PAR5210 - Aeromedical and retrieval professional practice - 2017

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Organisational Unit

Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice

Coordinator(s)

Dr Tim Gray

Unit guides

Offered

Notting Hill

  • Summer semester A 2017 (Online)

Synopsis

Aeromedicine and retrieval work is a multi-disciplinary process that ensures the best outcomes for patient care.

This unit will explore the essentials of professionalism, critical thinking, problem solving, planning, peer review and reflective practices that are essential to health professionals operating in a context of constrained resources, and who, after graduation, may practice on fixed and rotary wing aircraft.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to;

  1. Demonstrate advanced communication skills in a range of operational circumstances, including the participation in critical incident debriefing;
  2. Apply effective and professional leadership skills in complex, stressed and/or time-critical environments both in the team environment or working independently
  3. Engage effectively and cooperatively with a comprehensive range of co-professional agencies and/or professional roles which support their practice;
  4. Integrate effective reflective practice, peer review and other methods of evaluation for the purpose of continued personal and professional growth and demonstrating professional behaviours;
  5. Synthesise the best available evidence and research base to support the formulation and implementation of critical care decision pathways;
  6. Recognise hazards, limitations, and/or barriers to effective practice within their operational environment and construct strategies for managing them.

Assessment

  • Examination (40%) (Hurdle)
  • Portfolio (60%) (Hurdle)

Workload requirements

Students will be expected to complete at least 6 hours of distance education directed learning and a minimum of 6 hours of private study and self-directed learning per week.

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Off-campus attendance requirements

Students will be expected to complete at least 6 hours of distance education directed learning and a minimum of 6 hours of private study and self-directed learning per week.

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

Paramedic practice

Emergency health and paramedic practice

Co-requisites

Must be enrolled in one of the following course codes: 3876, 3877, 3878, M6015