Workshops & CPD Sessions
Investing in your skills, your gear, your health, and your clients’ safety.
Our workshops are short-format CPD sessions designed to complement Outdoor First Aid training. They focus on practical decision-making, casualty care, and leadership in real outdoor environments. Sessions run throughout the year and can be booked individually or as part of ongoing professional development.
Evening workshops are free, (day workshops may incur a cost).
Workshops are free for MTA members, please book via members area.
Your workshop fee is redeemable as credit for 12 months against:
Face-to-face training
Online training
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After the Avalanche 11th February 2026
Focused on medical priorities and decision-making after an avalanche incident. This workshop begins once the casualty has been extricated, covering hypothermia risk, trauma priorities, and scene management in severe winter conditions where time, temperature, and resources are limited.
Environmental Issues 11th March 2026
Recognition and management of environmental injuries and illness, including hypothermia, heat illness, and exposure. Focuses on prevention, early recognition, and practical field management, with seasonal emphasis adapted to conditions at the time of delivery.
Managing Fractures 15th April 2026
Assessment and management of fractures when specialist help is delayed. Covers immobilisation, splinting, pain reduction, and realistic evacuation decisions in challenging terrain, with emphasis on protecting the casualty while balancing environmental and group safety factors.
Prolonged Casualty Care 13th May 2026
Caring for casualties over extended periods when evacuation is delayed by weather, terrain, or logistics. Covers monitoring, comfort, re-assessment, and managing deterioration over hours rather than minutes, with a focus on realistic outdoor care strategies.
Medical Decisions 10th June 2026
Develop clearer decision-making when situations are complex and uncertain. Explores risk prioritisation, stop points, escalation decisions, and common errors made in remote environments, helping leaders think calmly and act proportionately under pressure.
Catastrophic Bleeding 15th July 2026
Practical management of massive haemorrhage and life-threatening trauma in outdoor settings. Learn effective bleeding control, trauma priorities, and how to use limited or improvised equipment to stabilise casualties and buy time until evacuation or advanced care is available.
Spinal Injuries 16th September 2026
Practical management of suspected spinal injuries in outdoor environments. Includes casualty handling, decision-making in difficult terrain, and safe helmet removal where appropriate, balancing spinal protection with other immediate medical and environmental risks.
Incident Management 11th November 2026
Managing medical incidents involving groups in outdoor settings. Covers scene control, communication, delegation, leadership under pressure, and effective handover to emergency services, supporting leaders responsible for others during complex or stressful situations.
Psychological First Aid 16th December 2026
An introduction to psychological first aid following outdoor incidents. Focuses on immediate support, reassurance, and practical actions that help people cope in the short term, with light mental health awareness relevant to instructors and group leaders.
Day Event TBC
We will be looking at running a day event. More information will be shared once subject, date and location decided.
“Great outdoor 2 day training weekend with Bruce at Invenio. Bruce has a really engaging training style and brings in many examples from his real life experience as a medic that he weaves into his training days. Not only that but we actually trained outdoors for different scenarios in the beautiful Chilterns. I learnt so much and fI eel ready to and prepared! Thanks Bruce and I'd highly recommend this training.”
Jen
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