EM Skills Courses
ED MasterSkills: 2-Day Emergency Department Skills Bootcamp in Manchester
ED MasterSkills is a 2-day, hands-on bootcamp covering more than 90 core emergency department skills across 10 domains, from airway and chest procedures to blocks, minor surgery and ENT. Every station follows demonstration, hands-on practice and feedback, on SimMan simulators and task trainers in Manchester. It suits international medical graduates, ED SHOs, GP trainees and MRCEM or MRCS candidates who want hands-on confidence.
- Fee: £180, all materials and certificate included
- 2 days, 09:00 to 18:00
- 90+ emergency department skills in 10 domains
- Demonstration, hands-on practice and feedback at every stati
- SimMan simulators, airway, chest drain and block trainers
- Up to 12 to 14 CPD hours (provider certificate)
- New dates on request: register your interest
Course summary
- Duration
- 2 days
- Format
- Face-to-face
- Location
- Manchester
- CPD
- 12
Hands-on emergency department skills in two days
Most emergency department procedures are learned on the job, one patient at a time. ED MasterSkills gives you the reps first. Over two intensive days you rotate through stations covering more than 90 core skills, with a faculty member demonstrating, watching you practise and giving feedback before you move on.
How the bootcamp works
Groups rotate through stations in small numbers. At each one a faculty member demonstrates the skill, you practise it on a simulator or task trainer, and you get feedback before moving on. You leave with a certificate of attendance for up to 12 to 14 CPD hours.
Fee and dates
Fee: £180, including all consumables, use of the simulators and task trainers, and your certificate.
New dates are being scheduled. Register your interest and we will email you as soon as the next bootcamp is confirmed, with no obligation to book. You can also ask about a private course for your hospital, practice or team.
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Tell us which course you are interested in and we will email you as soon as the next dates are confirmed. There is no obligation to book.
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Course overview
The bootcamp is organised into 10 domains: airway and ventilation, breathing and chest, circulation and access, cardiac emergencies, musculoskeletal and trauma, analgesia and regional blocks, ENT and ophthalmology, minor surgery, urology and gynaecology, and other core ED skills. Techniques follow current resuscitation and trauma algorithms.
You practise on two SimMan simulators, airway trainers (i-gel, LMA and endotracheal tubes), chest drain and pericardiocentesis models, regional block trainers, casting and splinting kits, and ENT, eye and examination models. All consumables and your certificate are included.
Who this course is for
Doctors and clinicians who want confident, hands-on emergency department skills before or during an ED rotation.
Who should attend
- International medical graduates preparing for PLAB 2 or the UKMLA, or starting their first NHS post
- FY2 doctors, ED SHOs and GP trainees rotating through A&E
- MRCEM and MRCS Part B candidates
- Urgent care and walk-in centre clinicians who want a hands-on refresh
Entry requirements
A medical or healthcare qualification and current clinical practice, or preparation for UK clinical practice. No prior emergency medicine experience is needed.
What you will learn
- Manage the airway with basic manoeuvres, adjuncts, supraglottic devices and endotracheal intubation on simulators
- Perform chest procedures, including needle decompression and chest drain insertion, on task trainers
- Gain vascular access and manage cardiac emergencies using current algorithms
- Apply splints, casts and trauma immobilisation, and reduce common dislocations on models
- Deliver regional blocks, including fascia iliaca, femoral and digital blocks, on block trainers
- Carry out minor surgical, ENT and eye procedures safely
Course content
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1 Airway and ventilation
Basic airway manoeuvres, adjuncts, bag-valve-mask ventilation, supraglottic devices and endotracheal intubation on SimMan and airway trainers. -
2 Breathing, chest and cardiac emergencies
Needle decompression, chest drain insertion and pericardiocentesis on task trainers, with defibrillation and arrhythmia management. -
3 Circulation and vascular access
Peripheral and intraosseous access, blood sampling and fluid management. -
4 Musculoskeletal and trauma
Splinting, casting, immobilisation, joint reduction and trauma transfer. -
5 Analgesia and regional blocks
Fascia iliaca, femoral and digital nerve blocks on regional block trainers. -
6 ENT, eyes, minor surgery, urology and gynaecology
Nasal packing, eye irrigation, wound closure, catheterisation and examination skills on models.
Course format
- Duration
- 2 days
- Delivery
- Small-group, hands-on stations with demonstration and feedback
- Classroom
- 09:00 – 18:00 both days