Category Archives: General PH&RM

Clinical Governance Day – Wednesday 4th October 2017

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Clinical Education Day – 20/9/17

The day was all about the management of bariatric patients which is becoming an increasing issue with the rise of obesity rates in Australia. We were appropriately supplemented with doughnuts at morning tea and hot dogs at the lunch time … Continue reading

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HEMS Education Day Wed 20th Sept 2017

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3 Minutes of Preoxygenation

This presentation by retrievalist/anaesthetist/intensivist Dr Clare Hayes-Bradley summarises recent Sydney HEMS research into optimal preoxygenation techniques prior to rapid sequence induction.   References: 1. Hayes-Bradley C, Lewis A, Burns B, Miller M. Efficacy of Nasal Cannula Oxygen as a Preoxygenation Adjunct … Continue reading

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Clinical Governance Day Wed 6th Sept 2017

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HEMS Education Day Wed 26th July

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Next CGD – Wednesday 12th July

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June HEMS Education Day Summary

Journal Review Prognostic Value of Echocardiography in Normotensive Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism Lin Hu gave an excellent review of the above article. Key points from his talk are: Echocardiography was used to identify parameters that may correlate with poor … Continue reading

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HEMS Education Day – Wednesday 28th June 2017

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Major Incident Education Day

Our most recent HEMS Education Day on the 31st May, took a focus on Major Incidents and the role our service plays. The day commenced with some insightful talks, before leading into an exercise that saw our medical teams integrate with … Continue reading

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