NOVEMBER 1 - 3 WREST POINT CASINO. 410 SANDY BAY ROAD, HOBART TAS 7000 The national conference from the 1st to 3rd of November this year will feature speakers and topics covering areas of interest to all who are engaged or interested in pre-hospital emergency care, including:Pierre Poirier, Chief of security and emergency management, Ottawa, Canada; Dr Simon Young, Director of Emergency Medicine, Paediatric Physician, RCH Melbourne; Dr Jeff Ayton, Chief MO, Australian Antarctic Division, Hobart; Dr Jason Bendall Dr Tim Wolfe, Emergency Physician, Clinical Faculty, Emergency Department, Jordan Valley medical Centre, Salt lake City, Utah; Dr Lars Wik, National Competence Centre of Emergency Medicine Oslo University Hospital, Norway; Dr Brett Williams, Monash University, Melbourne.

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TheConferencewillbeopenedbytheGovernorofTasmania,hisExcellencyPeterUnderwood, who has graciously invited conference participants to a reception at Government House on Friday2ndNovember2012(bookingwhenregisteringisessential).

THE CONFERENCE DINNER WILL BE HELD AT WREST POINT ON SATURDAY EVENING, THE 3RD OF NOVEMBER AND WILL FEATURE THE TASMANIAN ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY BAND. Pre-conference Workshops being held on Thursday 1st of November include:

ADVANCED SIMULATION DE-BRIEFING (1 day) - Debriefing for Meaningful Learning This workshop will analyse current debriefing methods used after simulations and provide the participants with the tools to conduct their own effective simulation debriefings.

Target audience Health care professionals, educators, trainers and lecturers interested in advancing their knowledge of simulation. Participants involved in the simulation workshop may be eligible to acquireContinuingProfessionalDevelopment(CPD)pointsaccreditedtotheirrelevantassociations (PAor/andtheRoyalcollegeofNursingAustralia(RCNA).

RESEARCH METHODS EMS Evidence Based Practice (3.5 hours) - Learn about the principles of Evidence Based Practice (EBP) as it relates to EMS.

EBP is an approach to health care that incorporates the evidence relating to patient management, the strength of that evidence and the benefits and risks of alternate management strategies. This workshop caters for clinicians who wish to improve their clinical practice through enhanced skills in reading, interpreting and applying the medical literature.

Target Audience Paramedics, doctors, nurses, academics and other health professionals with an interest in basing their practice on best evidence.

EMS research workshop (3.5 hours) - Learn how to conduct EMS research and understand the literature

Undertakingemergencycareresearchisthoughtbymanytobetoocomplexandtimeconsuming,butit doesn’t need to be. This intensive workshop aims to equip participants with skills to assist them in preparing a research question, developing a proposal and contributing to the EMS knowledge base through research.

Target Audience: Paramedics, doctors, nurses, academics and other health professionals with an interest in conducting EMS research and understanding the literature.

For registration and information go to http://www.paramedics.org.au/conference

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