Leader: Ms Andrea Wyatt

Offered

Peninsula First semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Peninsula Second semester 2008 (Off-campus)

Synopsis

This unit is designed to provide an opportunity for paramedics to upgrade their clinical practice. This unit will use a negotiated learning contract based on the student's self assessment of learning needs which will be supervised by the unit convenor.

Objectives

On completion of this unit the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an ability to review his/her own clinical experience and arrange suitable learning experiences to maintain learning needs as a result of the varying clinical experience in the field.
2. Demonstrate the development of clinical, professional and leadership capabilities of a clinically competent ambulance paramedic.
3. Demonstrate the ability to critically review ambulance paramedic practice in light of current evidence.

Assessment

Learning contract (including clinical simulation, reflective case study, evidence-based assignment and workplace evaluation) 100%.