ACTION Course 2019
Location
The Royal Melbourne Hospital Clinical Simulation Centre
About
The ACTION™ Course is a multi-professional programme to train staff in recognising patient deterioration and act appropriately in treating the acutely unwell. Originally developed in 1999 by Professor Gary Smith and colleagues at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, ACTION™ (ALERT™ in UK and Europe), has now run successfully since 2000 and is currently delivered in over 100 centres internationally.
ACTION is a blended learning programme and uses a structured and prioritised system of patient assessment and management to enable pre-emptive approach to critical illness. By attending an ACTION course - nurses, doctors and other staff (eg. physiotherapists, paramedics) will develop skills to:
- recognise the "at risk" patient
- identify organ impairment/failure at an early stage
- initiate simple treatment required to prevent the cascade of multi-organ failure
- improve communication skills required to facilitate further care
The Royal Melbourne Hospital has recently been granted the Centre of Excellence status and is the only hospital currently facilitating this course within Australia.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Medical, Nursing and other healthcare professionals caring for patients
DATE
, 0830am to 5pm
, 0830am to 5pm
Location
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