24 points, SCA Band 2, 0.500 EFTSL
Postgraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
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Synopsis
This unit has been created in collaboration with the Alfred Emergency and Trauma Centre for students seeking credit from studies in Emergency and Trauma Evidence Based Medicine; Emergency and Trauma Research Methods; Emergency and Trauma Clinical Leadership and Management and Trauma Theory and Practice.
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
Emergency and Trauma Evidence Based Medicine
- Understand the benefits and limitations of evidence based medicine
- Perform a comprehensive search of the medical literature
- Describe quantitative techniques for data collection and basic analysis for reporting data
- Critically appraise studies of therapy, harm, diagnosis and prognosis
- Interpret information generated by systematic reviews
Emergency and Trauma Research Methods
- Create a research question amenable to rigorous scientific investigation
- Design a research protocol
- Justify the selection of the research methodology
- Identify ethical issues related to the proposed study
- Transform information gathered as part of the proposed study into usable data for scientific analysis
Emergency and Trauma Clinical Leadership and Management
- Implement a robust and defensible approach to clinical leadership in the emergency and trauma context;
- Apply a critically reflective approach towards the management of human resources' issues in the emergency and trauma context;
- Positively influence key stakeholders within the emergency and trauma context
- Critically evaluate quality improvement measures in the emergency and trauma context
- Apply high-level analytical and leadership skills in relation to the implementation of a range of health care projects of relevance to the emergency and trauma context ;
Trauma Theory and Practice
- Implement specialist medical diagnostic skills during the assessment and management of trauma patients
- Apply specialist trauma medical knowledge and skills to the resuscitation of the critically injured trauma patient
- Critically apply an evidence-based approach towards the implementation of medical procedural and technical skills required in the trauma setting
- Integrate trauma medical theory with practical experience across a range of patient cases and situations
- Apply a critically reflective approach towards the management of trauma patients
Assessment
Emergency and Trauma Evidence Based Medicine
- Assignment 1 (1,000 words) (20%)
- Assignment 2 (1,000 words) (40%) (Hurdle)
- Online exercices - participation & content 1,000 words (40%) (Hurdle)
Emergency and Trauma Research Methods
- Assignment 1 (1,000 words) (20%)
- Assignment 2 (2,000 words & 10 minute oral presentation) (40%) (Hurdle)
- Online exercises participation & content (3000 words) (40%) (Hurdle)
Emergency and Trauma Clinical Leadership and Management
- 12 weekly online discussion questions (1000 words) (40%)
- Written report (4,000 words) (40%) (Hurdle)
- Personal reflection (1000 words) (20%)
Trauma Theory and Practice
- Online MCQ for each topic (1,000 words) (30%)
- Workplace based case review report (3,000 words) (40% Hurdle)
- Six mini-CEX assessments (3,000 words) (30%) (Hurdle)
HURDLE REQUIREMENTS:
- Observership: attendance at minimum prescribed practicum hours with logbook evidence
- Attendance at two day "Trauma Resuscitation Workshop"