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- ALSG Latest News
2018 News
2018 News
- Young Carer's Day - 31st January 2019
  Today is Young Carer’s Day and it’s heartening that these young people are recognised for their continuing care of loved ones, many of whom take on enormous responsibilities at a very young age.
  
  Through the SAFE Community programme – ELFS and IMPS (@oxfordIMPS1) – ALSG has been providing training to school children in Salford to equip them with the skills and confidence to respond to an accident or emergency at home or in the community. Committed to providing ongoing basic life support training to the community and helping save lives, ALSG has continued to deliver basic life support training within the community, training 2,400 Salford residents since 2016.
  SAFE trains children and young people to follow a standardised approach, following a system which is simple to understand in order to offer these young carers the maximum support.
- ALSG awarded Silver Standard for Investors in People
  Investors in People is a recognised business standard whereby organisations must meet a set of guidelines and criteria demonstrating business growth and continuous development which visibly focuses on its people, putting its employees at the centre of all its activities.
  
  ALSG is committed to growing and developing its employees, in tandem with attaining its business goals. The Silver Standard is recognition of the organisation’s progressive approach to implementing robust processes and practices, whilst fostering positive engagement to ensure it continuously involves its people at every stage.
  
  Attaining the Silver Standard is an acknowledgement of ALSG’s determination to the business, as well as its dedication to its people.
  
  According to Investors in People, it expects the Silver accreditation to be awarded to only the top five percentile of businesses taking part.
- ALSG supports new £3.5billion for primary and community healthcare
  ALSG welcomes today’s announcement by Matthew Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, of an investment of £3.5billion specifically aimed at primary and community healthcare*.
  
  This investment places emphasis on care closer to home, something ALSG is committed to through its SAFE programme.
  
  As a leading charity delivering training, ALSG has devised and developed a standardised, structured approach which shares common language through SAFE. The programme creates a seamless pathway for adults and children, ensuring that they receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.
  
  With the announcement of this funding, this not only provides a much needed injection of monies, but raises awareness of the importance of primary and community healthcare.
  
  For more information click here.
- Emergency Paediatrics Course (APLS) gets RCPCH endorsement!
  We are delighted to announce that our leading emergency paediatric training course, APLS, has been granted official endorsement from the Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health (RCPCH).
  
  Taught in over 100 centres around the UK, APLS continues to be the leading course for paediatric specialists. The APLS blended learning package is used to demonstrate mandatory life support skills required in the RCPCH curriculum, with key capabilities being covered in the course manual, e-learning modules and the practical aspect of the course.
  
  APLS is recognised as key to the ongoing development for paediatric clinicians as it includes eight hours of practical training in 16 different simulation scenarios, giving candidates the opportunity to practice their specific role within a team in a safe environment. Click here to read more...
  
  Supporting the practical elements of the course, APLS includes additional resources including the course manual, e-library including video resources for rarely seen conditions and e-learning modules which all form part of the package as well as course updates for four years following completion of the course.
  
  In a statement from the RCPCH, Vice President for Education & Professional Development said “The RCPCH are pleased to provide Endorsement of the Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) course.
  
  APLS provides the knowledge and skills necessary for recognition and effective treatment and stabilisation of children with life threatening emergencies, using a structured, sequential approach and aims to teach, practice and test the acquisition and use of these technical skills”
  
  Stephanie Smith, APLS Working Group Chair and Emergency Paediatric Consultant and Clinical Director Nottingham Children’s Hospital also said “this is a fantastic achievement for APLS and the team involved as it is testament to the extensive coverage of emergency and trauma core training and education in the specialty.
  
  She concluded: “APLS has evolved in the twenty-five years since inception and the ancillary resources not only underpin the course content but are continually available to support the candidate and act as an immediate point of reference.”
  
  ALSG works closely with clinicians which encounters all aspects of paediatrics healthcare, ensuring simulations and the hands-on training are realistic which can be perfected time and time again.
  For more information about APLS please click here.
- Re-visit the learning conversation
  
  The learning conversation has been used on ALSG courses since 2007 and has undoubtedly led to an improvement in the feedback we all engage in. To assist instructors’ understanding of some of the concepts behind our approach to feedback, Mike Davis and Kate Denning have written an engaging article about the learning conversation which is available here.
  
  The article guides instructors towards a stance of active listening, thus empowering the learners to articulate and make sense of their experiences during simulations. We would like to encourage instructors to re-visit the thinking behind the learning conversation before teaching on provider courses.
- Supporting the protection of vaccines in the UK with the Meningitis Research Foundation
  We are proud to support the Meningitis Research Foundation campaign in responding to a Government consultation on the 2016 report into the cost effectiveness methodology for immunisation programmes and procurement (CEMIPP). To find out more please click here.
- ALSG Research Fund: The Martin Samuels Award round - entry now open!
  
  ALSG are offering a biennial research fund of up to £10,000. This year's funding is honouring the contribution of Dr Martin Samuels, as he steps down as Chair of the APLS working group after 11 years. This inaugural fund is now open for Paediatric-themed research projects. Click here to read more...
  
  How to submit your bid
  
  We would like to invite you to submit your bid by completing this form. You are strongly advised to obtain independent scientific review of your proposals prior to submission.
  
  Deadline for submission
  
  17:00, Tuesday 31st July 2018
  
  What happens next?
  
  Dr Samuels will chair a panel of Trustees who will assess the importance to the field and scientific content of the proposals. Funded projects will be announced at the ALSG Conference, 20th September 2018. Those awarded funding will additionally be notified by email.
  
  Supervision
  
  Each research project funded will be allocated an ALSG clinical mentor from the relevant ALSG Working Group. Educational support is also available from the ALSG Education Special Interest Group. Updates would be expected from researchers for working group meetings.
  
  Outcomes
  
  A Final Report from funded research project(s) will be expected along with a presentation at the following ALSG conference (i.e. 2 years after the grant of the award). Publication of the outcomes of the funded study in the scientific literature is encouraged. Further support for Open Access publication is available by application.
  
  Terms and conditions
  
  Ethical opinion must be sought, as appropriate, by the award holder and be in place prior to the start of the project.
  
  Awarded funds are non-transferrable.
  
  Funded research must be completed within the timeframe agreed.
  
  Award holders are expected to keep the relevant working group regularly updated regarding research progress. An interim project report is expected after the first year and a final report upon completion.
- Nursing & Residential Triage Tool (NaRT) has been shortlisted for a Patient Safety Award 2018
  We are delighted to announce that we, in partnership with North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, have been shortlisted in the Product or Innovation (Private) category at the Patient Safety Awards for our (NaRT) tool. This is a fantastic achievement for a tool that supports the care of care home residents. To read more about NaRT, please click here.
- APLS Australia Latest News
  
  Our colleagues on the other side of the pond share their first edition newsletter which includes celebrating 20 years of APLS in 2017. Click here to read more.
- New 2nd Edition Child Protection: Recognition and Response Course Launched (CPRR)!
  
  With over 58,000 children identified as needing protection from abuse in the UK in 2016*, our nationally recognised CPRR course has been updated to reflect the latest guidance on safeguarding and allow for deeper blended learning through online and face-to-face training.
  CPRR aims to protect vulnerable children from abuse and neglect anywhere in the world and help save lives. This is why we have strengthened the CPRR package to apply across all countries incorporating the differing guidance and legislation on safeguarding. Click here to read more...
  
  Developed for trainee clinicians in Paediatrics, EM ,General Practice and paediatric dentistry, CPRR aims to support the 1 in 14 children who have been physically abused* and that often result in a visit to the GP or hospital setting.
  
  The 2nd edition blended learning package has been developed in collaboration with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), NSPCC and British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD).
  
  Click here. to find out more about the CPRR course and book your place
  
  Source: Child protection register and plan statistics for all UK nations for 2016 https://www.nspcc.org.uk/services-and-resources/research-and-resources/statistics/
  
  Source: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/child-abuse-and-neglect/physical-abuse/physical-abuse-facts-statistics/
- Acute Medical Emergencies course (MedicALS) extended to include more hands-on training!
  
  MedicALS, our acute Medical Emergencies course, has been extended to three days to allow for more comprehensive teaching and testing of skills required to manage acute medical emergencies.
  We have listened to feedback from candidates and faculty and extended the internationally renowned course which now gives candidates more time to delve deeper into secondary survey. Click here to read more...
  
  MedicALS provides a high-level structured approach to managing teams responsible for caring for acutely ill patients and includes 20 training scenarios. The course provides exposure and practice in a wide variety of medical emergencies, including sepsis which remains the primary cause of death from infection.
  
  MedicALS is mapped closely with the Acute Internal Medicine (AIM) curriculum with over half the competencies being covered on the course.
  
  Designed for ST3s and above in general, acute and emergency medicine, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and ED Physicians Assistants, MedicALS provides a multi-disciplinary approach to managing and leading the care of the acutely ill patient.
  
  To find out more about MedicALS please click here.
- Acute Psychiatric Emergencies course (APEx) dates for 2018
  
  After the success of launching our new APEx course this year, we have announced more course dates in 2018 running in centres across the UK. Click here to read more
  
  Course information
  APEx aims to improve the care of patients with mental health crisis in an emergency setting. Supporting NHS England’s five-year forward view for mental health and the recent announcement of an additional 21,000 mental health professionals, the course provides multi-disciplinary training for those involved in crisis, including ED and psychiatry professionals as well as nurses and other allied professionals. The APEx course working group chair and ALSG Chair of Trustees – Prof. Kevin Mackway-Jones – led the first course and recommends it to anyone dealing with the psychiatric emergency patients. You can hear from Prof. Mackway-Jones about APEx by clicking here.
  
  APEx courses are running on the following dates in our Manchester training centre:
  
  9-10 July 2018
  
  11-12 October 2018
  
  There are more dates to be added but for now you can book your place by clicking here.
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