Your monthly clinical update from James Oswald (Clinical Practice Guideline Specialist) and A/Prof Ben Meadley (Director of Paramedicine).

• Cardiac Arrest Update with AV Resuscitation Coordinator Steve Musgrave
• Patient Safety Update: Stroke Assessment and Elderly Falls
• Alpine and Wilderness Response Alagaesia
• Toxicology Evaluation
• Alcohol Withdrawal Guideline
• Equipment Update: Syringe Drivers

Paper of the Month

Prehospital transesophageal echocardiography versus conventional advanced life support in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (PHTEE–OHCA) – a randomized controlled pilot study: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-025-05805-w

Professional Development Opportunities

Fast-Tracked Higher Education Pathway for AV Clinical Instructors:  https://ambulancevic.sharepoint.com/sites/OneAV-news-and-updates/SitePages/Exciting-Opportunity-Fast-Tracked-Higher-Education-Pathway-for-AV-Clinical-Instructors.aspx?web=1 

ACP Primary Care Conference Canberra: 21-22 May 

ACPIC Melbourne : 8-11 September

EMS Asia Singapore 7-13 November 

Grad Cert MH: https://victoriauniversity.online/ppc/graduate-certificate-mental-health 

https://www.latrobe.edu.au/courses/graduate-certificate-in-mental-health#/overview?location=ON&studentType=dom&year=2026 

https://online.scu.edu.au/online-courses/graduate-certificate-mental-health 

https://handbook.monash.edu/2024/courses/m4039 

AICG: Clinical Governance, Effective Leadership, Clinical Education, Clinical Feedback.  https://www.aicg.edu.au/education/online-courses/ 

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