The Rural Outback and Remote Paramedic Conference 2022
The Rural Outback and Remote Paramedic Conference is a two-day event, designed specifically for paramedics and allied health professionals working in rural, outback and remote locations.
Conference theme: "Breaking down barriers"
Point of care ultrasound for Paramedics
Dave will provide an overview of the role of point of care ultrasound, with an emphasis on the benefits to Paramedic practice. He will then provide a demonstration of POCUS scanning techniques, including E-FAST and lung ultrasound, using live models.
Biography: Dave Tingey
Dave has been a Paramedic for 30 years, and is currently a critical care Retrieval Paramedic with SAAS MedSTAR, SA's medical retrieval service. He has a passion for education and is a lecturer on ICP and aeromedical post-graduate programs. His previous roles include Rescue Paramedic, Special Operations Team Leader, and MedSTAR Clinical Manager. He has deployed overseas as part of the Australian Medical Assistance Team. When not working he enjoys camping and kayaking with his family.
Conference moderator: Alecka Miles, Course Coordinator, Paramedicine & Master of Paramedic Practitioner, Edith Cowan University
The College is the peak professional body representing and supporting paramedics and student paramedics across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand since 1973.
The College acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land and sea in which we live and work, we recognise their continuing connection to land, sea and culture and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.
The College acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua and Treaty of Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
