CPD: 8-16 hours
Location: Fremantle Campus, WA

The course aims to provide the participants with a theoretical and practical understanding of trauma basics in nursing, concentrating on applying a systematic approach towards the care and management of a patient with a trauma-related presentation in the Emergency Department. The theoretical understanding is consolidated with demonstration and supervised practice of relevant tasks and procedures in a clinical skills laboratory including trauma assessment, pelvic binder application, use of arterial limb tourniquets, blood product administration and haemostatic pharmacology. The course does not determine competency or utilise human participants for simulation practice. The course is designed as a precursor to facility-based, supervised assessments where competency is determined locally and aligned with local procedures and practices. The course focus is aligned with the Australian National Safety and Quality Health Service Standard 8: Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration.

The course consists of eight hours of pre-course activities (optional) and an eight-hour face-to-face workshop where skills will be practiced in the simulated environment. Optional pre-course activity access will be provided two weeks in advance. Pre-course activity access and course location details will be emailed to participants approximately two weeks in advance. Pre-course activity access will be deactivated the day after the course.

The course is suitable for any health care professionals exposed to trauma presentations. If you require a refresher in trauma management or do not have any trauma experience and wish to attend, we welcome you.

This course can be delivered at your local facility. To discuss this, please contact postgraduatenursing@nd.edu.au or call (08) 9433 0205

• Course learning outcomes

  At the completion of the course, participants should be able to:

  • Explain the definition of trauma, the criteria for a trauma call and different trauma centres offered in Australia (levels 1-6)
  • Demonstrate a systematic approach towards the management of a trauma patient
  • Discuss the criteria for a trauma call, mechanism of injury (MOI), trauma triad of death and priorities in trauma management
  • Explain the different body systems affected by trauma and discuss how to manage various injuries to these areas
  • Demonstrate safe management of equipment and aids used in trauma patients
  • Determine appropriate transfer of care strategies and discuss the impact of trauma (including social, psychological, emotional, and financial effects)

• About the facilitators

  Katie Janz
  Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery
  University of Notre Dame Australia
  Registered Nurse, BN (Bachelor of Nursing), Master of Health Professional Education

  Katie has worked in the Emergency Department (ED) setting for over 16 years, gathering experience across tertiary, peripheral, rural/remote, private, public, interstate, and international sites, offering speciality skills across the lifespan with exposure to medical, surgical and trauma care presentations. Katie has worked in many senior leadership roles during her clinical years, including Nurse Manager and Clinical Nurse Specialist positions across different regions.

  Katie has moved across to the world of academia and taken up the role of a Lecturer at the University of Notre Dame, Australia. Katie teaches and course coordinates undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students. Katie also holds a casual Registered Nurse position in a tertiary ED to maintain clinical relevance. Katie is very passionate about clinical education with an interest in simulation practice, with her Master of Health Professional Education dissertation focused on the topic. Katie has since commenced a PhD with a focus on simulation practice.

  Sallyanne Tingey
  Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery 
  The University of Notre Dame Australia 
  Registered Nurse, BSc (Nursing), Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing, Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Learning and Teaching, Master Health Professional Education

  Sallyanne is a Registered Nurse with over 12 years of postgraduate experience in the emergency nursing specialisation. Sallyanne has worked in a variety of metropolitan and regional emergency departments across Western Australia in both clinical and education roles. Areas of expertise are emergency department triage, ventilation, advanced life support and Sallyanne is currently an Australian Resuscitation Council Advanced Life Support Level 1 and 2 instructor and course director.

  Sallyanne is currently course coordinating and program developing for postgraduate education at the School of Nursing and Midwifery. Sallyanne also delivers undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing education in critical care, pathophysiology, pharmacology, public health, and nursing skills courses.

• Refunds and cancellations

  Payments

  Payment in full is required to secure your place for a University of Notre Dame Short Course. This can be completed via the registration links which require credit card payment. If an invoice is required, please contact postgraduatenursing@nd.edu.au. This email does not secure course places. Places will be secured once payment is received. UNDA cannot hold spaces whilst awaiting invoice payment therefore prompt payment is recommended to ensure places on courses are confirmed.

  Cancellations

  Cancellation of registrations by registrants can be completed through contacting postgraduatenursing@nd.edu.au. A full refund can be provided if cancellation occurs outside of the minimum cancellation period outlined for the course, which is 14 days. The minimum cancellation period is measured in days prior to the course commencement date.

  If cancellation occurs within the stipulated minimum cancellation period, the candidate will not receive any refund unless the course place is taken by another participant. The candidate will not be able to transfer to another course without full payment for the future course unless the course place is taken by another participant.

  The University of Notre Dame Australia reserves the right to cancel a course date if minimum numbers are not met. Candidates will be notified no later than five days before the course date of cancellation and full refund or course date transfer will be provided.

  Transfers

  Transfers to alternate course dates can be completed via email. Transfer without financial penalty will occur if transfers are completed outside of the minimum cancellation window for the course. Transfer requests within the minimum cancellation window will forfeit the payment for the current date and require full payment for the requested future course date, unless the course place is taken by another participant.

• More information

  All enquiries should be directed to postgraduatenursing@nd.edu.au or (08) 9433 0205