Courses

TACS is proud to introduce you to our outstanding educational program.

Our program is designed to provide comprehensive and advanced training in the field of trauma and acute care surgery for healthcare professionals at all levels. We offer a range of courses and workshops covering a variety of specialty areas. Our program is led by a team of experienced educators and clinicians, and all of our courses are designed to be hands-on and interactive, providing attendees with the opportunity to learn and practice new skills in a supportive and dynamic environment. We are recognised as the leader in trauma education by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Verification committee.

EASC Course

EASC

Emergency Abdominal Surgery Course was first held in Letterkenny Donegal, Ireland in May 2012. Courses have expanded around the world. This course builds on…
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EMST Course

EMST/ATLS

Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) is internationally recognised as equivalent to Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS®). The course teaches a systematic, concise approach…
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DMEP

DMEP is a 1 day course that is both didactic and interactive. It addresses core competencies as outlined by the ACS Committee on Trauma’s…
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DSTC Courses

Definitive Surgical Trauma Care (DSTC), Definitive Anaesthetic Trauma Care (DATC) and Definitive Perioperative Nursing Trauma Care (DPNTC) DSTC and DATC courses are run under…
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FAST

The Departments of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at Liverpool Hospital offer a one day “FAST (Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma) Emergency Ultrasound”…
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TOPIC

The TOPIC course is taught to all members of the trauma system team who participate in the ongoing assessment, evaluation and improvement of trauma…
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Dr Valerie Malka is the Director of the Trauma and Acute Care Surgical Unit at Liverpool Hospital. She was the previous Director of Trauma Services at Westmead Hospital for over a decade. She is an EMST Director and DSTC Instructor with a great passion for trauma and acute care surgery. With special interests in education and quality assurance she has worked extensively in patient safety and the maintenance of ethics in healthcare. Valerie has worked with the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Rescue Committee and holds a Diploma in International Humanitarian Assistance from Geneva University and a Master’s Degree in International Public Health with a major in Humanitarian Law. She also holds a Master’s degree in Journalism and works freelance writing medical, health and wellbeing articles.