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PHEMTANewsletter Pre-HospitalEmergencyMedicineTrainees’AssociationOctober2016NewsletterItemscoveredinthismonth’sedition:

1. PHEMTACommittee–anupdate2. PHEMTAelection3. PHEMTAcurriculumsurvey4. FacultyofPre-HospitalCare5. Upcomingevents

1. PHEMTACommittee–anupdate

FollowingtheelectioninAugust/September,PHEMTAhavenowmadeplanstoensurecontinuityoftherepresentationandworkthatwedountilJanuary2017.Asweannouncedlastmonth,wehavenewrepresentatives–ZoeSmeedandJimBlackburn–whohavetakenuptheCurriculumandTrainingCommitteeRepresentativerolesfromlateSeptember.Inaddition,CamillaWaugh,aPHEMtraineeinWales,approachedPHEMTAabouttheViceChairroleaftertheelection.InlinewiththePHEMTATermsofReference,andaneedtoreplaceJamesChinerytheoutgoingViceChairwhoneededtostepdown,thePHEMTACommitteeunanimouslyagreedtoco-optCamillaintotheroleuntilJanuary2017.CamillaintendstostandforelectiontothePHEMTACommitteeinthenextround(seebelow).Wewouldliketotakethisopportunitytowelcomeher–shehastakenontherunningandreportingofthebi-annualPHEMTASurveysoyouwillhearmorefromherinthecomingmonths.Finally,ScottGrier(Chair)andJonBirks(AssessmentsCommitteeRepresentative)haveofferedtostayonintheirPHEMTArolesbeyondtheirtenuresuntilJanuary2017inorderthatPHEMTAmaycontinuetofunction.Again,thisproposalwasunanimouslyagreedbythePHEMTACommittee.BothScottandJonwillbesteppingdowninJanuary2017regardlessofwhetherreplacementsareavailable.2. PHEMTAelection

ThenextelectionofmemberstothePHEMTACommitteewillruninthecomingmonth.Therearethreepoststofill,asdescribedabove–Chair,ViceChair,AssessmentsCommitteeRepresentative.YouareeligibletostandforelectionifyouareacurrenttraineeorhavecompletedPHEMinthepast2years(ie.afterAugust2014).TheAssessmentsCommitteeRepresentativemustholdtheFIMCandthusbepost-PHEMtraining.

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Pleasehaveathinkaboutwhetheryouwouldbeinterestedinrunningforoneoftheseroles.Moreinformationwillbesenttoyouallseparatelyinthecomingweeks.3. PHEMTAcurriculumsurveyFollowingtherecentCurriculumCommitteemeeting,PHEMTAwillbesendingyouasurveyaskingyouropinionsaboutthecurriculumandIBTPHEMwebsite.ThesewillhelpinformtheCurriculumCommitteeintheupcomingcurriculumreview.Pleasetakethetimetocompletethesurveywhenitarrivesbyemail.4. FacultyofPre-HospitalCarePHEMTAisnowofficiallypartoftheFacultyofPre-HospitalCare.Ifyouarenotamember,westronglyurgeyoutojoinasthisorganisationrepresentsyouandtheworkwealldonationally.Inthecomingyear(s),membershipwillalsogiveyouaccesstoanewjournalthatisbeingdevelopedandislikelytoleadtoreducedelectionfeesfromtheRCSEdfollowingsuccessintheFIMC–soworthdoing!TheFPHCareincreasinglyproducingeducationalcontent.Theconsensusdaysthathavebeenconductedrecently(Crush&Suspension,Immobilisation&Extrication)havebeenfilmedandthatcontentwillappearonlineshortly–keepaneyeontheirwebsitehere:https://fphc.rcsed.ac.uk/education-resources/consensus-days.TheFacultyalsohaveaTwitteraccount@FPHCEdthatwillbetweetingfromconferencesandrelevanteducationaldaysinthecomingyearifyouareinterested.5. UpcomingEvents14thNovember PHEMTraumaMasterclassinBirmingham

This study day will provide an up to date review of the management of majortrauma in the pre-hospital environment including the latest evidence and futurestrategies. Every session incorporates adult and paediatric trauma. SpeakersincludeMarkWilson, Keith Porter, Tim Harris, AnneWeaver, Gareth Grier, JulesBlackham,AnilHormis,MariaSmithandCarolineLeech.Awarded6CPDpointsbyRCEM.Registrationopenssoonviawww.traumacare.org.uk.Earlybirdprice£55.Follow #PHEMtrauma on social media and emailtraumacareadmin@uhb.nhs.ukforanyqueries.

17thNovember PHEMEmergencySurgicalSkillsCourseinCoventryThisone-daycourseprovidescandidateswiththeknowledgeandpracticalexperience(usinghumancadavers)toperformemergencysurgicalproceduresinthepre-hospitalsetting.Thecoursecoverstheemergencysurgicalskillsofsurgicalcricothyroidotomy;emergencythoracotomy;upperandlowerlimbamputation;andintra-osseousvascularaccess.Awarded6CPDpointsbyRCSEd.Cost£550.InstructorscanfilloutDOPSforPHEMtraineesoneachoftheproceduresRegistrationhttps://www.mededcoventry.com/Courses/Surgical_Training_Centre/PHEMESS/Doctors1116.aspxoremailelaine.blair@uhcw.nhs.uk

8thDecember2017 NationalPHEMStudyDay–PaediatricsinLondon Contact:Parbin.Begum@bartshealth.nhs.uk ProgrammeTBC–seeattachedflyerformoredetails.

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DateTBC2017 NationalPHEMStudyDay–Medical&CardiacArrestinBristol Contact:MattThomas,TPDSevernMatthew.Thomas@uhbristol.nhs.uk

DatechangetoavoidclashwithLondonPHEMStudyDay.FullprogrammeTBC.

26thJanuary2017 PHEMObstetrics&NeonatalSimulationDayatNorthamptonGeneralHospital

Earlydateforyourdiaries.ThisisanexcellentdaythatcoversmostoftheobstetricandneonatalcompetenciesinthePHEMcurriculum.Toregister,completetheregistrationformincludedinthenewsletteremailandreturntotheaddressgiven.ContactVicky.garrod@ngh.mhs.ukformoreinformation.

24thFebruary2017 NationalPHEMStudyDay–EMS,MediaandLegalinLondon Contact:Parbin.Begum@bartshealth.nhs.uk ProgrammeTBC–seeattachedflyerformoredetails.15th-18thMarch2017 TraumaCareConference2017atYarnFieldPark,Staffordshire

ThePHEM/HEMSdayonThursday16thisparticularlyrelevantandhashadexcellentfeedbackinthepast–moreinformationhere:https://www.traumacare.org.uk/event-2361018https://twitter.com/TraumaCareUK

11thApril2017 NationalPHEMStudyDay–CBRNEinLondon Contact:Parbin.Begum@bartshealth.nhs.uk ProgrammeTBC.

26th-27thApril2017 Retrieval2017ConferenceinGlasgow

TheprogrammeiscurrentlybeingfinalisedforthisannualconferencethatcoversmanyaspectsofthePHEMcurriculumandisagreatnetworkingeventformeetingwithothersfromtheHEMS/retrievalsystemsoftheUKandbeyond.Keepaneyeon http://www.emrsscotland.org/ and https://twitter.com/_retrieval for moreinformationshortly.

PHEMTAishereforyou–pleasegetintouchifwecanhelpinanyway.Ifyouhaveaneventorinformationyouwouldlikeincludinginthenextnewsletter,pleasegetintouch.

ScottGrierPHEMTAChairmanonbehalfofthePHEMTACommitteeContactPHEMTA@RCSED.nethttps://fphc.rcsed.ac.uk/phemta