Paramedic Training in Adrenal Crisis Management

Our Paramedic Training Sessions

Make our Paramedic Training Sessions for trusts and individuals in managing adrenal crisis part of your continuous professional development (CPD).

The sessions are FREE to attendees (subsidised by the charity) and take place on Zoom. They are an educational hour on Addison’s and adrenal insufficiency set in context with the JRCALC guidelines for emergency management. Each session is complemented by members’ own experiences, so alongside the theory you hear real life accounts from real people.

Who are these sessions for?

Ambulance trusts looking to run CPD sessions for their teams
Individual paramedics
People studying to work in the emergency services
Members of voluntary organisations that provide emergency services

What do the sessions cover?

Adrenal insufficiency and Addison's disease - what are they and how likely emergency services teams are to encounter adrenal crises.
An overview of adrenal crisis - why it's important to get early treatment right, how to spot it, and how to manage it set in context with the JRCALC guidelines.
The ways patients can prevent and prepare for emergencies and how this could help you - an overview of various medic alerts, NHS steroid emergency card and information patients might carry.
A chance to discuss experiences with and ask questions of people with adrenal insufficiency for real life perspectives.

How much do the sessions cost?

Our paramedic training sessions are FREE to attendees! However, for this to be possible, our charity relies upon the kind support of donors. We always gratefully receive donations. Please consider donating. Every penny and pound makes a difference - even if you could donate the cost of a coffee we would hugely appreciate it!

If you would like to send us a donation, thank you very much!

Please donate to cover the charity costs to host our training

How long are the sessions?

Approximately an hour, however we can tailor the sessions to suit attendees.

When are the sessions running?

Tuesday 24 September 2024, 1 - 2pm - Click here to register

Tuesday 12 November 2024, 1 - 2pm - Click here to register

Tuesday 28 January 2025, 1 - 2pm - Click here to register

We run regular sessions that individuals and small groups can book throughout the year, and we can also run bespoke sessions to suit trusts and larger groups.

Contact us for more information about booking sessions

Feedback from previous attendees

If you're wondering what you can expect from these CPD sessions, please read below the feedback from previous attendees. Thank you to the paramedics who kindly got in touch to let us know how they found the sessions and for your time in attending these CPD sessions.

“Incredibly engaging, information was pitched at the right level and showed a good understanding of the ambulance service and what we need to know. Personal experiences made it even more tangible and realistic to us. The feedback from staff who attended the sessions has been overwhelmingly positive”

“Absolutely brilliant. I learnt so much. Having professional and personal experience was great and really aided my understanding. Just wanted to say a HUGE THANK YOU. It was truly awesome! I have never seen a group so engaged in a session before! The feedback has been enormously positive from everyone.”
“A very well-presented session, efficient yet human, about a subject I knew too little about. Lots of useful, practical information.”

“I did not know a lot about Addison’s disease, so this really helped develop my understanding of the disease and how ambulance crews can assess and treat people with it.”

Feedback Form

If you have attended one of our training courses - please complete our feedback form to let us know what you thought, any more information we can provide you with and how we can improve.

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