Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership in Trauma - Advanced Course for Senior Clinicians

This advanced leadership course is designed to empower senior clinicians, emergency physicians, and trauma team leaders with the essential non-technical and leadership skills required to manage complex trauma cases effectively.

Through a blend of theory, group discussions, and simulation-based learning, participants will develop practical strategies in clinical leadership, human factors, communication, decision-making, and multidisciplinary team management in high-pressure trauma environments.

• Human Factors in Trauma Leadership
– Understanding human behaviour under stress
– Enhancing situational awareness and team dynamics

• Effective Communication in Trauma Teams
– Closed-loop communication and SBAR
– Managing multidisciplinary communication challenges

• Trauma Readiness: Equipment & Departmental Preparation
– Trauma bay setup and equipment checklists
– Simulation-based preparation for polytrauma

• Team Structure & Role Allocation in Trauma Resuscitation
– Clear task allocation for airway, monitoring, imaging, and interventions
– Optimising workflow and positioning

• Anticipation: Thinking Ahead as a Leader
– Predicting complications and planning resources
– Maintaining forward-thinking leadership in critical situations

• Managing Diverse & Underperforming Teams
– Leading teams with varying skill levels
– Motivation and real-time coaching

• Preventing Clinical Errors
– Recognising and mitigating common errors in trauma
– Managing cognitive bias and decision fatigue

• High-Stakes Decision-Making in Trauma
– Resuscitative thoracotomy
– Perimortem Caesarean section
– Treatment withdrawal decisions

• Post-Event Team Debriefing
– Structured debriefing for learning and emotional resilience
– Supporting team wellbeing after critical events

• Family Communication & Breaking Bad News
– Compassionate conversations with families
– Managing expectations and distress

• Conflict Resolution in Trauma Care
– Handling difficult referrals and inter-team conflicts
– Effective communication with external specialists

• Leadership in Special Trauma Circumstances
– Advanced pregnancy trauma
– High-impact falls, unique presentations, and anticoagulation reversal

• Neuro-Resuscitation & ITU Integration
– Creating a Neuro-ITU setup in resus
– Strategies to prevent secondary brain injury

• Massive Haemorrhage & Damage Control Resuscitation
– Leading the team during active bleeding scenarios
– Protocols, transfusion strategies, and coordination

• Traumatic Cardiac Arrest Leadership
– Running high-performance trauma CPR
– Recognising survivable vs non-survivable injuries

• Paediatric Polytrauma Leadership
– Key differences in managing severe trauma in children
– Communicating with paediatric teams and families

• Major Incident & Mass Casualty Management
– Hospital vs field triage
– Surge capacity planning and leadership roles

• Safe Transfer of Critically Injured Patients
– Clinical and logistical considerations
– Handover protocols and transport safety

• Referral to Major Trauma Centres
– Criteria for escalation
– Decision-making in remote or resource-limited settings

• Understanding Trauma Networks & Level 1 Centres
– Overview of trauma systems and pathways
– Best practices and standards

Our Academic Partner Christ College London is accredited by ASIC, a globally recognised quality standard in international education. This accreditation confirms that the institution meets rigorous standards across all aspects of its operation.