EXTENDED CARE PARAMEDICINE

PAR3ECP

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject combines both public health and paramedic components of the course to gain the knowledge and skills essential for practice as an extended care practitioner. There will be enhancement of assessment skills, knowledge, and planning and referral systems. The student will gain insight into the broader concepts and the resources available to better enhance health outcomes for clients and their communities.

School: La Trobe Rural Health School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: David Burns

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: Yes

Work-based learning: Yes

Self sourced or Uni sourced:
Uni Sourced

Entire subject or partial subject: Partial subject

Total hours/days required: 24 hours

Location of WBL activity (region): Flexible

WBL addtional requirements: Immunisations/Police Checks/Working with Children Checks are required as is the need to travel and potentially accommodation. No simulation or scenarios as subject is completed via distance education.

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Analyse and discuss the community health care assessment model, and compare and contrast this with conventional paramedic assessments

02. Differentiate between the role of community health care worker, paramedic, and community or extended care paramedic, and explain and critique the responsibilities of an ECP within a multi-disciplinary health care team.

03. Perform a range of clinical assessments and interventions in a variety of simulated unscheduled healthcare, primary care, acute and in-patient settings.

04. Formulate patient care plans based on your knowledge of individual and social determinants of health, patient demographics, advanced patient medical interviews and clinical assessments

05. Evaluate the need for radiological, medical or surgical procedures requiring healthcare interventions beyond the scope of a community paramedic, and demonstrate the referral of patients to appropriate health services.

Bendigo, 2020, Week 30-50, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: David Burns

Class requirements

Laboratory ClassWeek: 36 - 42
Two 3.00 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 36 to week 42 and delivered via face-to-face.
students will have 2 x 3hr sim lab classes each week. Students will be divided into two groups of 20 students, and will attend either the morning or afternoon class depending on allocation. I.E morning class to run from 0900 to 1200 and afternoon class from 1300 to 1600hrs two days per week. There are no classes scheduled for week 43 as they have a major simulation event that week in a different subject

Placement - Off SiteWeek: 44 - 50
Five 10.00 hours placement - off site other recurrence on any day including weekend during the day from week 44 to week 50 and delivered via face-to-face.
clinical placement to be organised in the area of Primary Care. While all attempts will be made to obtain shifts prior to week 50, placement may be offered outside of standard semester dates.

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 30 - 35
One 2.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 30 to week 35 and delivered via online.
online education, as students will be concurrently on placement shifts for the first half of the semester.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Case study- hypothetical with subheadings (2000 word equivalent)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	30	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5
Skill station assessment 20 minutes (1000 word equivalent)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	20	SILO3, SILO4, SILO5
Written examination 1.5 hours (1500 word equivalent)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5