PHC404 Paramedic Systems (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Allied Health (ALHEA)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
The objectives of this subject will focus on the many aspects of paramedic services which determine the way that health care is delivered in a community. There are a multitude of factors that influence paramedic service delivery depending on the geography, demographics, and resources available to the community. The subject will challenge the learner to engage in an analysis of the limited literature in this area and to assess sources of information from other disciplines and to engage in an exchange of ideas with other members of the paramedic, emergency, and public health community.
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| Distance | Bathurst |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: PHC404
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Restricted to students enrolled in the Postgraduate Certificate in Paramedic Service Leadership and Management, the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Practice (Paramedic), the Postgraduate Certificate in Intensive Care Paramedic Studies and Postgraduate Certificate in EMS Leadership and Management..
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to describe and analyse the structure, function, and operations of modern paramedic systems in developed countries around the world;
- be able to discuss the concept that paramedic services are a system and describe the relationships that exists between paramedic, emergency response agencies, public health, and the health care system;
- be able to differentiate the roles of supervisors, managers, and leaders in contemporary paramedic systems;
- be able to formulate a plan for measuring the quality and effectiveness of a paramedic service;
- be able to assess the value of medical oversight and clinical governance in paramedic services.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- The evolution of international paramedic systems;
- Paramedic services as a system and the linkages that exist with emergency response agencies, public health, and health care;
- The roles of supervisors, managers, and leaders in paramedic services;
- Measuring quality and effectiveness of paramedic services;
- The function of medical oversight and clinical governance in paramedic services.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.