Australia Permanent Healthcare and Medical Courses

This session will lead the participant through a scenario from the first presentation to the stabilization of a child with burns.

This session looks at how to identify and treat paediatric septic shock, including that caused by meningococcal septicaemia.

How to manage children's perioperative anxiety, and awareness of the link with their psychological development.

This session describes the standard management of inhalation induction of anaesthesia in infants and children who are ASA 1 or 2. Children of all ages may need to have anaesthesia induced by the inhalational method. This session also covers definitions, i

This session is a guide to the use of spontaneous ventilation techniques during general anaesthesia in paediatric patients. Relevant respiratory anatomy and physiology in paediatric patients is considered, with particular reference to the potential limita

A guide to the use of controlled ventilation during general anaesthesia in paediatric patients.

This session provides information about the inguinal block in terms of its contraindications, possible complications and the relevant anatomy. It also discusses the performance of landmark and ultrasound techniques.

This session aims to instil an understanding of the toxicity of local anaesthetics, diagnosis and management.

This session will explore the analgesic effect and toxicity of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in children.

Part 1 of this session discusses normal body fluid composition and how this changes with age and normal maintenance fluid requirements. It also looks at the diagnosis and correction of fluid deficits. Part 2 of the session looks at the diagnosis and corre