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EMST Committee

Information and membership of the EMST Committee.

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ATLS® Secretariat

T: +61 8 8219 0994

E: [email protected]

Overview

The Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS®) Committee is a subcommittee of the Prevocational and Skills Education Committee (PSEC). It has direct responsibility for the effective organisation and delivery of the ATLS® course, which provides training on a fundamental system of trauma care for doctors of any discipline. Committee members and faculty are drawn from a diverse range of surgical and non-surgical specialties.

Note: This Committee was previously known as the Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) Committee until 31 December 2025.

View the ATLS Committee Terms of Reference 

View the Terms of Reference (PDF 89.12KB)

Objectives

  • Oversee the conduct of the ATLS® program throughout Australasia according to the policy and standards of the ATLS® Subcommittee of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ASC COT)
  • Oversee the continued development of the ATLS® program throughout Australasia as required
  • Oversee the review of curriculum and materials necessary to the ATLS® program
  • Promote the promulgation of ATLS® in the Asia-Pacific region
  • Maintain a close professional and collaborative relationship with the ATLS® Subcommittee of the ACS COT and the broader ATLS® international community
  • Maintain the Memorandum of Understanding with the ATLS® Subcommittee of the ACS COT.

Membership

Dr Mariolyn Rajakulenthiran FRACS, Chair
Associate Professor Andrew Kurmis FRACS, Deputy Chair
Associate Professor Andrew MacCormick FRACS, Member (AoNZ Representative)
Associate Professor Jeremy Hsu FRACS, Member (NSW/ACT Representative)
Dr Julianne Schliebs, Member (SA/NT Representative)
Dr Jovy Aura Alejandro Carpio FRACS, Member (VIC Representative)
Dr Ian Young FRACS, Member (ADF Representative)
Dr Nicholas Williams FRACS, Member (Rural Representative)
Dr Andrew Hattam, Member (Young Fellows Representative)
Dr David Lockwood FRACS, Member at Large
Dr Glenn Farrant FRACS, Member at Large
Dr Ian Ferguson, Member at Large
Dr Kenneth McCallum, Member at Large
Colonel Rodney Petersen, Member at Large
Dr Sarah Louise Jones, Member at Large