Programme

Saigon programme · 8–12 March 2027

Lectures, workshops and simulation, across five days at Thong Nhat Hospital, Saigon.

This programme is a draft. Session times are indicative and are confirmed closer to the course.

Day 1 · Monday 8 March 2027

Resuscitation & airway

The resuscitation core: assessment, the ALS algorithm, reversible causes and special circumstances, taught in lectures and then practised in six rotating workshops.

Resuscitation & airway — day 1
Time	Session	Type
0730–0800	Registration	Registration
0800–0815	Introduction	Registration
0815–0845	ABCDE assessment	Lecture
0845–0915	ALS algorithm	Lecture
0915–0945	4 Hs & 4 Ts	Lecture
0945–1015	Special circumstances	Lecture
1015–1030	Break	Break
1030–1100	Team approach in ALS	Demonstration
1100–1150	Workshop: ABCDE assessment & basic airway	Workshop
1150–1240	Workshop: Arrhythmias	Workshop
1240–1340	Lunch	Break
1340–1430	Workshop: Safe defibrillation	Workshop
1430–1520	Workshop: Special circumstances	Workshop
1520–1540	Break	Break
1540–1630	Workshop: Pain & communication	Workshop
1630–1720	Workshop: BLS, CPR, 4 Hs & 4 Ts	Workshop
1720–1800	Q & A	Q&A

Day 2 · Tuesday 9 March 2027

Medical & nursing

Two streams run in parallel. The medical stream covers the presentations that fill an emergency department; the nursing stream builds the assessment, escalation and transfer skills that sit alongside them.

Medical
Time	Session	Type
0800–0815	ABCDE	Lecture
0815–0845	ALS	Lecture
0845–0915	Chest pain & shortness of breath	Lecture
0915–0945	Special circumstances	Lecture
0945–1015	Shock	Lecture
1015–1030	Break	Break
1030–1100	ALS demonstration	Demonstration
1100–1145	Workshop: ABCDE	Workshop
1145–1230	Workshop: Arrhythmia	Workshop
1230–1330	Lunch	Break
1330–1415	Workshop: Safe defibrillation	Workshop
1415–1500	Workshop: Special circumstances	Workshop
1500–1515	Break	Break
1515–1600	Workshop: Pain management	Workshop
1600–1645	Workshop: 4 Hs & 4 Ts	Workshop
1645–1700	Q & A	Q&A

Nursing
Time	Session	Type
0800–0820	Registration	Registration
0820–0840	Basic life support	Lecture
0850–0940	Workshop: Basic life support in practice	Workshop
0940–1030	Recognising sick & deteriorating patients	Lecture
1030–1120	Safe transfer	Lecture
1120–1210	Small group session: triage, and when & how to transport safely	Workshop
1210–1215	Q & A	Q&A

Day 3 · Wednesday 10 March 2027

Ultrasound & trauma

Two streams run in parallel. The ultrasound stream is taught at the bedside in small groups with time on the probe; the trauma stream works through the primary survey and the injuries that follow it.

Point-of-care ultrasound
Time	Session	Type
0800–0810	Introduction	Registration
0810–0840	Point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department	Lecture
0840–0940	Focused echocardiography in life support (FELS)	Lecture
0940–1000	Break	Break
1000–1100	Workshop rotation: eFAST	Workshop
1100–1200	Workshop rotation: AAA, vascular access & lung	Workshop
1200–1300	Lunch	Break
1300–1400	Workshop rotation: FELS	Workshop
1400–1415	Break	Break
1415–1515	Ultrasound cases, pearls & pitfalls	Lecture
1515–1600	Q & A	Q&A

Trauma
Time	Session	Type
0800–0830	ABCDE in trauma	Lecture
0830–0900	Cervical spine injuries	Lecture
0900–0930	Abdominal injuries	Lecture
0930–1000	Pelvic injuries	Lecture
1000–1015	Break	Break
1015–1045	Workshop: Rapid sequence intubation	Workshop
1045–1130	Workshop: Paediatric trauma	Workshop
1130–1230	Lunch	Break
1230–1315	Workshop: Primary survey & pelvis/cervical spine immobilisation	Workshop
1315–1400	Workshop: Transport and splinting	Workshop
1400–1445	Workshop: Rapid sequence intubation	Workshop
1445–1530	Workshop: Pleural drains & intraosseous access	Workshop
1530–1545	Break	Break
1545–1645	Interactive case quiz	Interactive
1645–1700	Q & A	Q&A

Day 4 · Thursday 11 March 2027

Simulated cases

Small-group simulation with team-leading and structured feedback, followed by consolidation workshops revisiting the airway, arrhythmia, defibrillation and communication skills from earlier in the week.

Simulated cases — day 4
Time	Session	Type
0800–0930	Cases round 1 — six stations	Simulation
0930–0945	Changeover & break	Break
0945–1115	Cases round 2 — six stations	Simulation
1115–1130	Q & A	Q&A
1130–1230	Lunch	Break
1230–1320	Workshop: Airway & basic life support	Workshop
1320–1410	Workshop: Arrhythmias & defibrillation	Workshop
1410–1425	Break	Break
1425–1515	Workshop: Special circumstances	Workshop
1515–1605	Workshop: Pain & communication	Workshop
1605–1700	Q & A	Q&A

Day 5 · Friday 12 March 2027

Assessment & close

Assessment stations in two groups with a retest opportunity, a written paper, and the closing session.

Assessment & close — day 5
Time	Session	Type
0800–0830	Registration & briefing	Registration
0830–1000	Assessment stations — group 1	Assessment
1000–1015	Break	Break
1015–1145	Assessment stations — group 2	Assessment
1145–1245	Lunch	Break
1245–1400	Retest stations	Assessment
1400–1415	Break	Break
1415–1530	Written assessment	Assessment
1530–1630	Closing & certificates	Closing

Session types

Registration
Lecture
Demonstration
Workshop
Simulation
Assessment
Interactive
Break
Q&A
Closing