November 2017 MIMMS - ALSG

1 ALSG's medical education & training programmes improve outcomes for people in life-threatening situations, anywhere along the health care pathway, anywhere in the world. Issue 3 - November 2017. MIMMS . Major Incident Medical Management and Support MIMMS presents the nature and management of a major incident, focusing on how to deliver the medical support needed to multiple casualties. As the only international standard in major incident medical management, the course is taught and the principles are practiced throughout the world, being integrated into civilian and military medical practice. The course objectives include: Understanding the organisations, structures and roles in managing major incidents and how they work together.

2 Able to prepare for and implement a structured approach when responding to major incidents (CSCATTT). Able to deliver the medical support needed at major incidents, through triage, treatment and transport. MIMMS curriculum and key information The programme comprises online modular education through our VLE plus a 2-day face-to face course. The course is run throughout the UK and overseas and the cost varies across centres. Nine e-module topics Skill stations Health and emergency services Radio procedures Preparation Workshops Communications Personal and medical equipment Local application of MIMMS . Command and control Introduction to incident command Triage Major incident debriefing Treatment Table top exercises and practical exercises without Transport casualties (PEWCS).

3 Incident logs Triage 2-day face-to-face course Command and control Lectures Introduction Communications CBRN. Candidate criteria and eligibility The ALSG Managing Major Incidents family of courses includes MIMMS and HMIMMS. The MIMMS education programme is for those from a medical, nursing, or paramedic background. The Hospital MIMMS (HMIMMS) factsheet details the course for managing major incidents in the hospital setting. Assessment and certification Recertification options Assessment takes place on day two of the course. If you Either undertake the ALSG-approved one day course, are successful, MIMMS certification is valid for four years or repeat the full ALSG MIMMS course.

4 And includes access to our VLE. What we want to see is increased consistency and quality in education and training and consequently in people's outcomes and delivery and education and training are fundamentally interlinked. 2. ALSG's medical education & training programmes improve outcomes for people in life-threatening situations, anywhere along the health care pathway, anywhere in the world. Training, exercising and testing of significant incident and emergency plans within individual NHS organisations, between NHS funded organisation and with multi-agency partners is an important part of emergency 1. Courses to consider Resources You may also wish to consider the following courses: Publications - PHPLS - Pre-hospital Paediatric Life Support - Testimonials - POET - Pre-hospital Obstetric Emergency Training - HMIMMS - Major Incident Medical Management and Support: in the Hospital setting - Important course updates and references The following are replacement pages for the MIMMS 3rd Edition - it is important that you download and insert these into your copy of the book.

5 Replacement for page 93. Replacement for page 97. Replacement for page 102. Continuous Professional Development Information for educators and managers Revised guidance from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges As a charity, ALSG invests all profits in educational resources and emphasises that the focus of CPD should be on its quality and partners with the most effective and respected organisations reflection of its impact on a clinician's practice, rather than the worldwide to develop exceptionally high quality programmes. amount of time spent on the activity and that the responsibility for identifying CPD requirements rests with the individual and should ALSG education quality is verified, accredited and recognised be based on their personal areas of practice and personal internationally as best in class', contributing to better outcomes for development plan agreed at their annual appraisal.

6 Although one patients in life-threatening situations. 'CPD credit' will normally equate to one hour of educational activity, the amount of educational activity obtained from a specific event may vary Between individuals depending on an individual's specific learning outcomes. Booking a course To book your next course, simply scan this code using your smart phone or visit us online at 1. NHS Commissioning Board Emergency Preparedness Framework 2013. 2. Moore et al, 2013, NHS Future Forum Education and Training next stage, London. ALSG Centre for Training and Development, 29-31 Ellesmere Street, Swinton, Manchester, M27 0LA, UK. Tel +44 (0)161 794 1999 Charity no.

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