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PAR4230

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

18 September 2017 19 April 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelPostgraduate
FacultyFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational UnitDepartment of Community Emergency Health and Paramedics
OfferedAlfred Hospital First semester 2015 (Online)
Alfred Hospital Summer semester A 2015 (Online)
Coordinator(s)Mr Shaun Whitmore

Synopsis

This unit will promote the development of a broad and critical conceptual and practical understanding of Critical Care mission coordination within retrieval systems. The unit will deliver a broad range of systems and process skills for the practitioner, ensuring their knowledge and understanding of the complexities and dependencies within critical care and retrieval systems. It also considers in depth the cognitive skills required in coordination, in order to fully understand and manage complex planning, risk mitigation, mission logistics and communication methods. The unit will also focus on specific standards and guidelines in the delivery of retrieval coordination.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Describe the functions and relationships of the components of the aeromedical and retrieval system;
  2. Describe the functions and processes related to key coordination interfaces including: operation centres, logistics supervisors (DTM), dispatch systems (CAD & Netcom), 000 systems (ESTA), the ambulance clinician supervisor, state trauma systems, critical care bed access systems, interstate retrieval systems;
  3. Demonstrate capability for complex planning and logistics management tasks;
  4. Describe methods used for planning and execution of complex multi-platform retrieval missions;
  5. Demonstrate skills in prioritisation of resource use in retrieval scenarios particularly in settings of limited resource availability and competing priority for resource;
  6. Describe methods of crew mix selection and transport platform selection;
  7. Discuss the principles of aviation logistics, including flight and duty times, flight planning, weather impacts on flight planning, capabilities and limitations of various aircraft;
  8. Describe the principle features of management of hospital emergency response plans, multivictim incidents and search and rescue;
  9. Demonstrate capability in communication, in particular related to command and control, conflict resolution, crisis resource management, customer relations and team formation.

Assessment

Online MCQ quiz (10%)
Final exam (40%)
Portfolio (50%)

Workload requirements

Students are required to spend, on average, 12 hours per week on this unit across the semester (156 hours in total). This includes working through self-directed learning materials, case reviews and discussion forums through Moodle, preparation of unit assessment tasks and attendance at a 2 day (14 hours) on-campus intensive.

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Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Brett Williams

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Emergency health - paramedic practice

Co-requisites

Must be enrolled in courses 3876, 3877 or 3878.