Rural Intern Clinical Sim day at Adelaide Health Simulation - July 2025
On Saturday July 12th RGPSA hosted its second annual Rural Intern Clinical Sim day at Adelaide Health Simulation (AHS) with 24 interns from across rural and regional SA attending. The interns were put through their paces with skills stations involving trauma and airway management and obstetric emergencies before putting those newly acquired skills to use in simulated scenarios through the afternoon. Thanks to the incredible high fidelity simulation environment at AHS and the amazing medical and technical staff, the interns were able to practice high risk skills in a safe and supportive manner. Each group of interns were able to watch their peers undertake the scenario through one-way glass and then join in on the following debrief to offer comments and consolidate learning.
The RGPSA would like to thank all the facilitators who gave up their own time to come along and assist in training their junior colleagues, Dr Kris Bascomb, Dr Jess Martyn, Dr Jacob Cappelletto and Dr Tom Ryan. A big thank you also to Jane Longmire of Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and Rohan Watts from Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine who represented their respective colleges and answering career and training pathway questions.
| “Great revision, and networking. Very useful to do the simulations and work through things I don’t get to do often and haven’t learnt about since medical school”. | “Absolutely loved the clinical simulation day. Practical teaching was excellent and thoroughly enjoyed every minute. Thank you again!”. |
Dr Jacob Cappelletto demonstrates airway management with a video laryngoscope.
Dr Jacob Cappelletto demonstrates basic airway management and ventilation.
Dr Naveed Dawar practicing ventilation under the watchful eye of Dr Pik Yin Lee from AHS.
Dr Kris Bascomb leads a scenario in post partum haemorrhage.
Debriefing with Dr Kris Bascomb after post partum haemorrhage scenario.
Dr Sophie Shearwood applying a tourniquet.
Interns at the trauma skill station applying a femoral traction splint.
Interns observing the trauma skill scenario.
Debriefing with Dr Jacob Cappelletto and Dr Pik Yin Lee after the opioid overdose scenario.
June 2025 Vacuum-Assisted Delivery workshop with Belinda Vacca from VACCA Academy.
Vacuum-Assisted Delivery workshop June 2025
On Saturday 28th June 2025, 6 rural trainees and Dr Kris Bascomb our RGPSA Obstetrics Advisor, gathered at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital to take part in a Vacuum Assisted Delivery workshop.
Belinda from the Vacca Academy facilitated this valuable and informative workshop, instructing participants on the use of safe techniques for vacuum assisted delivery of infants. Dr Bascomb helped with the hands-on training, imparted words of wisdom and offered rural context to the interactive training. This is the second RGPSA facilitated Vacca Workshop for rural and regional trainee medical officers (TMO) training in or with an interest in pursuing obstetrics, and will become a fixture in the RGPSA education calendar.
ACRGA 2025 orientation session at Flinders University Rural and Remote Health campus at Victor Harbor.
Advanced Certificate of Rural General Anaesthesia
2025 saw the third orientation for the Rural Generalist Anaesthesia Training Program (RGA) that has been jointly developed between ANZCA, RACGP and ACRRM to produce rural generalist anaesthesia graduates who can deliver safe anaesthesia and perioperative care in rural and remote areas. The RGA Training Program replaces the Joint Consultative Committee on Anaesthesia (JCCA).
The RGA training positions are located at Whyalla/Port Augusta and Mount Gambier. Metro sites are LMH, FMC and RAH/TQEH.
Six eager new anaesthetics AST trainees came together for an orientation weekend on 18 and 19 January 2025 which served as a great introduction to the field of rural generalist anaesthesia before dispersing across the state to commence their training.
Held at Flinders University Rural and Remote Health SA – Victor Harbor campus and Southern Fleurieu Health Service, Drs Cassie Holt, James Evenden, Paul Galea, Vishnu Chakravarthe, Lakshmi Sunderasan and Cherilyn White were educated and supported across the weekend by experienced rural generalist anaesthetists (RGA) Drs Pete Gilchrist, Jason Bament, Justin Shute and Consultant Anaesthetists Drs Min Qi Lee and Rod Mitchell.
An additional big thanks to Drs Tyson Whitelaw and Jacob Cappelletto, 2024 trainees who shared their respective first-hand insights into the program from their recent RGA training experience. The RGPSA would also like give a special thanks to the RACGP for their ongoing commitment to rural medicine and kindly sponsoring a dinner for the group.
Clinical skills days
Joint clinical skills training day held at Whyalla Hospital 24 October 2024
Clinical Skills Training Day October 2024 - EFNLHN and FUNLHN JMOs
On 4 October, junior medical officers from Port Lincoln and Whyalla got together for a joint clinical skills training day held at Whyalla Hospital.
It was a great opportunity for EFNLHN and FUNLHN JMOs to reconnect and strengthen relationships across the sites!
The day focussed on management of critically unwell patients and mental health emergencies.
Skill Stations included advanced airway management and oxylog setup. Throughout the day, many topics were covered ranging from Type 1 and Type 2 respiratory failure, stroke management, subarachnoid haemorrhage, high-flow nasal prongs and mental health emergencies and sedation.
Feedback has been positive with participants expressing they appreciated the realistic simulations and high quality training.
A big thankyou to Dr Pete Gilchrist (RGPSA Anaesthetics Advisor), Dr Louise Williams (Head of Unit – Inpatients Port Augusta Hospital), Dr Nadee Assiriyage (FUN Director of Clinical Training), Haylee Nicol (FUN Medical Admin Officer), Dr Ali Lydeamore (EFN DCT) and Kaylee Brown (EFN Medical Education Officer).
Rural Generalist Anaesthesia (RGA) Training Program Orientation Workshop January 2024
Advanced Certificate of Rural General Anaesthesia orientation 2024
This year the Rural Generalist Anaesthetics (RGA) Orientation was held over 2 and a half days 24-26 January 2024 and included all aspects of RG Anaesthetics from an overview of curriculum and assessments to advanced airway management and of course lots and lots of pharmacology.
Dr Pete Gilchrist, RGPSA RG Anaesthetics Advisor, was ably assisted by Drs Yi Han Cheng, Min-Qi Lee, Bill Geyer, Jason Bament, Marni Calvert, Rod Mitchell, Frasier Vivian and Dr Lisa White in facilitating the workshop.
Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) extrication
Rural Intern Clinical Sim Day October 2024
Eleven interns from across our six regional Local Health Networks (LHNs) gathered at the LearnEM Training Facility in Adelaide on Saturday October 12 for a day of clinical simulations and workshops.
Simon Cradock, Rescue Paramedic from SA Ambulance Service, led a Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) extrication workshop with RPGSA Emergency Medicine Advisor, Dr Angela Travis. Later Dr Travis and Dr Pete Gilchrist, RGPSA Anaesthetics Advisor, facilitated a simulation where interns were able to manage a recently extricated patient in an Emergency Department (ED) setting which included getting hands on with some Focused Abdominal Scanning in Trauma (FAST) training. Dr Kris Bascomb, RGPSA Obstetrics Advisor, led attendees through management of Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) and Neonatal Resuscitation (NNR) and Haydyn Bromley, Cultural Director at Bookabee Australia provided a workshop session on Aboriginal cultural sensitivity in medical settings.
Saturday June 29th ventouse delivery workshop by Vacca Academy
VACCA Workshop June 2024
On Saturday June 29th, 2024 six Obstetric trainees and our RGPSA Obstetrics Advisor, Dr Kris Bascomb, took part in a ventouse delivery workshop provided by the Vacca Academy and funded by the RGPSA.
Participants undertook a theory session covering all aspects of safe ventouse use during delivery before getting hands on with some practical sessions. A great day of education and an excellent opportunity for some often widely dispersed colleagues to reunite and reconnect professionally and personally.
Vacuum-Assisted Deliver Course for SA rural Obstetric Trainees – June 2024 article
RGPSA Obstetrics (OASI Management) Workshop 17 February 2024
RGPSA Obstetrics (OASI) Management Workshop February 2024
On Saturday the 17th of February 2024, RGPSA Obstetrics Advisor Dr Kris Bascomb and Consultant Obstetrician, Dr Kati King hosted 7 enthusiastic attendees for a Rural Generalist Obstetrician (RGO) Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASI) workshop in Nuriootpa. We thank Flinders University Rural and Remote Health SA for letting us use their campus and sims rooms.
EFN and FUN clinical skills and simulation workshop 29 September 2023
EFN and FUNLHN Clinical Skills and Simulation Workshop September 2023
The Eyre and Far North Local Health Network and Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network joined forces for the first time to provide a clinical skills and simulation workshop for 8 Junior Medical Officers (JMOs) on Friday the 29th of September 2023.
The workshop focused on neonatal resus and responding to critically unwell paediatric patients. It was a great opportunity for the junior doctors and the medical education teams to get to know each other, share experiences and learn in a safe and supportive environment.
Special thanks to MEOs Sam Seemanpillai and Chloe Devonshire-Gill for organising the day and to Dr Louise Williams, Dr Ali Lydeamore and Dr Pete Gilchrist for running the education and simulation sessions.
FUNLHN Trauma focussed clinical simulation workshop June 2023
Trauma focussed clinical simulation workshop at Whyalla June 2023
Rural Medical Interns and Resident Medical Officers from the Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network got together in Whyalla for a trauma focussed clinical simulation workshop. The program consisted of tutorials, simulated trauma patients and clinical skills stations focussed on femoral nerve and fascia iliaca blocks, femoral fracture splinting and pelvic fracture binding.
A huge thanks to Dr Louise Williams, Dr Yihan Cheng, the FUN Medical Education Officer, Sam Seemanpillai, and Dr Pete Gilchrist for putting together the program and supporting the learning of the next generation of Rural Generalists.
JMO Clinical skills training day March 2022
JMO clinical skills training March 2022
JMO Clinical skills day June 2022
Clinical skills day June 2022
JMO Clinical skills day June 2022
Whyalla clinical skills day 2022
JMO Clinical skills day at Whyalla
Training Courses
LearnEM Emergency Bedside Ultrasound
LearnEM Bedside Emergency Ultrasound Course
Funded by Flinders University and delivered in Mount Gambier
APLS participants January 2023
Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS)
The RGPSA organised a dedicated APLS course in January 2023 for rural trainees after hearing about the difficulties in accessing this course.