External Courses and Events

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This page is for your continuing professional development in trauma care.

Courses

Advanced Life Support Level 1 and 2

The adult advanced life support courses are standardised national courses teaching evidence-based resuscitation guidelines and skills to healthcare professionals.
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Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS)

The Advanced Paediatric Life Support course is an internationally recognised three day program for increasing your confidence and skills in managing paediatric emergencies.
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Paediatric Trauma
ANZBA Burns Rehabilitation Course

The ANZBA Burns Rehabilitation Course (BRC) is a one day intensive course designed to inform health providers regarding the assessment, treatment and complexity of rehabilitation of the burned patient.
Burns Trauma

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Ward Trauma Care
CENA Trauma Nursing Program (TNP)

The CENA Trauma Nursing Program is a two day program developed for nurses providing emergency care to trauma patients across the lifespan, in both metropolitan and regional/rural settings.
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Critical bleeding: essentials

This course is intended for healthcare staff caring for patients at risk of or experiencing critical bleeding.
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Haemostatic Resuscitation
Definitive Perioperative Nurses Trauma Care (DPNTC)

The Definitive Perioperative Nurses Trauma Care course is aimed at instrument and anaesthetic nurses who have a minimum of two years’ recent clinical experience in a perioperative setting
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Definitive Surgical Trauma Care Course (DSTC)

The Definitive Surgical Trauma Care (DSTC) course is recommended by The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons for all Consultant Surgeons and final year trainees.
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Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST)

Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) is internationally recognised as equivalent to Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS®).
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Emergency Trauma Management Course (ETM)

ETM Course is a comprehensive, 3-day, face-to-face trauma course specifically designed to meet the needs of Australasian Emergency Medicine practitioners.
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Optimus Trauma

Optimising the approach to resuscitation in paediatric trauma. For nursing and medical staff. Create a trauma specific approach to the seriously unwell child.
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Paediatric Trauma
Paediatric Trauma Course – Don’t Forget The Bubbles

DFTB’s paediatric trauma course covers key paediatric major trauma presentations.
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Paediatric Trauma
Prehospital Trauma Life Support – CSDS

Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) is the gold standard and recognised around the world as the leading continuing education programme for prehospital emergency trauma care.
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Queensland Trauma Education Course (QTEC)

QTEC is a one-day interprofessional trauma workshop including procedural skills stations, small group discussion and immersive scenarios.
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Featured
Rural Emergency Skills Training

Created by Rural Generalists, for Rural Generalists, ACRRM’s Rural Emergency Skills Training (REST) course gives you the skills and confidence required to manage emergencies in your rural community.
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Stop The Bleed – Interactive Course

The interactive course is a virtual alternative to the in-person lecture presentation.
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Haemostatic Resuscitation
Trauma Imaging Courses – Radiopedia

Online case-based review of trauma radiology featuring over 8 hours of video recordings by Dr Andrew Dixon, Dr Jeremy Jones & A/Prof Craig Hacking. English subtitles and a certificate are provided.
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Imaging in Trauma

Events

ANZTS Trauma Conference 22-24 October 2025

The Australian & New Zealand Trauma Society (ANZTS) Annual Conference held at Tākina Wellington Convention & Exhibition Centre, New Zealand on 22 – 24 October 2025. The conference has a new theme and scientific program that will inspire and engage trauma professionals across our two nations and further afield. With an holistic approach we will […]
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The Kenneth Jamieson Lecture 4th September 2025

Bali to Bees Creek: Building up the NCCTRC Response in Darwin The RBWH Trauma Service and the Jamieson Trauma Institute invite you to attend the 14th annual Kenneth Jamieson Lecture. We hope to see you there! Date: 4th September 2025 Time: 5:15pm for a 5:30pm start Networking: At the conclusion of the lecture Guest Speaker: […]
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QTCN Statewide Trauma Forum

Statewide Trauma Forum: Paediatrics from a regional perspective. This event will have a key focus on Paediatric trauma from a regional perspective, and will be hosted at the Robert Douglas Auditorium, Townsville University Hospital (and online via Teams). The event is open to all healthcare professionals with an interest in trauma care, and is provided […]
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Royal Australian College of Surgeons: 2025 Trauma Symposium 21-22 November 2025

Navigating the Complexities of Major Trauma: Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury and providing comprehensive support for all our Polytrauma patients. As professionals in Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health we are confronted with a wide spectrum of trauma which can be isolated or multi-trauma after a single event. This includes a wide spectrum of injury and disease […]
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THOR Thunder 2025 Conference 29 – 31 October 2025

The THOR THUNDER 2025 Organising Committee invites you to be part of the next chapter in trauma, resuscitation, and blood transfusion innovation at THUNDER 2025. The Trauma Hemostasis & Oxygenation Research (THOR) Network is a global resuscitation and blood network that originated in Norway over a decade ago. Today, it brings together civilian and military […]
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Swan Trauma Conference 2026

Join us once again for Australia’s premier trauma and acute care surgery conference! Set in the heart of Sydney at the Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park, this landmark event will welcome national and international leaders to explore the future of trauma care. Date: 27–28 March 2026 Venue: Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park, Sydney
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