Event Information
Emergency Medicine Theory and Practice
22/07/2024 to 03/11/2024
79 Educational activity
31 Performance review
6 MOPS (Emergency Medicine) hours
Emergency Medicine
Online
Respond to medical emergencies
Provide expert medical care in all rural contexts 
Provide safe medical care while working in geographic and professional isolation
Practice medicine within an ethical, intellectual and professional framework
Professional (PRO)

Emergency Medicine Theory and Practice

This course provides a practical opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge and skills required of an advance emergency medicine practitioner. Students will be required to complete online studies over a twelve week program, and to complement this undertake a minimum number of practicum placement hours in an Emergency Department setting under the supervision of accredited faculty.

Contact hours:
110.00
Total hours:
110.00
 
Total hours includes:
Skills assessment hours:
31.00
 
Learning objectives

On completion of this course, students should:

  1. Develop specialist skills in diagnosis during the acute phase of illness or injury
  2. Develop specialist knowledge and skills in resuscitation
  3. Create a personal evidence-base for a range of common procedural and technical skills required in the emergency setting


 

Assessment information

Hurdle requirements:

  • Completion of prescribed practicum hours with logbook evidence
  • Attendance to a five-day interactive program, to be held at The Alfred.
    Assessments:
  • Online exercises – participation and content for each topic (30%)
  • Workplace based case review with 3000 word report and presentation (40%)
  • Four OSCE’s (30%)

 

Additional information

Eligible for 3 days Procedural Grant Funding under Emergency Medicine for attendance at the Week Intensive Program.

Provider Information
Alfred Health - Emergency and Trauma Centre
Ms Angela Hodges
03 90768424
a.hodges2@alfred.org.au
55 Commercial Road
MELBOURNE
VIC, 3004