Based at the University Hospitals of Leicester, we serve the educational needs of healthcare practitioners in Acute & Emergency Medicine across the East Midlands, UK
The UK’s Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) Emergency Medicine 2015 curriculum provides a useful framework for structuring learning. We have used their structure to provide you with learning resources to support each topic. They come from ourselves, and other #FOAMed providers.
Common Competencies
Relevant to… ST1/CT1-ST6
CC1: History Taking
CC2: Clinical Examination
CC3: Therapeutics & Safe Prescribing
CC4: Time & Workload Management
CC5: Decision-making & Clinical Reasoning
CC6: The Patient as Central Focus of Care
CC7: Prioritisation of Patient Safety in Clinical Practice
CC8: Team-working & Patient Safety
CC9: Principles of Quality & Safety Improvement
CC10: Infection Control
CC11: Managing Long-term Conditions & Promoting Patient Self-care
CC12: Relationships with Patients & Communication within a Consultation
CC13: Breaking Bad News
CC14: Complaints & Medical Error
CC15: Communication with Colleagues & Cooperation
CC16: Health Promotion & Public Health
CC17: Principles of Medical Ethics & Confidentiality
CC18: Valid Consent
CC19: Legal Framework for Practice
CC20: Ethical Research
CC21: Evidence & Guidelines
CC22: Audit
CC23: Teaching & Training
CC24: Personal Behaviour
CC25: Management & NHS Structure
Clinical Presentations
Relevant to… ST1/CT1 & ST2/CT2
ACCS Major Presentations:
CMP1: Anaphylaxis
CMP2: Cardio-Respiratory Arrest
CMP3: Major Trauma
CMP4: Septic Patient
CMP5: Shocked Patient
CMP6: Unconscious Patient
ACCS Acute Presentations:
CAP1: Abdominal Pain including Loin Pain
CAP2: Abdominal Swelling, Mass & Constipation
CAP3: Acute Back Pain
CAP4: Aggressive & Disturbed Behaviour
CAP5: Blackout & Collapse
CAP6: Breathlessness
CAP7: Chest Pain
CAP8: Acute Confusion & Delirium
CAP9: Cough
CAP10: Cyanosis
CAP11: Diarrhoea
CAP12: Dizziness & Vertigo
CAP13: Falls
CAP14: Fever
CAP15: Fits & Seizure
CAP16: Haematemesis & Melaena
CAP17: Headache
CAP18: Head Injury
CAP19: Jaundice
CAP20: Limb Pain & Swelling (atraumatic)
CAP21: Neck Pain
CAP22: Oliguric Patient
CAP23: Pain Management
CAP24: Painful Ear
CAP25: Palpitations
CAP26: Pelvic Pain
CAP27: Poisoning
CAP28: Rash
CAP29: Red Eye
CAP30: Mental Health
CAP31: Sore Throat
CAP32: Syncope & Pre-syncope
CAP33: Traumatic Limb & Joint Injuries
CAP34: Vaginal Bleeding
CAP35: Ventilatory Support
CAP36: Vomiting & Nausea
CAP37: Weakness & Paralysis
CAP38: Wound Assessment & Management
Additional Adult Acute Presentations
Relevant to… ST3 & CT3
C3AP1a: Chest Injuries (Major Trauma)
C3AP1b: Abdominal Trauma (Major Trauma)
C3AP1c: Spine (Major Trauma)
C3AP1d: Maxillofacial (Major Trauma)
C3AP1e: Burns (Major Trauma)
C3AP2a: Traumatic Limb & Joint Injuries (Lower Limb)
C3AP2b: Traumatic Limb & Joint Injuries (Upper Limb)
C3AP3: Interpretation of ABGs
C3AP4: Abnormal Blood Glucose
C3AP5: Dysuria
C3AP6: Emergency Airway Care
C3AP7: Needlestick Injury
C3AP8: Testicular Pain
C3AP9: Urinary Retention
Paediatric Emergency Medicine Curriculum
Relevant to… CT3 & ST3-6
Paediatric Major Presentations (PMPs):
PMP1: Anaphylaxis
PMP2: Apnoea, Stridor & Airway Obstruction
PMP3: Cardio-Respiratory Arrest
PMP4: Major Trauma in Children
PMP5: The Shocked Child
PMP6: The Unconscious Child
Paediatric Acute Presentations:
PAP1: Abdominal Pain
PAP2: Accidental Poisoning, Poisoning and Self-harm
PAP3: Acute Life-Threatening Event (ALTE)
PAP4: Blood Disorders
PAP5: Breathing Difficulties
PAP6: Concerning Presentations
PAP7: Dehydration Secondary to Diarrhoea & Vomiting
PAP8: ENT
PAP9: Fever in All Age Groups
PAP10: Floppy Child
PAP11: Gastro-Intestinal Bleeding
PAP12: Headache
PAP13: Neonatal Presentations
PAP14: Ophthalmology
PAP15: Pain in Children
PAP16: Painful Limbs (atraumatic)
PAP17: Painful Limbs (traumatic)
PAP18: Rashes in Children
PAP19: Sore Throat
HST Major and Acute Presentations
Relevant to… ST4-6
HST Major Presentations (HMP):
HMP1: Anaphylaxis
HMP2: Cardio-Respiratory Arrest
HMP3: Major Trauma
HMP4: Shocked Patient
HMP5: Unconscious Patient
HST Acute Presentations:
HAP1: Abdominal Pain
HAP2: Acute Back Pain
HAP3: Alcohol & Substance Abuse
HAP4: Anal Pain & Rectal Bleeding
HAP5: Blackouts
HAP6: Breathlessness
HAP7: Bruising & Spontaneous Bleeding
HAP8: Chest Pain
HAP9: Dental Emergencies
HAP10: Dialysis
HAP11: Environmental Emergencies
HAP12: Epistaxis
HAP13: Falls
HAP14: Fever
HAP15: Fits & Seizure
HAP16: Haematemesis & Melaena
HAP17: Headache
HAP18: Joint Swelling (atraumatic)
HAP19: Limb Pain & Swelling (traumatic & atraumatic)
HAP20: Major Incident Management
HAP21: Oncology Emergencies
HAP22: Observational Medicine
HAP23: Palpitations
HAP24: Penile Conditions
HAP25: Poisoning
HAP26: Pre-hospital Care
HAP27: Pregnancy
HAP28: Rashes (life-threatening)
HAP29: Research
HAP30: Sexual Assault
HAP31: Sexually Transmitted Disease
HAP32: Visual Loss
HAP33: Weakness (not due to Stroke)
HAP34: Wound Management
HAP35: Complex Older Patients
HAP36: The Patient with Chronic Disease
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We are always looking to expand the number of resources that link to the RCEM curriculum. If you would like to contribute relevant links to be included, simply fill out the form below. We endeavour to peer review all links sent to us to ensure they are of the highest educational quality.