Acute Coronary Syndrome Clinical Update

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) remains one of the most time-critical and clinically challenging presentations. The updated Australian clinical practice guidelines introduce important changes in risk stratification, ECG interpretation, high-sensitivity troponin use, pharmacotherapy and reperfusion pathways.  

Course overview 

This 1 hour interactive, case-based eLearning course translates the latest recommendations into practical clinical decision-making across diverse care settings including rural and remote. Through a patient case study, you will apply contemporary guidance to early recognition, structured assessment, escalation decisions and evidence-based management of ACS.

Designed for multidisciplinary teams, the course supports consistent, guideline aligned care regardless of where you encounter the patient.  

By completing this course, you will be able to: 

• Recognise early and atypical presentations of ACS 
• Apply updated Australian risk stratification frameworks 
• Identify ECG changes requiring urgent reperfusion pathways 
• Interpret high-sensitivity troponin results within clinical context 
• Initiate guideline-aligned pharmacological management 
• Determine appropriate escalation and referral pathways across care settings 
• Integrate secondary prevention principles into discharge and follow-up planning

Why you should enrol 

Early decisions in ACS shape outcomes. 

Delays in recognition, misinterpretation of ECG changes, or uncertainty around escalation pathways can increase morbidity and mortality. Consistent, evidence-based care across prehospital, primary care and hospital environments is critical.

This course will help you: 

• Align your assessment and management with the latest Australian guidelines 
• Strengthen ECG interpretation and understanding of key criteria beyond STEMIs 
• Initiate early evidence-based therapy where indicated 
• Improve communication and escalation across teams 
• Enhance documentation and clinical reasoning under pressure

Whether you work as a GP, nurse or paramedic, this course reinforces safe, structured decision-making in high-stakes situations.