A session with consultants from Sydney HEMS will be held on Tuesday 18 November as part of the Education Inservice week in Rozelle, NSW. This will be an opportunity to discuss current approaches to trauma and critical care.

Please bring details of any cases you would like to discuss that involve:

• Resuscitation
• Major adult or paediatric illness
• Trauma
• Interaction with medical teams / retrieval services

Timetable:

1300 Introduction – Dr Cliff Reid

1310 Prehospital & retrieval medicine & the role of HEMS – Dr Karel Habig

1340 Trauma update: the bleeding patient – Dr Geoff Healy

1410 Break

1430 Rural trauma case discussions – Dr Brian Burns

1530 Education & clinical Q&A – Dr Cliff Reid

1600 Finish

Dr Cliff Reid is an emergency physician and the Supervisor of Training for Greater Sydney Area HEMS, and a Clinical Associate Professor with the University of Sydney

Dr Karel Habig is an emergency physician and the Medical Manager for Greater Sydney Area HEMS

Dr Brian Burns is an emergency physician and the Head of Research for Greater Sydney Area HEMS, and a Clinical Associate Professor with the University of Sydney

Dr Geoff Healy is a consultant anaesthetist and the Medical Equipment Lead for Greater Sydney Area HEMS

All consultants are employed by NSW Ambulance as staff specialists in prehospital & retrieval medicine