The ALERT Course (DCTKB100215QA)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectOther
DescriptionThe ALERT™ (Acute Life-threatening Events – Recognition and Treatment) course has been designed to assist ward nurses, doctors and other staff (e.g. physiotherapists, paramedics) to recognise the ‘at risk’ patient, to identify organ impairment or organ failure at an early stage, to initiate the simple treatment
Additional informationrequired to prevent the spiralling cascade of multi-organ failure, and to improve the communication skills required to facilitate further care. It is therefore designed to allow you to predict, prevent and treat whilst communicating your actions to the patient, other medical and nursing staff, and the patient’s relatives.

This course is intended for Dental Core Trainees

VenueQuAD Centre, Portsmouth  View details
Date & timeTuesday 10 February 2015, 09:30 to 17:00
LecturerMigration  View details
Target audience

Recommended to all

Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleHands-on
Core topicNo core topic
CPD hours6:00
CostNo charge
Aims
  1. Improved knowledge of the acute care of patients
  2. Improved inter-professional working patterns and communication
  3. A reduction in the number of cardiac arrests and potentially avoidable deaths
  4. Earlier referral of patients to critical care units
  5. reduced risk to patients, staff and Hospital Trusts; and an understanding by nurses, physiotherapists and trainee doctors of some of the ethical issues surrounding acute care.