Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST)

The majority of Skills Training courses are now full especially within the ASSET, CCrISP, EMST Provider and TIPS programs. 

Please register to the waiting list if your preferred course date is already full. You will be contacted by email if a place becomes available.

EMST Refresher

The EMST Refresher program still has places available across most courses - Please follow the Register Now link to register and pay for a course. To be eligible to attend the EMST Refresher course, you must have successfully completed an ATLS/EMST course within the last six years.

Course schedule
Please visit the EMST 2023 course schedule (PDF 61.3KB).

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 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.

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.