DATE

TITLE

PROGRAMME CONTENT

HOST

ACCS TRUST LEAD CONTACT

12th September 2023- AM

ACCS Induction AM

CT1 / ST1 ONLY

Deanery AM

Jennifer Farrant

12th September 2023 PM

SLO 4

Care for acutely injured patients across the full range of complexity

Focus on the principles of major trauma management:

The Trauma Team
A to E Assessment
Imaging decisions
Communication across teams

Derriford PM

Sally Pearson

10th October 2023

SLO 1

Care for physiologically stable adult patients presenting to acute care across the full range of complexity

Assessment of common presentations including chest pain, cough and shortness of breath with a focus on:

History taking
Differential diagnosis
Investigative decisions
Guidelines
Communication with other teams
Discharge planning
Safety netting

Truro

Jennifer Farrant

7th November 2023

SLO 4

Care for acutely injured patients across the full range of complexity

Management of Common Minor Injuries with a focus on:

Imaging decisions/pitfalls/guidelines
And injuries such as: scaphoid fracture, hip fractures, neurological and vascular injuries, back pain, wounds, soft tissue injuries, fractures and dislocations including local anaesthetic techniques.
Foreign bodies in eye and ear.
(note Major Trauma covered in a separate day)

Exeter

Marika Chandler

12th December 2023

SLO 1

Care for physiologically stable adult patients presenting to acute care across the full range of complexit

Assessment of common presentations including headache, focal neurology, abdominal pain with a focus on:
History taking
Differential diagnosis
Medical vs Surgical decision-making
Investigative decisions
Guidelines
Communication with other teams
Discharge planning
Safety netting

Torbay

Luke Ball

9th January 2024

SLO 2

Make safe clinical decisions, appropriate to level of experience, knowing when and how to seek effective support


Leadership (Part of SLO6 Deal with complex and challenging situations in the workplace)

Using diagnostic tests and guidelines wisely Focus on: ECG interpretation Basic diagnostic test methodology Fundamentals of decision rule design NICE Guidelines e.g. application in head injury Human factors in decision-making Shared decision-making with patients, consent, capacity assessment, GMC Guidance

EM Leaderership/Leaders (relevant to all ACCS trainees)

North Devon

Liam Kevern

13th February 2024

SLO5

Deliver Key ACCS Procedural skills

Procedural skills day (adapt to trainee needs)
Pleural Aspiration of air
Chest drain: Seldinger Technique
Chest drain: open technique
Establish invasive monitoring (central venous pressure and arterial line)
Vascular Access in Emergency (IO and femoral vein)
Fracture dislocation/manipulation
External Pacing
Direct Current Cardioversion
Point of care Ultrasound guided vascular access FIB
Lumbar Puncture

Derriford

Sally Pearson

12th March 2024

SLO 3

Identify sick adult patients, be able to resuscitate and stabilise and know when it is appropriate to stop ARCP preparation

Recognising the deteriorating patient
Team communication and specialty referral
Escalating to rapid response and intensive care
Management of sepsis
Ceiling of care and end-of-life decision-making
Check in pre- ARCP

Truro

Jennifer Farrant

9th April 2024

SLO 6

Deal with complex and challenging situations in the workplace

Managing workload
Clinical decision-making under pressure
Difficult interactions in the workplace
Managing the agitated or violent patient including the legal framework
Safeguarding vulnerable patients

Taunton

Laurence Chuter

14th May 2024

SLO 11

Participate in and promote activity to improve the quality and safety of patient care

Managing complaints
Serious incidents/patient safety
Writing a police statement
Non-technical skills and crisis management

Torbay

Torbay

11th June 2024

SLO 10

Participate in research and managing data appropriately

The role of clinical evidence in practice
The principles of critical appraisal
Data protection and sharing information

Exeter

Marika Chandler

9th July 2024

SLO 8

Manage patients with organ dysfunction and failure

Blood gas interpretation
The septic patient
DKA
Shared decision-making
Involving families
Escalating to Intensive Care
Organ donation

North Devon

Liam Kevern

August

Break