Rural & Remote Retrieval Course

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The aim of the Rural & Remote Retrieval (R3) program is to provide an inter-professional experiential learning opportunity to clinicians who work in the rural and remote retrieval services.

This course has a multi-faceted approach to learning, including lectures, simulations, workshops and skill stations.

Next program delivery:

When: 7-9 November 2023
Where: RFDS Port Augusta Base, Port Augusta Airport
Cost: $1,600*
Fully catered
Applications close Friday 13 October

*All RFDS SA/NT staff will be funded to attend

You will study:

> Retrieval Task Planning
> Cultural Awareness
> Aviation Considerations
> Obstetric Emergencies
> Trauma
> Scene Management
> Burns
> Cardiac Emergencies
> Paediatric Emergencies
> The Agitated Patient
> Sepsis
> Mass Casualty

Skill Stations:

> Intubation
> Cricothyroidotomy
> Chest Drain Insertion
> Splinting
> eFAST
> Arterial Line Insertion
> Obstetric Emergencies

Applications for the November 2023 course are now closed.