Emergency Medicine for Doctors and Out-of-Hours Medical Service Staff

The course is for doctors, nurses and other out-of-hours medical service staff, and is based on an online theoretical preparatory course (e-learning), as well as a two-day in-person session focusing mainly on practical skills, joint training and communication.

The Norwegian Medical Association has approved the course as counting for 15 hours as a mandatory subject course in general practice, with the right to financial support from the Norwegian Medical Association's Education Fund 2.

The course costs NOK 6,950. This includes a two-course dinner on day 1, a buffet lunch on day 2, and refreshments during breaks throughout the course.

Online theory course

You must take both the theory course and the practical course if you have not previously taken the theory course in emergency medicine and work at an out-of-hours medical service or are part of an out-of-hours medical service vehicle crew.

You must complete the practical emergency medicine course every 5 years, but only need to take the theory course once if you take the course as part of recertification as a specialist in general practice, or to maintain the right to specialist reimbursement rates.

The course must be completed before the course begins, and the course certificate must be brought to the start of the course. If the course certificate cannot be presented, no course certificate will be issued.

Centre for Medical Simulation (SimSørlandet)

Organizer

Professional Development Departmentc/o the Simulation Centre, SSHF

The course staff consists of:

Gry H. L. Dølemo– Head of the Simulation Centre, SSHF, Intensive Care Nurse with a master's degree in specialist nursing, AHLR instructor

Tom Helge Vik Tollefsrud- Section Manager, Emergency Preparedness, SSHF

Ole Georg Vinorum,Senior Consultant in Paediatrics and Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Transport, SSHF

Hanne Retterholt de Presno, Nurse, Clinical Specialist, Coordinator of the Simulation Centre, SSHF, AHLR instructor

Heidi Sørensen, Anaesthetic Nurse, Emergency Preparedness Advisor, Sørlandet Hospital, Coordinator of the Simulation Centre, SSHF, AHLR instructor

Sina Brekne, Nurse, Coordinator of the Simulation Centre, SSHF, AHLR instructor

Ingvild Byremo, Nurse, Unit Manager for Traumatology

Per Kristian Hyldmo, PhD, Anaesthesiologist, Medical Advisor for Prehospital Services, Associate Professor at UiS, Prehospital Critical Care

Kjetil ForsethlundInstructor and paramedic with Prehospital Services, SSHF  

Lars Martin ForsethlundInstructor and ambulance worker at Prehospital Services, SSHF

Program

Acute Medicine Course Program 2026.pdf