• 15 June 2008

Journal Club

Cerebral Haemorrhage: Upping the Ante

Download the Journal Articles in PDF format HERE

Moderator:

Dr Andrew Lee,
Consultant Neurologist and Stroke Physician
Flinders Medical Centre

Date: Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Time: 7 for 7.30 pm
Where: 1st Floor, SA Ambulance Service, Eastwood

Drinks and Finger Food provided

ACAP, CENA & ACEM
Members free
Non-members: $10

ACAP CPE points and SAAS Audit points apply

Contact person: Chris Cotton
Enquiries to: 0417 872 967.

RSVP by Monday 23 June 2008 to Chris at: chair@sa.acap.org.au.

** Reply early, seating strictly limited**

Teleconferencing: Berri, Mt Gambier, Whyalla. See website and local CTL for details

• 2 May 2008

Expanding horizons for SAAS and ACAP

Do you like travelling and research? Are you interested in exploring different ways of improving systems for pre-hospital care delivery in SA? Are you a member of ACAP?

Then the ACAP SA Pre-Hospital Scholarship may be for you.

The ACAP SA Pre-Hospital Scholarship provides the opportunity, through the provision of financial support, for SAAS staff who are ACAP members to research a process or system currently being used in another organisation anywhere in the world for the ultimate benefit of SA Ambulance Service and the pre-hospital care profession.

This scholarship intends to empower staff to bring innovative ways of working back to SAAS and ACAP to share and potentially implement.

For more information check out the Rapid which was distributed to staff earlier this month or log onto the ACAP SA website. Applications close 30 June 2008.

For more information, see our Scholarships page, or contact Chris Cotton, ACAP SA chair on 0417 872 967 or email chair@sa.acap.org.au.

 Did you know?

Rob Snell, operations manager, emergency preparedness, used a similar opportunity to travel to Sweden to learn more about the way their ambulance service used a version of EmergoTrain to prepare and train crews.

Rob has done a significant amount of work on the version he researched in Sweden, turning it into the comprehensive training package SAAS uses today.

 

• 28 February 2008

ACAP CLINICAL SEMINAR: 12 April 2008, Southgate Motel, Mount Gambier

One day seminar including dinner and live band.

Sponsored by ACAP SA Branch and Sanofi Aventis

Seating limited, book early

Keynote Speakers:

Dr Stephen Bernard
Alfred Hospital and Ambulance Service Medical Director, Melbourne Ambulance Service
Update on CPR; Clinical trials update, including therapeutic hypothermia

Dr Phil Tideman
Flinders Medical Centre
Optimising Cardiac Reperfusion Strategies in Country SA

Dr Hugh Grantham, Ambulance Service Medical Director,
SA Ambulance Service
Acute Behavioural Emergencies

Cassie Ryan
Nurse Practitioner Queen Elizabeth Hospital
12-lead ECG Interpretation

Ray Creen
Deputy CEO, SA Ambulance Service
London bombing and lessons learned

 

View the program

Seminar Flyer

Download a registration form
Note: If you are unable to use the email option on the registration form, please either send the completed form as an email attachment, or print and fax/post the form to the address on the form.

Enquiries to:

Cliff Collett (ACAP SA) 0403 968 315; or

David Dewar (SAAS Mt Gambier) 0418 809 737

ACAP CPE and SAAS audit points available.

• 8 August 2007

Major Crash Investigation Unit Presentations

ACAP invites members to a presentation by the SA Police Major Crash Investigation Unit on their role and how together we can contribute to injury reduction.

Two nights:

• 29 August 2007
  Salisbury Station
  with Snr Const Mark Fulcher

or

• 5 September
  Marion Station
  Snr Const Tammy Skein

1900 - 2030 both nights - Fully catered

RSVP by 27 August to:

Chris Cotton
email: cotton.chris@saambulance.com.au
phone: 0417 872 967

 

• 27 July 2007

AGM Details

Have your say on ACAP SA's Future Direction

• Wednesday 22nd August 2007
  
• 7PM for finger food and drinks - 7:30PM meeting start
  
• Grevillea Room, Hyatt Regency Hotel

RSVP for catering by: Monday 20th August to secretary@sa.acap.org.au or ph. 0413 615 646

Positions vacant:

• Chair
• Vice-Chair
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Other Committeee positions available

Nonimations for the above positions are now invited. All nominations must be seconded. You can nominate on the night.

ACAP SA Member Newsletter

A newsletter was recently mailed out to all ACAP SA members. In case you missed yours, or would like another copy, it is available HERE in pdf format (385KB)