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Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST)
Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) is internationally recognised as equivalent to Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS®). The course teaches a systematic, concise approach to the care of a trauma patient, providing a safe and reliable method for immediate management of injured patients in the first one to two hours following injury.
December 2022 update
December 2022 update
The Skills Training Department has opened registrations for 2023 courses on the dates below. Please note courses are filling up quickly. The event description may indicate places are available however the system is taking a while to catch up so if you are referred to the waiting list, please register and we will contact you if a place becomes available.
2023 Course registration
Registrations for 2023 courses are scheduled to open as outlined below at 10am AEDT:
RACS Fellows, SETs and SIMGs 16 November 2022
General release (all eligible applicants) 30 November 2022
Course schedule
Please visit the EMST 2023 course schedule (PDF 40.65KB).
Contact us
Please contact skills.registration@surgeons.org if you have any questions or sign up to the Skills Training mailing list, this group will be notified of all course developments.
The Skills Training Department has opened registrations for 2023 courses on the dates below. Please note courses are filling up quickly. The event description may indicate places are available however the system is taking a while to catch up so if you are referred to the waiting list, please register and we will contact you if a place becomes available.
2023 Course registration
Registrations for 2023 courses are scheduled to open as outlined below at 10am AEDT:
RACS Fellows, SETs and SIMGs 16 November 2022
General release (all eligible applicants) 30 November 2022
Course schedule
Please visit the EMST 2023 course schedule (PDF 40.65KB).
Contact us
Please contact skills.registration@surgeons.org if you have any questions or sign up to the Skills Training mailing list, this group will be notified of all course developments.
Types of courses
- The Provider course is for first-time participants and is two and a half days in duration.
- The Refresher course is for those who have completed a provider course within the last five to six years and is one and a half days in duration.
- The ADF course runs similarly to a standard provider course and is only available to ADF personnel.
EMST 10th Edition
Key changes:
- Interactive discussions and scenario-based teaching
- More time at new skill stations
- eLearning module including pre-course test and course resources
Benefits:
- Opportunity to network with your peers and local leaders in trauma
- High teacher student ratio (1:2), with a faculty of six to eight trauma experts
- Mentoring: faculty members connect with course participants prior to and throughout the course
- Opportunity to be considered a potential instructor (nominated at course by the faculty)
- The RACS EMST program is recognised internationally for its high quality and provides unique instructor training and support programs to faculty.