EMAC and EMST

EMAC: Effective Management of Anaesthetic Crises

The simulation-based Effective Management of Anaesthetic Crises (EMAC) course provides training in
the management of anaesthetic emergencies. It consists of five modules run over two and a half days
covering topics such as airway management, human performance, cardiovascular emergencies,
anaesthetic emergencies and trauma management.
The course is a valuable educational opportunity and a requirement of the curriculum, however trainees
will not be provided with opportunities to complete workplace-based assessments during the course.
The course may be undertaken at any time after the completion of introductory training. However due
to the focus on crisis management we believe that trainees who have completed at least 12 - 18
months of anaesthesia training are most likely to benefit from participation in the course. It is strongly
recommended that trainees undertake EMAC prior to commencing provisional fellowship training.
EMAC is delivered by simulation centres in Melbourne (St Vincents and Southern Health), Sydney,
Perth, Brisbane, Wellington, Auckland and Hong Kong. These centres have been accredited by ANZCA
to provide the EMAC course.
Please contact individual centres for bookings and inquiries. Centre contact details are provided below.

EMAC course dates

For EMAC course dates, please access the event calendar

EMAC instructor information

There are three levels of EMAC instructors: assistant, associate and full instructor.
For information on how to apply to become an EMAC instructor, please see the information below and
contact EMAC@anzca.edu.au for application forms or further information.
All applications are sent to the EMAC Course Sub-committee for approval.
Assistant EMAC instructors
Assistant instructors are qualified to instruct on an EMAC course with supervision by a full EMAC
instructor.
In addition to submitting an application to the EMAC Sub-committee for approval, Assistant EMAC
instructor applicants are required to:

Hold an appropriate specialist qualification.

Provide evidence of completion of an EMAC course in the previous five years

Provide evidence of completion of an approved simulation instructor course

Include the names of the three confidential referees: the convenor of a simulation instructor
course that the applicant attended, the head of the department in which the applicant works, and
EMAC supervisor.

Full EMAC instructors

Full instructors may instruct on an EMAC course without supervision, and are eligible to accept the
roles of EMAC convenor and EMAC supervisor.
In addition to submitting an application to the EMAC Sub-committee, Full EMAC instructor applicants
are required to:

Hold FANZCA or other qualification acceptable to ANZCA Council and be practising

anaesthesia as an independent practitioner either currently or within the past five years.

Have fulfilled all assistant instructor criteria.

Attend and instruct on at least two complete EMAC courses within a one-year period following
completion of an approved instructors course, and gained a satisfactory evaluation from the EMAC
course convenor .

Have a thorough knowledge of the EMAC course content, aims and learning objectives for each
module.

Have sufficient content knowledge and skill to facilitate educational activities including
debriefing, teaching a skill, running a problem based learning discussion session.

Associate EMAC instructors

Associate instructors may instruct on EMAC courses in a collegial relationship with a full EMAC
instructor.

To become an Associate EMAC instructor applicants are required to:

Hold an appropriate qualification:

FANZCA or other qualification acceptable to ANZCA Council but without the need to have been
practicing independent anaesthesia within the past five years or;

Non-FANZCA, which may include those with PhD, or a specialist qualification in another
medical specialty.

Submit the specified application form including the names of three confidential referees.

Pre-approved instructor courses

The following courses have been pre-approved by the EMAC Sub-committee as suitable for those
wishing to apply to become an EMAC instructor:
Victoria
Monash Simulation
EMAC Instructor's Course
Alfred Health, Australian Centre for Health Innovation
Simulation-Based Training Instructor Course
New South Wales
Sydney Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre
Instructor Course
Wellington, New Zealand
National Patient Simulation Training Centre, Wellington Hospital
New Zealand Simulation Instructors Course
United states of America
Center for Medical Simulation - Harvard Medical
Simulation as a teaching tool

Pleasecontactcentresdirectlyforcoursedatesandfurtherinformation.

EMST: Early Management of Severe Trauma

The Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) course is an intensive course in the management of
injury victims in the first two hours following injury. It emphasises life-saving skills and systematic
clinical approach to managing severe trauma. It is a two and half day course adapted from the
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course of the American College of Surgeons in 1988.
EMST is offered by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS). For further details and
registration information refer to the RACS website.

Accreditation of centres
ANZCA accredits simulation centres across Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia, to offer the
EMAC course to ANZCA trainees. Accreditation requires an onsite review by the College to assess a
centres ability to offer EMAC in accordance with ANZCA standards. Centres applying for accreditation
should contact emac@anzca.edu.au

EMAC centre contact details

Victoria
Epworth HealthCare, Clinical Education and Simulation Centre
Phone: +613 9426 8620
Fax: +613 9928 400
Email: tess.vawser@epworth.org.au
Monash Simulation
Monash Medical Centre, Moorabbin Campus
Phone: +613 9928 8314
Fax: +613 9928 400
Email: Monash Simulation
St Vincents Hospital Melbourne
Phone: +61 3 9288 2900
Email:St Vincents Hospital
New South Wales
Sydney Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre
Phone: +61 2 9926 4646
Email:Sydney Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre
Queensland
Clinical Skills Development Centre
Phone: +61 7 3646 6500
Email:Clinical Skills Development Centre
Western Australia
Edith Cowan University Health Simulation Centre
Email: Edith Cowan University Health Simulation Centre
Wellington, New Zealand
National Patient Simulation Training Centre, Wellington Hospital
Phone: +64 4 385 5887
Email: National Patient Simulation Training Centre
Auckland, New Zealand
Simulation Centre for Patient Safety, Tamaki Innovation Campus, University of Auckland
Kathy Bos
Phone: +64 9 923 3122 or
+64 9 373 7599 ext 83122
Email: Simulation Centre for Patient Safety

Hong Kong
HKCA Institute of Clinical Simulation
Marleana Yip
Phone: + 852 2683 8307
Email: HKCA Institute of Clinical Simulation