Library resource guides: SIMG resources: Courses

Guide index

EMAC course links

ANZCA: EMAC Course
Effective Management of Anaesthetic Crises (EMAC) is a simulation-based course focused on managing anaesthetic emergencies. It consists of five modules, run over two and a half days, and is a compulsory requirement of the anaesthesia training program.

Effective Management of Anaesthetic Crises (EMAC): Course handbook by Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists This handbook defines the requirements of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) for centres offering EMAC courses or which are seeking accreditation to offer the EMAC course.
Publication Date: November 2021

NZSA: Events
NZSA also runs regular EMAC courses.

SIMG exam courses

SIMG-specific courses are listed below.

A large number of additional final exam-related courses can be accessed via the Assessment: Final exam (FEx) page of the Anaesthesia training resources library guide.

SIMG exam courses links

ASA SIMG Exam Support Sessions
The ASA runs a number of online SIMG Exam Support Sessions throughout each year. These sessions provide exam training for candidates around Australia. They also provide an opportunity to engage with consultants, examiners and other candidates as part of their exam preparation.

ABCs of Anaesthesia: I-EXCEL - SIMG exam coaching for the ANZCA Final Exam
A comprehensive course for Specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMGs) to coach, mentor and guide them through the ANZCA Final Anaesthesia Exam in Australia.
Woodland NM, Amaratunge L, Jahangiri N. I-Excel: A preparation course for specialist international medical graduate candidates for the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists final fellowship examination. Anaesth Intensive Care. February 6, 20 Correspondence
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This letter is to highlight the availability and efficacy of an intensive preparation course for SIMGs sitting the ANZCA final fellowship examination.

Courses

Additional recommended face-to-face and online courses. Most of these courses are trainee/fellow created.

Courses links

ABCs of Anaesthesia: Courses
The ABCs of Anaesthesia run a number of different courses targeted at trainees. Courses include Anaesthesia Foundations; Medical Students Guide to Anaesthesia; SIMG Exam Coaching; VIVA Boot Campy; IV Cannulation Mastery; The Critical Care Year; The Anaesthesia Final Exam.
ABCs of Anaesthesia: Boot Camp Series
The ABCs of Anaesthesia Boot Camp has grown into a series of interactive lectures covering all the important concepts, frameworks and knowledge you need to know in your first 12 months of anaesthesia.
Anaestheasier
We are two anaesthetic trainees working in the NHS in the United Kingdom, who share a passion for teaching, writing and web design, so we decided to join forces to produce Anaestheasier.com
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We wanted to produce a really valuable, easy to use website for anyone training or interested in anaesthetics, full of beautiful learning resources, social media links and networking opportunities.

Looking for a full list of potential courses? Check out the Courses page of the Anaesthesia Training Resources guide.

Learn@ANZCA

Learn@ANZCA (formerly Networks) is the college's learning management system. The system contains numerous courses and resources which will be of interest to trainees and fellows.

Note: Some resources located in Learn@ANZCA require that you first register before accessing.

ANZCA: Setting up SSO and MFA Everything you need to know about single-sign on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and how we're keeping your data safe.

Learn@ANZCA resources

Cultural safety: First Australians (1) [Learn@ANZCA]
This is the first course in the suite of four courses developed to support RACS SIMGs, trainees and fellows on their journey to providing culturally safe environments for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.

Each course is designed to be completed sequentially over a longer period of time. The content is broken into separate modules which will take around 30 minutes to complete.

Cultural safety: First Australians (2) [Learn@ANZCA]
This is the second course in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety eLearning framework. This course has been developed to support RACS IMGs, Trainees and Fellows on their journey to contributing to a more culturally safe healthcare environment.

This course builds on the learning of the Cultural safety: First Australians (1) course.

Cultural safety: First Australians (3) [Learn@ANZCA]
This is the third course in the suite of four courses developed to support Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMGs), trainees and fellows on their journey to providing culturally safe environments for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.

This course builds on the learning of the Cultural safety: First Australians (1) and (2) courses.