Pre Hospital Immediate Care In Sport - Hong Kong
Pre Hospital Immediate Care In Sport - Hong Kong
Why Pre Hospital Immediate Care in Sport?
When injuries occur at sports events,
it is crucial that medical teams are well-prepared and well-trained for such
incidents.
In the UK, this requirement and the lack of advance courses to specifically
address these needs led to the development of the Pitchside Immediate Traumatic
Care Course (PSITCC) by the England Rugby Football Union (RFU) in 2005. Since
then, many courses have been successfully run in UK.
In 2012, PSITCC was renamed as Pre Hospital Immediate Care in Sport (PHICIS), to reflect the
more generic nature of the course to sport.
In order to raise the standard of pitch side medical care in Hong Kong, the
Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine (HKCEM) and Hong Kong Rugby Union
(HKRU) have been jointly organising PHICIS in Hong Kong, which is the first in
Asia, since 2010.
The Course
This 1-day course addresses the
immediate care training needs for doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and on-site
personnel working within sports. The course integrates basic and advanced life
support, pre-hospital and advanced trauma life support, on-field assessment of
concussion, wound care and wound closure, in sport-specific contexts.
Each course will be conducted by teaching faculty from the UK and HK with
extensive experience in pre-hospital immediate care and sports medicine education.
Prior knowledge of BLS, ACLS, ATLS or PHTLS is advisable in applying for the
course. For applicants without experience, a pre-course workshop is
required.
PHICIS Level 2 course details:
Course | Date | Course Fee |
Level 2 | 28 Feb 23 & 8 Mar 23
| HK$5,600 - General HK$4,800 for EMS, HKCEM Member, or THEi Member
|
PHICIS Level 3 course details:
Course
|
Date
|
Course Fee
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Level 3 |
To be confirmed |
HK$6,800 HK$5,800 for EMS or HKCEM member
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