Who needs this?

This course is designed for practitioners who are performing conscious sedation and those staff that are assisting them including Dentists & Physicians working in emergency departments, endoscopy, minor surgery, gynaecology, cosmetics and aesthetic surgery as well as nurses and technicians supporting safe sedation.

What you can learn?

• Conscious sedation – definition, overview and current recommendations (When you can and when you shouldn’t)
• Problems and complications of conscious sedation (What can go wrong and how to avoid them)
• Airway assessment and management (How to spot a difficult airway and how to perform basic airway management)
• Pharmacological aspects of conscious sedation (Common medications and antagonists used)
• Communication strategies during clinical emergencies (SBAR and other tools)
• Clinical scenarios of clinical complications during conscious sedation (Safe, low-risk ways to practice dealing with problems encountered during conscious sedation)

The course will be delivered using a multi-modal approach of blended learning including:

• E-learning
• A face-to-face day with interactive workshops
• Clinical skill stations
• A human patient simulation scenario