The PEC + PALS course equips remote and isolated healthcare professionals with the advanced clinical knowledge, practical skills, and cultural responsiveness needed to manage critically ill or injured infants and children in high-pressure, resource-limited environments. Participants will learn to apply safe, systematic approaches to paediatric emergencies, recognise and respond to early signs of deterioration, and deliver culturally safe care in complex scenarios. The course also fosters critical reflection and strengthens crisis resource management tailored to the realities of remote healthcare. Aligned with the National Rural and Remote Nursing Generalist Framework Capabilities, PEC + PALS prepares clinicians to lead with confidence and precision—when every second counts.

The PEC + PALS course empowers remote healthcare professionals with the skills, knowledge, and cultural responsiveness to manage paediatric emergencies confidently in resource-limited settings—equipping them to act decisively when every second counts.

1. Apply advanced paediatric assessment and management knowledge and skills to the care of ill and injured infants and children in a remote workplace
2. Analyse the signs of clinical deterioration for early identification and management of seriously ill and injured infants and children in a remote workplace
3. Critically reflect on the knowledge and skills required to provide culturally safe advanced paediatric emergency care in the remote workplace.
4. Examine the elements of effective and accurate clinical handover in a remote setting.