EMST Committee
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Overview
The EMST Committee is a Committee of the Skills Education Committee. It has direct responsibility for the effective organisation of the EMST course which teaches a fundamental system of trauma care to doctors of any discipline. Committee members and faculty are drawn from the varied surgical and non-surgical specialties. It is a compulsory component of Surgical Education and Training (SET).
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Objectives
- To oversee the conduct of the Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) course program throughout Australasia according to the policy and standards of the ATLS® Subcommittee of the ACS Committee on Trauma;
- To oversee the continued development of the EMST course program throughout Australasia as required;
- To oversee the review of curriculum and materials necessary to the EMST course program;
- To foster the promulgation of EMST in the Asia-Pacific region;
- To maintain a close professional and collaborative relationship with the ATLS® Subcommittee of the ACS Committee on Trauma and the broader ATLS® international community;
- To maintain the Memorandum of Understanding with the ATLS® Subcommittee of the ACS COT.
Membership
Mr David King FRACS, Chair
Dr Mariolyn Rajakulenthiran FRACS, Deputy Chair - Regional Director VIC
Associate Professor Rodney Petersen, Member at Large
Dr Sarah Jones, Member at Large
Mr Glenn Farrant FRACS, Member at Large
Dr Ian Ferguson, Member at Large
Associate Professor Kerin Fielding FRACS, Member - Rural Representative
Mr Li Hsee FRACS, Member - Regional Director NZ
Associate Professor Andrew Kurmis FRACS, Member - Regional Director SA/WA/NT
Dr David Lockwood FRACS, Member, Regional Director QLD
Dr Kenneth McCallum, Member at Large
Professor Richard Naunton Morgan FRACS, Member at Large
Mr Ian Young FRACS, Member - ADF