Medical Emergencies in Primary Care (24)

GP Medical Emergencies

Medical Emergencies in Primary Care

Acute Anaphylaxis, Severe Headache, Acute Abdominal Pain, Cardiac Chest Pain

Course Accreditation

The course is an accredited learning activity for 6.5 hours medical and nursing continuing professional development.

For GPs the course is an accredited CPD activity for the 2023-2025 triennium with ACRRM (Course Code: 28767: 4.6 Educational Activity and 2 Reviewing Performance Hours) and RACGP (Course Code : 403614: 4.5 Educational Activity and 2 Reviewing Performance Hours).

Latest Course update : January 2024

Designed for medical officers, nurses, paramedics and students in all medical fields. 

Patients with life threatening illness may present to the GP surgery for medical care. Early recognition and treatment are essential in most cases to avoid serious long term morbidity or even unexpected death. This course focuses on these presentations and draws on a symptom based approach to review the recognition and treatment for a range of life-threatening emergencies including anaphylaxis, acute myocardial ischaemia, abdominal disease in the elderly and acute headache. A CPD Certificate is provided with successful completion of the course for 6.5 CPD hours

The course will specifically review :

  • 1. Acute Anaphylaxis - Recognition and Emergency Management

  • 2. Severe Headache - Red flags for Serious disease

  • 3. Acute Abdominal Pain - Assessment and Investigation

  • 4. Cardiac Chest Pain - Immediate Management and ECG diagnosis

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  • Course Fee: $85.00 (AUD) + $8.50 (GST) = $93.50

  • Duration of enrolment is 12 months from date of payment

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