Hi DevelopingEMers,
If you’ve been to one of our previous conferences, you’ll already know this — but if you haven’t, it’s worth saying clearly: The workshops are where a lot of the real learning happens.
Not because the plenaries aren’t strong — they are — but because emergency medicine is a practical discipline. And the only way to genuinely improve is to get into the detail, work through cases, and refine how you actually think and act in the department.
That’s exactly what we’ve built for DevelopingEM 2026 in Saint Lucia.
One of the consistent bits of feedback we’ve had over the years is that experienced clinicians don’t want basic content.
They want:
- nuance
- decision-making frameworks
- pattern recognition
- ways to avoid mistakes
So that’s what these workshops are designed around.
Advanced Emergency Ultrasound (2 days)
Run by the Alfred Health team, this is not a “how to hold the probe” course.
This is about:
- integrating cardiac, lung and abdominal ultrasound
- using ultrasound to guide decision-making in real time
- managing uncertainty when findings aren’t clean
If you already use ultrasound and want to actually level up, this is where you do it.
This workshop will sell out soon so get in early.
Paeds BASIC (2 days)
If you’ve done APLS and thought “this is good, but not enough” — this is the next step.
This course pushes into:
- critical care thinking in paediatrics
- managing the sick child beyond algorithms
- understanding physiology, not just protocols
It’s a big jump — deliberately so.
Radiology Interpretation
This one is very much built around a simple idea:
👉 Most errors in emergency medicine are not from big misses — they’re from subtle ones.
We’ll focus on:
- commonly missed injuries
- pattern recognition
- practical ways to read imaging under pressure
This is very much a “next shift improvement” workshop.
ECG Interpretation
Another area where small gains make a big difference.
This workshop is not about memorising patterns — it’s about:
- rapid interpretation
- prioritisation
- decision-making under time pressure
Exactly what you need in a busy ED.
Why These Workshops Fill Early
We deliberately keep workshop numbers small.
That means:
- better interaction
- direct faculty access
- actual discussion, not passive listening
It also means they fill quickly so register today!
DevelopingEM is also supporting the performance of several important workshops for local and regional delegates including
EMERGENCY NURSING WORKSHOP
EMS MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP
REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE LEADERSHIP FORUM
ATLS WORKSHOP
Final Thought
If you’re coming to DevelopingEM, don’t just come for the plenaries.
The workshops are where you’ll likely get the biggest shift in how you practise.
We’d strongly recommend:
👉 locking in your workshop choices early
See you in Saint Lucia,
The DevelopingEM Team
#DevEM2026 @developingem www.developingem.com
