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Major Trauma and my Doctoral Journey Webinar
Wednesday 4th January 2023 19:00-20:00
Presented by Dr Els Freshwater

Talking about both her topic area of major trauma and her experiences of undertaking doctoral studies, Els will guide us through the processes of studying at this level as a part time student whilst working in a senior clinical position. She will talk about some of the pitfalls and challenges she encountered en route as well as identifying her top tips for success.

Speaker Bio
Dr Els Freshwater is a Consultant Paramedic and the Lead ACP for Emergency Medicine in a large teaching hospital and major trauma centre. She is currently seconded to Health Education England as the National Lead for Paramedic Education and Training. Having originally trained as an Ambulance Technician, she completed a paramedic qualification and then took a break from the NHS to work in Queensland Ambulance Service. On her return to the UK, she undertook training as an Emergency Care Practitioner and then an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, being the first paramedic to credential with the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. She has over 10 year’s experience within the air ambulance and pre-hospital critical care sector and is an examiner for the Faculty of Prehospital Care. She is faculty on a number of educational programmes and has been the Major Trauma Education lead in her Trust and is a visiting lecturer at the University of Southampton. She has recently completed a Doctorate in Clinical Practice with a thesis exploring the triage of patients with major trauma.