Optimus CORE
Clinical Observation and Response to Emergencies
CORE is a course developed by STORK that teaches foundational knowledge for paediatric health care staff on:
- Recognising deteriorating paediatric patients
- Orientation to local Medical Emergency Response Systems
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
CORE includes an eLearning package, a 4-hour face-to-face course and formal BLS assessment.
Before the course you must:
- Complete the eLearning
- Print your eLearning certificate and bring it to the course
After the course:
- Complete the participant evaluation form
Before the course you should:
- Review the eLearning at least once
- Download the instructor’s manual and review your assigned stations.
- If you are presenting the case study, download the powerpoint presentation:
One month before the course:
- Email participants:
- Information on time, date and location of the course
- A link to the CORE homepage (to access elearning)
- Attach a copy of: How to access CORE elearning flyer
- Email instructors:
- Their assigned stations
- Ensure the instructor presenting the case study knows whether they are utilising:
- The case study for sites with paper medical records (includes material on CEWT on paper only)
- The case study for sites with electronic medical records (includes material on CEWT on ieMR and on paper)
- A link to the CORE homepage (to access elearning, manual and instructor refresher videos)
- A copy of the elearning flyer
- Review the instructors manual
One week before the course PRINT the following:
- OPTIMUS CORE resources
- CPR Algorithm
- DRSABCD
- Candidate packs (print one for each candidate, contains their CPR assessment form and course feedback forms)
- Certificates for each candidate (password protected, please email stork@health.qld.gov.au for password if not received)
Within one week after the course:
- Complete the faculty evaluation form.
Useful links
For further educational resources view Queensland Paediatric Emergency Care Education
For resuscitation tools, clinical guidelines, drug guides and more view Queensland Paediatric Emergency Care
Contact Us
For more information relating to STORK resources and training contact STORK at
Stork@health.qld.gov.au
