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Event Information

Title

ABCDs of Acute Behavioral Emergencies Online Course - 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025

Dates

01/01/2023 to 31/12/2025

Cost

Contact Provider

CPD hours

3.5 Educational activity
2.5 Performance review

Procedural grant

Emergency Mental Health
Online

Curriculum domains

Practice medicine within an ethical, intellectual and professional framework
Respond to medical emergencies
Provide secondary medical care 

Curriculum learning areas

Mental health (MH)
Differential diagnosis (DDx)

ABCDs of Acute Behavioral Emergencies Online Course - 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025

This course considers the assessment of the patient presenting with behavioural disturbance. The course will explore the immediate priorities in assessment and management that focus on reducing risk (to the patient and others) and screening for immediately treatable medical causes such as head injury, hypoglycaemia, infection and drug intoxication or withdrawal. It will also consider the steps in managing the severely agitated patient and options for pharmacological sedation.

Contact hours:
6.00
Total hours:
6.00
 
Total hours includes:
Case study hours:
2.50
 
Learning objectives
  1. Outline the immediate priorities in the assessment of the patient presenting with disturbed behaviour
  2. List the major medical causes for disturbed thinking/behaviour
  3. Describe the role of Involuntary Detention in the management of behavioural disturbance
  4. Identify the risk factors and examination findings indicating the potential for violence or self harm
  5. Describe the important classes of drugs used for the management of acute agitation

Provider Information

Provider

LearnEM

Contact

Miss Nikki Crichton

Phone

08 72268225

Fax

61 505898

Email

nikki@learnem.com.au

Address

47 Manton Street
Hindmarsh
SA, 5007

Registration link

https://www.learnem.com.au

Preferred registration method

Online