We are excited to be offering the first ACME course in New Zealand in March 2012. The course will be conducted at the new purpose built simulation centre , Auckland University , St Johns. We have put together a group of clinicians who have a passion for medical education and have been doing training workshops in the region for some time. We  look forward to the support of the NZ faculty in ensuring that this course and future courses planned in Waikato and Wellington are successful.
The ACME course aims to use simulation training methods to improve the understanding of human factors and their impact on the quality of team-based clinical care within the specific emergency medicine environment. The course also features an update on key clinical skills with core modules on cardiovascular instability, airway and respiratory emergencies and complex emergencies. A further feature of the course will be a set of minor modules available as rotating options within the overall course design. While there is a significant immersive simulation component to the course, there are also small group discussions and mini-scenarios on various aspects of the complex specialty of Emergency Medicine. The ACME course aims to stimulate and provoke the experienced physician practicing Emergency Medicine and who wishes to be challenged. Because the emphasis in this course is on learning and sharing information, there is no formal assessment of participants.

Participants

1. SMO
2. CMO/MOSS  : CMO/MOSS working in EDs must provide a letter of support from their FACEM Director .
3. Registrars : Senior trainees in the final two years of training may attend the ACME course.  A letter of support from their DEMT must be supplied. Senior registrars in the        Auckland region are eligible to have their course fees reimbursed by NoRTH.  For further information contact Kate Clapperton

Venue

 This course will be held at the Simulation Centre for Patient Safety, (SCPS) Tamaki Innovation Campus, St Johns, Auckland.

Contact

Course registration and payments : Christine Halkett  6421883450       Course convenor :   Anil Nair  6421410582      Course coordinators : Owen Doran, Mike Nicholls

Course instructors :  Neil Cunningham ( Melbourne) , John Bonning, Shameem Safih( Waikato) , Vanessa Thornton , Tim Parke, Bernard Foley, Willem Landman, Phil Young , Chris Denny,Heidi Baker  (Auckland)

Future courses

Waikato : December 2012      Wellington : March 2013     Auckland : November 2013
 

Facilitators ACME course-12-13th March 2012

Participants : by invitation only for SMO's only

Venue: Simulation Centre for Patient Safety, (SCPS) Tamaki Innovation Campus, St Johns, Auckland.

Prerequisite:Completion of the ACME course

Course details :
The course is being conducted by a team from St Vincents Simulation Centre, Melbourne. The Facilitator course is designed for FACEMs who have previously completed an ACME participant's course. It's aim is to provide FACEMs with the knowledge and skills to allow them to successfully act as a facilitator on or to implement the ACEM Advanced and Complex Medical Emergencies Course (ACME).

The Facilitator course provides an:

• Understanding of the course philosophy and structure.
• Familiarisation with core and optional modules.
• Discussion of adult learning principles and their application to the ACEM course.
• Opportunity to practice small group teaching and facilitated discussion skills.
• Exploration and introduction to the components of effective debriefing and managing difficult post scenario situations.

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