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1Issue 3, May 2011
Issue 3 May 2011
In this issue
Directors Introduction Page 2
Course Dates 2011/12 Page 3
Course Updates Page 4
News, Publications and guidelines Page 5
Conference 2011 Programme Page 7
Instructor Day Page 8
Instructor Day booking form Page 9
Mystery of the month! Page 10
Spot the difference! Page 11
Who's who at BASICS Page 12
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Director of Education
Welcome
Hello, it is good to have a chance to let you know what's happening in BASICS Education and I hope you will find this instructor Newsletter useful. My point of view with a couple of things which may be interesting to keep you updated at the present time.
The first of these is that I recently attended a meeting at the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care in Edinburgh where all the current material in the PHECC Manual was reviewed. It was intended that this review would only be a minor update, but it became clear as we went through the material that there were major changes needed to the PHEC Manual and I suspect when it is eventually produced in the near future this will be more of a rewrite than just a review. I find this personally very stimulating as it suggests that the whole evidence base and practice of pre-hospital care is moving forward and at a good pace. This, I think, helps to keep things interesting. I hope that by the time the instructor day comes around in September I will have more concrete information to give you about the changes that will be present in the new manual and hence changes that will be introduced on the courses.
The second subject I would like to mention is that of assessment on courses. Initially we had no assessment on courses and then as we started to run courses under licence such as PHEC, MIMMS and PHPLS etc, assessment was introduced. Last year NES insisted that we have assessment of some kind on all courses and rather than have summative assessment on all courses, we introduced formative assessment. This has been highly successful and much appreciated by many of the candidates. I personally am now coming to the opinion that formative assessment is much more useful to most of our course participants than summative assessment will ever be. In fact, even more controversial, I would suggest that summative assessment is as much use to our courses as an isolated blood sugar is to assessing good diabetic control. Probably worth mentioning in these times of financial austerity, that summative assessment also comes at very considerable cost . We have mentioned all of the above to NES and have been asked to produce a paper for them on the subject. This is to be completed by the end of June. If anybody has any strong feelings on the matter and would like to express them to either myself or Brenda so that we can take these forward to NES, we would be interested to hear your thoughts.
I hope you are all keeping well and are looking forward to your summer holidays and I look forward to seeing you at the Conference and Instructor day in September.
Kind RegardsColville
Course Type Date Venue
Refresher 10 - 12 June 2011 Ballachulish
PHECC 19 - 21 August 2011 Aviemore (Faculty Full)
BASICS Scotland Conference & Instructor day 10 & 11 Sept 2011 Carnoustie Golf Hotel
IMC Refresher 16-18 Sept 2011 Dumfries and Galloway
HMIMMS 26-27 Sept 2011Torness power station (Faculty Full)
IMC Refresher 3-5 Oct 2011 Western IslesPHPLS/ ? IMC Refresher (TBC) 28-30 Oct 2011 Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall
Refresher 11 - 13 Nov 2011 Newton Hotel, Nairn
PHECC 25 - 27 Nov 2011Douneside – Grampian (Faculty Full)
EMC or Part 1 13 - 15 Jan 2012 Stonefield Castle
Part 1/ PHECC (TBC) 27 - 29 Jan 2012 Central (?Carnoustie)
PHECC 10 - 12 Feb 2012 Highland
PHECC 24-26 Feb 2012 Craigellachie
PHPLS 9 - 11 Mar 2012 Stonefield Castle
Please contact Victoria at [email protected] with your availability if you have not already done so.
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Course UpdatesBASICS Scotland Immediate Medical Care Courses (IMC Part 1 and IMC Refresher):
•Courses booked for 2010-11 and 2011-12 are all IMC Part 1 and IMC Refresher courses. The individualised feedback is now established, with all participants receiving a post course letter stating any specific faculty advice for any skills and attitudes issues identified during the course. We have also introduced a pre- and post MCQ which is a simple tool to feed back on knowledge. This does not need to be passed or failed.
PHEC: •The manual of core material is in the process of rewrite. Instructors were asked to contact Colville direct with any sections/elements to bring to the attention of the writing/editing team at the faculty of Pre-hospital care within the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh). Once the new manual is available, we will assess and review the instructor material to ensure information is consistent, so long as relevant and based on best evidence. We plan to continue to teach the military cricothyroidotomy kits on both PHEC and IMC courses as well as the pelvic splints.
PHPLS: •The course manual has been rewritten and we have run the first course based on the material in March, the second course happening in April. Hal Maxwell is taking feedback to ALSG based on his experience delivering both the military version of the course and BASICS Scotland is currently the only civilian organisation running PHPLS in the UK at present.
GIC: We have 39 people waiting to attend a GIC from BASICS Scotland courses but our planned course for 6-8th May 2011 had only 7 of these confirm their wanting to attend. As this was not a viable number, the course was cancelled in favour of running a full PHEC course for 24 participants. Brenda also directs GIC’s for ALSG in Manchester so PHEC, PHPLS and BASICS Scotland IMC IP’s can attend if so wished. We are delighted to report that ALSG have accepted and approved our application to have BASICS IMC courses recognised as appropriate provider courses to identify instructor potential. In addition, they have accepted that PHEC IC’s may do one IC practice on an IMC course (Part 1) but one must be on a PHEC course to ensure IC’s have summative assessment experience. This will help us allow our IC’s to progress through their two teaching practices within the recommended 2 years post GIC. We do plan to run a GIC again in 2012, and hope that we should be able to make this a viable course as there will be a greater number of IP’s on our waiting list by then.
MIMMS/HIMMS: BASICS Scotland continues to run HMIMMS courses at the request of NHS Boards.
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BASICS Scotland News, Publications and Guidelines
BASICS Office UpdateWith the launch of the new website imminent, we have had a photographer in taking professional photos of
Sandpiper House, BASICS Scotland equipment and van and trailer.
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2010 Resuscitation Guidelines: We have incorporated the 2010 guidelines into all our courses. The changes are relatively minor from the 2005 version.
Manual of Core Material: As mentioned on Page 3, the manual used for the PHEC and IMC course is being rewritten in the next few months.
Health and Safety: One or two instances of instructors and participants getting cuts/needle stick injuries during teaching sessions necessitates adding reminders on courses to beware of sharps! Similarly, we need to remind both ourselves and participants to be aware of moving and handling issues. This now incorporated into the introductory lecture for all courses.
BASICS Scotland Website: Over the summer months we plan to upload all the teaching materials for PHEC and BASICS IMC courses to the instructor area of the website. The instructor area is password protected so instructors will only be able to access materials for the courses they can teach on.
For any ALSG licensed courses (PHPLS, MIMMS, HMIMMS and GIC) all materials continue to be accessed from their VLE area for registered instructors. Our plan is to have a handful of instructors “test” the web access then we anticipate having this up and running for all instructors by the Instructor Day in September where we propose the demonstrate the site and area.
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Equipment Update; Military Cricothyroidotomy Kits: We are now teaching this instead of the mini trach kits on courses. The reception of this kit from course participants is overwhelmingly positive, We have kits on order to start to hand to those who have been trained and wish to replace their mini- trach kits in their Sandpiper Bags. We tend to not be prioritised for delivery as any military orders are given priority over us! However, we have just had our first delivery – very kindly funded by The Sandpiper Trust. Anyone wishing to receive an initial kit to replace their mini-trach and having used one in training please contact Chelsee at [email protected] and your name will be added to a recipient list.
The plan is to take the kits to courses to hand out as participants and instructors are trained so long as they have a Sandpiper Bag. Thereafter we hope to place orders for more so that responders can send BASICS Scotland a cheque for any replacements kits. As these kits are not available to NHS/procurement we are very fortunate to be able to access these direct on behalf our responders.
Responder Equipment Update: Over the past few months, responders with VLS and Island responders have received pulse oximeters, pelvic splints and EZI0 drills again with grateful thanks to the Sandpiper Trust. We are now monitoring responders activity through the BASICS responders Patient Report Forms- so we can monitor what equipment is used regularly and what skills are used most.
Consistency in Teaching: Participant feedback from several courses has raised the issue of inconsistencies in teaching – mostly on BASICS IMC/PHEC courses. It is hoped the availability of the most up to date teaching material on the website should go a long way to addressing this problem.
Difficult Airway Society “APP”: from Drew Inglis for those interested. Free Iphone App, IDAS, not the best (Drew’s words) but has airway algorithms that are useful.
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This year’s conference is being held at Carnoustie Golf Hotel, on Saturday 10th September 2011.
Programme for Saturday 10th September 2011
08.45-09.15 Registration and tea/coffees
09.15-09.20 Welcome and Introduction Mr John Pritchard
09.20-09.45 Opening Address TBC
09.45-10.00 Regionalisation of Trauma Services Mr Jan Jenson
10.00-11.00 2 BASICS Responder Case Studies plus Scenario
11.00-11.20 Tea/Coffee & Exhibitions
11.20-12.00 Ambulance Retrieval from Scene to Hospital Mr George Crooks & Dr Mike Fried
12.00-13.00 Demonstration by Carnoustie Coastguard
13.00 -14.00 Lunch (AGM 13.00-13.30)
14.00-14.40 A&E/Offshore retrieval Mr James Ferguson & Mr Mark Mitchelson
14.40-15.20 Trauma Centre Debate TBC
15.20-16.00 Scottish Trauma Audit Group Mr Crawford McGuffie & Mr Paul Gowens
16.00-16.15 Tea/Coffee & Exhibitions
16.15-17.00 Keynote Speaker Dr Howard Champion
17.00-17.15 Thanks and Closing remarks. Mr John Pritchard
Delegate Rates BASICS Scotland MembersDoctors-£50Allied Health Professionals-£25Students/Voluntary Org-£20BASICS Scotland Non-MembersDoctors-£100Allied Health Professionals-£50Students/Voluntary Org–£20
Prices include lunch, refreshments, delegate bags and
CPD/EPASS certification. (CPD approval pending)
Evening Event This year’s evening event promises to be a night to
remember with ceilidh band Sporran Again!!!
Tickets are priced at £36.50pp which includes 3 course
dinner, wine, awards ceremony, ceilidh and disco.
Please note, for residential delegates, payment for
evening event will be added to your hotel bill. For non
residential delegates, payment should be sent to
BASICS Scotland.
For more information and booking form, please visit www.basics-scotland.org.uk or contact Kirsty at [email protected]
BASICS Scotland Annual Conference and AGM
2011
Keynote SpeakerThis year, we are fortunate enough to have Dr Howard Champion as our
keynote speaker. Dr Champion is a leading authority on civilian and combat injury, practiced as a trauma surgeon for over thirty years, teaching civilian and military healthcare providers and extensively researching and
writing on the subject.
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BASICS Scotland Annual Instructor Day 2011
Following a successful day last year, the BASICS Scotland Annual Instructor Day is to be held on Sunday 11th September at the Carnoustie Golf Hotel, Carnoustie after the BASICS Scotland conference.
This year’s plans include sessions on:
• Instructor area of Website• Responder Patient Report Forms – transferability to teaching practice• Teaching sessions – learning objectives and ideas for variety of situations to fulfil each objective. • Manual of core material update• Summative versus formative assessment and participant feedback• Educational Governance • Consistency in teaching
If you would like to attend the Instructor Day, please fill in the form sent out with this newsletter and return to Kirsty at the office.
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BASICS Scotland Annual Instructor Day
Title: First Name: Surname:
Tel No: Mobile: Email Address:
Address:
Attending Instructor Day on Sunday 11th September (no fee)
I would like to reserve a room for Saturday 10 th September: Single Occupancy (£65)Double Occupancy (£85)
Instructors Please Note: If you are a BASICS instructor your Saturday evening’s single occupancy
accommodation will be paid for by BASICS Scotland. Bookings cannot be confirmed until this form has been received. Only accommodation booked by BASICS Scotland will be paid for by BASICS Scotland therefore Saturday evening accommodation must
not be booked directly with the hotel. Any other accommodation required must be booked directly with the hotel and will not be paid for by BASICS Scotland.
Sunday 11th September 2011
Carnoustie Golf Hotel
I would like to book entry to the BASICS Scotland Instructor Day as follows: (please note how many of each are attending)
Registered Office: Sandpiper House, Aberuthven Enterprise Park, Main Road, ABERUTHVEN PH3 1ELCourse Enquiries: (01764) 664 014 Other Enquiries: (01764) 663 671
Fax: (01764) 664002Email: [email protected]: www.basics-scotland.org.uk
Company No. SC226924 Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee
Please complete and return to Kirsty Laird at BASICS Scotland.
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Mystery of the Month
Can you help?
Last month, a mysterious package arrived for Mrs Lynne Malpass, our office manager.
On opening the package, a pair of clogs was found with no note to indicate who it was from.
If you know who sent the clogs, please contact the office.
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Spot the Difference!
A
B
There are 3 difference between photos A & B prize is a day with any manikin of your choice!
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Registered Office: Sandpiper House, Aberuthven Enterprise Park, Main Road, ABERUTHVEN PH3 1ELCourse Enquiries: (01764) 664 014 Other Enquiries: (01764) 663 671
Fax: (01764) 664002Email: [email protected]: www.basics-scotland.org.uk
Company No. SC226924 Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee
Who's Who at BASICSDirectors
Mr John Pritchard- Paramedic, Crieff (Chairman)
Dr Hal Maxwell – GP, Ayrshire (Vice Chairman)
Dr Mark Bloch – Consultant Anesthetist, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (Honorary Treasurer)
Dr Catrina Hewitt – GP, Dunkeld (Company Secretary)
Dr Colville Laird - GP, Auchterarder (Director of Education)
Sandpiper Trust Representative & SAS Dr Ewen McLeod- GP, Ballater
DirectorsMr John Hiscox - Consultant A+E, Aberdeen Royal InfirmaryMr Danny Kerr - Paramedic, Lanarkshire SASMr Graeme Ramage - Resuscitation Officer, Stirling
Co-opted Members Mr Andrew Rideout - Nurse Practitioner, Dumfries Dr Mike Langran - GP, Aviemore Mr Andrew Marsden – Medical Advisor, National ProcurementDr John Ferris – SpR, A&E TaysideDr Andrew Inglis–Consultant Anaesthetist Southern General,
Glasgow, EMRSMr Paul Gowens – Head of Clinical Governance & Quality, SASDr Bernard Jones – GP, Dumfries Mr James Ferguson - Consultant A+E, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
BASICS Staff Brenda Cottam – Assistant Director of Education ([email protected])
Lynne Malpass – Office manager ([email protected]) Victoria Friend - Course Co-ordinator ([email protected])
Kirsty Laird - Administrator ([email protected])Chelsee Henderson - Administrator (admin@basics-
scotland.org.uk)Colin Young- Driver/Storeperson- ([email protected])
Auditor Mr David Maclay - Bannerman Johnstone Maclay LtdEMDC Representatives(can be contacted through BASICS office)
NorthEwen McLeod ([email protected]) Mike Langran ([email protected])
West Bernard Jones ([email protected])Hal Maxwell ([email protected])
East John Ferris ([email protected])Catrina Hewitt ([email protected])
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