GP Urgent Care Skills Course

Welcome to the GP Urgent Care Skills Course! Join us for a hands-on learning experience at Rydges Parramatta. This in-person event will cover essential skills and knowledge for urgent care situations commonly seen in general practice. Whether you're a seasoned GP or just starting out, this course will help you enhance your skills and confidence in managing urgent care scenarios. Don't miss this opportunity to network with fellow healthcare professionals and expand your expertise. Register now to secure your spot!

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify differences in the role and treatment of patients by a GP in Urgent Care.
2. Recognize the acutely unwell or deteriorating patient and facilitate immediate interventions.
3. Identify the normal ECG and exclude abnormal in the context of a patient’s presenting symptoms.
4. Assess musculoskeletal presentations clinically and interpret routine X-rays, then utilize safe reduction, immobilization, and splinting techniques.
5. Assess and treat common urgent care presentations (ENT, ophthalmologic, dental, soft tissue, burns) in Urgent Care and efficiently refer to appropriate speciality.

Course content

• Urgent Care in Australia
• Emergency Presentation
• Emergency Skills Stations
• ECG Workshop
• Musculoskeletal injuries
• Skeletal Skills Stations 1
• Skeletal Skills Stations 2
• Wound Skill Station

• Acute Pain Workshop
• ENT Presentations
• ENT Skills Stations
• Ultrasound in Urgent Care & Workshop
• Injections, Aspirations, and drainage skills
• Dental Presentation and Skills
• Wound Skills stations
• Miscellaneous and UC Pearls, Tips & Tricks