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Trauma RiSC

The Trauma Rural Interprofessional Simulation Course (RiSC) is a course run by the Rural Postgraduate Programme designed specifically for rural hospital teams in New Zealand. It is an immersive three-day course which will focus on emergency and trauma care using highly realistic skills and simulations.

We believe that it takes a team to deliver high-quality trauma care. We are inviting rural hospital teams of doctors and nurses to join the course and learn the clinical skills and practice the teamwork that it takes to make the right things happen.

A team will consist of five members: Two or three doctors and two or three nurses who normally work together in clinical practice. A total of four teams from around New Zealand will meet and collaborate to learn new skills and procedures. Smaller centres unable to generate a full team are invited to send individuals to join one New Zealand-wide combined team.

Course content

  • Pre-course online content for study
  • Core trauma skills such as IV and IO access and splinting techniques
  • Updates in head and spine injury management
  • Highly realistic simulation stations with professional debrief
  • Rural airway management including team RSI practice
  • Rural human factors, teamwork, and communication
  • Procedural sedation workshop
  • NZ rural hospital networking and collaboration

Dates

Trauma RiSC will be held from 18–20 May 2026.

Nurses performing intubation on medical manikin.

Participants performing intubation on medical manikin during simulation course.

Medical RiSC

Medical RiSC is a course run by the University of Otago Rural Postgraduate Programme designed specifically for interprofessional rural hospital teams in New Zealand. It is an immersive 3 day course that focuses on emergency medical care using highly realistic skills simulations and workshops.

We are inviting Rural Hospital Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics and Rural GPs to attend and extend their clinical knowledge and skills for medical emergency management.

Course content

  • Rural airway management
  • Managing the rural deteriorating patient
  • Respiratory failure and ventilation
  • Unwell cardiac patient
  • Cardioversion and electrical pacing workshops
  • Medical emergencies
  • Management of shock including inotropes/vasopressors
  • Thrombolysis
  • Interpreting ECGs and ABGs
  • Rural human factors, teamwork and communication
  • NZ rural hospital networking and collaboration

Dates

Medical RiSC will be held from 19–21 October 2026.

Cost

  • NZD $3700 Medical Professionals with CME allowance
  • NZD$1700 General Practitioner or Nurse Practicitioner
  • NZD $750 Registered Nurse

We encourage you to come as an inter-professional team from your workplace if possible, however we also warmly welcome individual applicants.

Accreditation

RNZCGP has approved RiSC for CME MOPD points.

DRHMNZ has approved RiSC to be recognized as a Tier 1 resuscitation course for Fellows of Rural Hospital Medicine.

Location

Rural Health Academic Centre, Ashburton Hospital

Registration

To register, please complete the RiSc Application Form (one for each team) and return them to the organiser via email at the contact email address below.

RiSC Application Form (DOCX)

Contact

For general enquiries, please contact:

Tracey Reid
Email tracey.reid@otago.ac.nz

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