Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS®) Instructor course
This immersive two-day course trains new ATLS® instructors, helping to sustain and grow the thriving ATLS® programme in the UK. In addition to the two-day face-to-face component, there is also mandatory, pre-course e-learning.
It is designed specifically for those who have been nominated as having ATLS® Instructor Potential (IP) and focuses on the methods, standards, and processes involved in teaching the ATLS® course. As a current ATLS® Instructor, you will also have ATLS® Provider status.
Upon completion, you will have the necessary skills to develop a positive working environment and act as a supportive mentor to candidates on the provider course.
Our priority is to provide training for doctors working for the NHS. Due to demand and limited availability, we do not accept applications from doctors working overseas.
- £750.00
- 2 days
- 12.00 CPD Points
Suitability
This course is suitable for those who have been nominated as having ATLS® Instructor Potential (IP) within the last two years and meet the eligibility requirements.
This status can only be gained after taking the ATLS® course or the ATLS® Reverification course.
Learning Outcomes
After passing this course, you will achieve Instructor Candidate status.
You should then be able to fully complete your ATLS® Instructor training by teaching the ATLS® course as a member of the faculty.
You will need to do this within a year of completing your ATLS® Instructor course.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the educational foundations underlying the ATLS® course
- Explain how to develop a positive learning environment
- Use objectives and outcomes effectively
- Facilitate different types of learning
- Create interactivity in teaching and learning
- Adopt a systematic approach to planning and teaching interactive scenarios sessions
- Discuss how improvements can be made to other’s teaching, through feedback and analysis of sessions
- Discuss and plan the requirements needed for ATLS ®assessments
- State the roles and responsibilities of the ATLS ®instructor
- Set up and teach each of the skill stations using the 4 step technique
- Set up and manage a practice and a test moulage station
- Describe how to mentor a candidate on a provider course
- Record and feedback on participant’s results
Format
This highly interactive course combines discussions, tutorials, skills teaching and simulated patient management scenarios (moulage). There are continual assessments throughout the course, where you will be able to demonstrate your skills in the:
- Developing questions for a brief scenario and leading an interactive discussion
- Managing a moulage scenario
- Teaching a skill
You will have to complete the MCQ test on the course.
You will receive access to pre-course resources on the RCS VLE 6-8 weeks before the course. Your login details to the VLE will be emailed to you (to the email address registered on your RCS account).
Pre-course preparation is essential.
Additional Information
In the event of unsuccessful completion
If you are unsuccessful in the course you will not be able to attend another Instructor course within 2 year period. Following the attendance on the course, your instructor potential status will be terminated and in order to apply for another instructor course you will have to gain Instructor potential status again.
Course content
You will cover a variety of topics specific to teaching ATLS® during this course, including:
- Principles of learning
- Effective critique and feedback
- Teaching techniques
- Set, dialogue, and closure
- Skills teaching using the 4 stage technique
- Fundamentals of assessment
- Questioning for interactive scenario
- Initial assessment (moulage)
Take a look at a sample ATLS® Instructor Course programme
Please read the information about teaching on ATLS®
Booking Options
Regional Centres
11
Jun
2024
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12
Jun
2024
£750
Pricing notes:
Full price: £750
Course Fees:
Please note, for courses held at the College, we require full payment upon booking. Take a look at our cancellation policy first.
For regional and international course payments and terms & conditions, please contact the relevant centre.
Eastbourne District General Hospital
Location:
Cavendish Hotel38 Grand Parade
EASTBOURNE
BN21 4DH
United Kingdom
simon.walton@nhs.net
0300 1315858
Instructions:
Dr S M Walton, simon.walton@nhs.net, 0300 1315858 View in Google MapsPricing notes:
Full price: £750
Fully Booked
Contact details:
Please contact the coordinator:
Dr S M Walton
simon.walton@nhs.net
mailto:simon.walton@nhs.net
Book online
19
Jun
2024
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20
Jun
2024
£745
Pricing notes:
Full price: £745
Course Fees:
Please note, for courses held at the College, we require full payment upon booking. Take a look at our cancellation policy first.
For regional and international course payments and terms & conditions, please contact the relevant centre.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Location:
Old Swan HotelSwan Road
HARROGATE
HG1 2SR
United Kingdom
leedsth-tr.atls@nhs.net
0113 2065883
Instructions:
Miss A Rutherford, leedsth-tr.atls@nhs.net, 0113 2065883 View in Google MapsBooking details
Pricing notes:
Full price: £745
Before booking at the centre, please follow these steps:
Have an account?
Please loginNot got an account?
Register to continueContact details:
Please contact the coordinator:
Miss A Rutherford
leedsth-tr.atls@nhs.net
mailto:leedsth-tr.atls@nhs.net
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Partner Centres
14
May
2024
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15
May
2024
£750.00
Pricing notes:
Full price: £750.00
Course Fees:
Please note, for courses held at the College, we require full payment upon booking. Take a look at our cancellation policy first.
For regional and international course payments and terms & conditions, please contact the relevant centre.
LONDON, United Kingdom
Location:
RCS - Bjorn Saven Centre for Surgical Education35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
LONDON
WC2A 3PE
United Kingdom
education@rcseng.ac.uk
020 7869 6300 View in Google Maps
Book online
16
May
2024
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17
May
2024
£750.00
Pricing notes:
Full price: £750.00
Course Fees:
Please note, for courses held at the College, we require full payment upon booking. Take a look at our cancellation policy first.
For regional and international course payments and terms & conditions, please contact the relevant centre.
LONDON, United Kingdom
Location:
RCS - Bjorn Saven Centre for Surgical Education35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
LONDON
WC2A 3PE
United Kingdom
education@rcseng.ac.uk
020 7869 6300 View in Google Maps
Book online
18
May
2024
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19
May
2024
£750.00
Pricing notes:
Full price: £750.00
Course Fees:
Please note, for courses held at the College, we require full payment upon booking. Take a look at our cancellation policy first.
For regional and international course payments and terms & conditions, please contact the relevant centre.
LONDON, United Kingdom
Location:
RCS - Bjorn Saven Centre for Surgical Education35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
LONDON
WC2A 3PE
United Kingdom
education@rcseng.ac.uk
020 7869 6300 View in Google Maps
Book online
Further information and queries
You can get in touch with us by emailing education@rcseng.ac.uk Please quote your RCS account number in all correspondence.
If your enquiry relates to a course please provide the course name and dates.
We will endeavour to reply to you as soon as possible. Usually this is within a couple of days. Please note we do not work weekends.
Phone us
Call 020 7869 6300 to talk with a member of our team.
We are available to answer calls during our working hours of 8.30am–5:00pm, Monday–Friday and there is a voicemail outside this time.