About EMET

EMET (Emergency Medicine Education and Training) is an Australian Government Department of Health funded education program administered by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM). SAPMEA has been appointed by ACEM, the peak body for emergency medicine in Australia to deliver the EMET program in South Australia.

The EMET Program aims to enhance the quality and access to emergency care in rural and regional Australia through the provision of emergency medicine education, training and supervision. As the majority of South Australian regional and rural hospitals are not staffed by Specialist Emergency Medicine doctors, the EMET program provides vital education and support to the general practitioners, medical officers, nurses, and paramedics who provide emergency care to these rural communities.

EMET also provides supervision and support for doctors working in EDs to complete the Emergency Medicine Certificate (EMC) and Emergency Medicine Diploma (EMD).

SAPMEA EMET Hub

The SAPMEA EMET Hub runs three streams of EMET Programs:

• Adult EMET program – Adult emergency medicine topics delivered primarily in Eyre Peninsula, Flinders Ranges, Kangaroo Island and Victor Harbor.
• Perinatal EMET Program – Obstetric, Neonatal and Paediatric topics delivered statewide (commencing July 2023)
• Emergency Medicine ECHO Program (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) – A virtual ‘hub and spoke’ learning and mentoring program that aims to build communities of practice for shared learning and peer support (commencing July 2023)

Our faculty of facilitators are happy to deliver EMET wherever there is a need. So, if your local rural/regional team require emergency medicine education, please get in touch at emet@sapmea.asn.au.

Who is EMET for

EMET workshops are aimed at all General Practitioners, Medical Professionals, Nursing staff, Paramedics and Allied Health Professionals working within an Emergency Care Setting in a rural or regional hospital in South Australia.

CPD and Accreditation

EMET activities will be accredited through ACRRM and RACGP, with selected workshops meeting the criteria for the Rural Procedural Grants Program (RPGP).

Please refer to each workshop for specific CPD information and eligibility.

All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

Upcoming EMET Workshops

For further information and registration links for each workshop, please visit the SAPMEA Education Calendar.

Currently open for registration:

JUNE

Coober Pedy - Major Trauma
13 June | 9am - 4.15pm

Coober Pedy - EMET Rural Skills
14 June | 9am - 12pm

JULY

Ceduna - Cardiac Emergencies
4 July | 10.30am - 5.30pm

Streaky Bay - Cardiac Emergencies
5 July | 9am - 1pm

Victor Harbor - Neurological Emergencies
5 July | 6pm - 10pm

Registrations opening soon:

• Port Augusta - Topic TBC
  Date TBD | Full day workshop
• Hawker - Topic TBC
  Date TBC | Time TBC
• Quorn - Topic TBC
  Date TBC | Time TBC
• Roxby Downs - Major Trauma
  Date TBC | Time TBC
• Whyalla
  Date TBC | Time TBC

OCTOBER

• Victor Harbor - Mental Health Emergencies
  18 October | 6-10pm
• Port Lincoln - Cardiac Emergencies
  18 October | Full day workshop
• Cummins - Cardiac Emergencies
  19 October | Time TBC
• Tumby Bay - Cardiac Emergencies
  19 October | Time TBC

Contact SAPMEA EMET

For questions and enquiries, please contact the EMET Coordinator at emet@sapmea.asn.au.

Other EMET Hubs in South Australia

In addition to the SAPMEA EMET Hub, there is also the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network EMET Hub providing emergency medicine education and training from Modbury Hospital. The NALHN EMET Hub can be contacted via michelle.phillips@sa.gov.au.

SAPMEA has received Commonwealth Department of Health funding and ACEM support for participation in the EMET program under the Specialist Training Program.