ZOLL Resuscitation Review Study Days 2024/25
Available to all staff and students
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Managing a patient experiencing an out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) requires quick thinking and the ability to use the latest technology to deliver a high-quality resuscitation attempt.
This 1-day workshop focuses on the importance of high-quality CPR and utilising advanced monitoring features on Trust ZOLL X-Series defibrillators.
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Shadowing Opportunity: Children’s Emergency Department
Registered clinicians
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Bristol Children’s Hospital have kindly offered to facilitate shadowing within their Emergency Department. This is a fantastic CPD opportunity with the potential to enhance your familiarity with managing paediatric patients.
The ED are keen to tailor this to the individual, ensuring that it's a useful experience for you. One to two days are available for each learner.
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SWASFT MatNeo Webinar Series
Available to all frontline staff and students
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The SWASFT MatNeo webinar sessions will take place on a monthly basis, covering a range of topics to help you approach maternity and neonatal jobs with confidence.
October's webinar will act as a forum to learn more about supporting families experiencing baby loss. Hear from subject-matter experts, discuss best practice in pre-hospital care and ask questions in a supportive environment.
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Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC)
Suitable for all staff and students. May be most applicable for staff who have contact with patients.
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This pre-recorded session offers information and guidance if someone discloses to a professional that they have been raped or sexually assaulted. Delivered by Duncan from The Bridge, which is a Sexual Assault Referral Centre.
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Easy Paedsy: Dr Led Webinar Series – 2024/25
Available to all staff and Paramedic Science students
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These sessions will take place on a monthly basis, covering a range of topics to help you tackle those paedatric jobs with confidence.
They have been generously offered to SWASFT by staff & students by the Bristol Royal Children's Hospital.
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Volunteer to be a patient for an OSCE with UoC – Bridgewater – multiple dates
Student or SWASFT staff
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OSCE stands for Objective Structured Clinical Examination. SWAST Students on the BSc paramedic degree apprenticeship programme with the University of Cumbria (UoC) need to complete a level 5 system assessment OSCE and a level 6 patient assessment OSCE.
Volunteering to play the role of a patient is a fantastic opportunity to see an OSCE without being assessed and meet the team! You do not need any prior knowledge or acting experience.
This is a great opportunity for all, but particularly for those who are aspiring to be on the programme and current students. You will also receive a UoC CPD certificate for your participation.
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Embracing Neurodiversity (E-Learning) via Do It 23/24
Available to all staff & students
Distance LearningAll GradesStudents
Embracing Neurodiversity is an online accessibly designed e-learning course for employees aiming to support, retain and attract a truly neurodiverse workforce.
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Palliative & End-of-life Care Training Programme
All staff & students - most beneficial to patient focused roles
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Open to all All staff & students. A three-step course aiming to deliver practical, focused, frontline palliative care skills and knowledge to all ambulance clinicians across the whole Southwest. The first step will be a focused handbook on palliative care, sent out before the course start date.
The second step is a virtual, interactive teaching day on July 12th. (*This is now a recorded session for those that couldn't attend*). During this day we will build on the concepts in the handbook. .
The final step will be to attend a 1-hour Q&A session. This will allow you to ask any specific questions to a palliative care specialist.
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