Nepean Institute of Critical Care Education & Research

Registrations are now open for the Blue Mountains RACEplus 2026!

Take advantage of our early bird special and secure your place.

📍Blue Mounatins Hospital - Education Building
🗒️ Saturday 08 August & Sunday 09 August 2026
💰 Early bird: AUD 1,400
Standard (from 08 July 2026): AUD 1,600

Year after year, this course delivers exceptional value. Early registration is strongly encouraged.

More details and registration:

https://niccer.asn.au/events/2026-blue-mountains-raceplus/?v=f77d8ed2dc48

Registrations are now open for the Dunedin RACEplus 2026!

Take advantage of our early bird special and secure your place.

📍 Hunter Centre , Dunedin
🗒️ Saturday 22 August & Sunday 23 August 2026
💰 Early bird: AUD 1,400
Standard (from 22 July 2026): AUD 1,600

This course continues to be a valued learning opportunity, and early registration is strongly encouraged.

More details and registration:

https://niccer.asn.au/events/2026-dunedin-raceplus/?v=f77d8ed2dc48

Nepean PIE Course 2026 — Early Bird Ends Soon!

The Nepean PIE Course 2026 is now open for registration, and the early‑bird special ends next week. If you’re planning to attend, now is the perfect time to secure your place.

🏥 Nepean Hospital, ICET Level 3
🗓️ Saturday 18 April & Sunday 19 April 2026
💰 Early bird: AUD 1,400
Standard (from 18 March 2026): AUD 1,700

This course continues to be a highly valued learning opportunity, and early registration is strongly encouraged.

More details and registration:
https://niccer.asn.au/events/2026-nepean-pie/?v=8bcc25c96aa5

Registrations are now open for the Nepean PIE Course 2026!

Take advantage of our early bird special and secure your place.

📍 Nepean Hospital, ICET Level 3
🗒️ Saturday 18 April & Sunday 19 April 2026
💰 Early bird: AUD 1,400
Standard (from 18 March 2026): AUD 1,700

This course continues to be a valued learning opportunity, and early registration is strongly encouraged.

More details and registration:
https://niccer.asn.au/events/2026-nepean-pie/?v=8bcc25c96aa5

📢 Nepean PIE Course 2026 – Official Announcement

Registrations are now open for the upcoming Nepean PIE Course, to be held at:
🏥 Nepean Hospital, ICET Level 3
🗒️ Saturday 18 April & Sunday 19 April 2026
💰 Fee: AUD 1,400 (early bird)
AUD 1,700 (from 18 March 2026)

This program continues to be a highly regarded educational opportunity, and early registration is strongly encouraged.

Further information and registration details are available at:
https://niccer.asn.au/events/2026-nepean-pie/?v=8bcc25c96aa5

Charitable Activities

NICCER has sponsored the upgrade of the Blue Mountains Hospital Education Unit, transforming it into a more effective and modern training space.

Set against the stunning backdrop of the Blue Mountains, the Blue Mountains Hospital (BMH) Education Unit has long served as a vital hub for staff training and professional development. Despite its charm, the cottage style unit faced a persistent challenge: its close proximity to the busy Great Western Highway. Daily traffic noise particularly from heavy trucks regularly disrupted teaching sessions and made it difficult for staff to fully engage in learning activities.

NICCER first became aware of this issue two years ago while delivering a RACEplus course in the unit. It quickly became clear that, although the space was valued, it was not acoustically suited for high‑quality education. Recognising the importance of a conducive learning environment for healthcare professionals, NICCER proposed a solution: a full soundproofing upgrade paired with the installation of a modern audio‑visual system.

As part of our commitment to supporting healthcare education, NICCER offered to fund the majority of the project. With the support and approval of the BMH General Manager, the upgrade moved forward smoothly and collaboratively.

Today, the Education Unit has been transformed. The space is now soundproofed, significantly reducing external noise, and equipped with a new AV system that enhances teaching, presentations, and simulation‑based learning. These improvements ensure that staff can learn, teach, and collaborate in a quiet, modern, and purpose‑built environment.

NICCER is proud to contribute to the ongoing improvement of healthcare education in the region. We remain committed to supporting initiatives that strengthen clinical training and ultimately improve patient care across our communities.

2026 Nepean Practical Intermediate Echocardiography for Critical Care!

Do you have the following questions about Doppler echo?

🫀How do I perform common measurements using Doppler, e.g. cardiac output, estimating PAP, valvular assessments, LAP…etc?
🫀How do I know I am performing these measurements correctly?
🫀What does the measurement mean and how do I interpret them?
🫀I do not quite understand all these advanced courses materials, where can I find help?

If the above questions are troubling you, or if you are the type of person who are obsessed with What? When? and Why? instead of just How?, then PIE for you.

Location: Nepean Hospital ICET Level 3, Building D

Date: 18-19 April 2026

Fee: AUD1,400 (early bird) (AUD1,700 from 18 March 2026)

https://niccer.asn.au/events/2026-nepean-pie/?v=8bcc25c96aa5

⭐️ Hong Kong ECHO Course 2025 ⭐️

Congratulations to all participants who successfully completed the 2025 Hong Kong ECHO Course! A fantastic effort by everyone involved.

Location: Clinical Training Centre, HK Adventist Hospital – Tsuen Wan

NICCER is proud of the dedication, teamwork, and commitment shown throughout the course.

⭐️ Vietnam ECHO Course 2025 ⭐️

A special moment from our time in Da Nang, Vietnam, as our faculty celebrated the successful completion of the 2025 Vietnam RACEplus course.

The NICCER team is grateful for the energy, expertise, and collaboration that made this course a huge success.

Front row (from left):
Ms Nhi Le (GE Healthcare Vietnam), Dr Trieu Huynh & Prof Stephen Huang

Back row (from left):
Dr Arvind Rajamani, Iris Ting, TC Wong, Sophia Huang & Dr Louise Cole

“One fantastic opportunity” – Nepean Cardiac Songrapher & RN

I was invited by NICCER to teach critical care echocardiography in Jakarta (Indonesia) and Singapore this year. It was a privilege being part of the faculty in teaching basic and intermediate echocardiography in the RACE plus and PIE courses in these two Asian countries. I am deeply influenced and impressed by the enthusiasm of the faculty and participants.

As a cardiac sonographer, with experience in the technical aspects of the ultrasound machine and imaging skills of the heart, I joined force with my experienced and very knowledgeable colleagues to disseminate the potential benefits of incorporating critical care echocardiography into clinical practice.

The participants were all receptive and keen to learn, with doctors from a broad range of specialties including intensive care, anaesthetics, respiratory medicine as well as cardiology, continuing their educational and learning journey. With the balance of quality theoretical lectures and practical sessions which emphasise hands-on scanning time, the courses enable the tailoring of content for learners just starting out (helping improve their techniques in finding acoustic windows and optimising images) while offering experienced candidates the opportunity to tackle more complex assessments and measurements.

Being able to share my experience in “tips and tricks”, discuss pitfalls and solutions and see the improvement over the couple of days is encouraging with the hope that each participant can apply what they have learned once in their place of work. Everyone was very welcoming and hospitable as the culinary delights of both Jakarta and Singapore well explored. This was a wonderful opportunity to network and broaden my perspective with like-minded clinicians and experts across the Asia Pacific region that has much to offer in the echocardiographic field. It was an overwhelmingly fulfilling experience that prompts further learning and knowledge.

Blue Mountains RACEplus September 2025!

Location: Blue Mountains Hospital (Education Building)

Date: Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 September 2025

Fee: $1700.00 AUD

Register ⬇️
https://niccer.asn.au/events/2025-bmh-raceplus/?v=8bcc25c96aa5

🫀Tag your colleagues and spread the word. Let’s ECHO our way through the mountains 🏔️