School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

  • Unit Title

    Community Health Care for Paramedics 3
  • Unit Code

    PST6106
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr David John FORD

Description

Students who complete this unit will develop an understanding of the community health care assessment model and how it differs from conventional paramedic assessments. Students will extend their understanding of minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex patient, and develop an approach to case management, including following care and referral decisions. Students will further develop an understanding of their role as an Extended Care Paramedic in patient care, exploring risk management and professional responsibilities.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PST5104

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Compare and contrast the community care paramedic role in the care of minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex patient to that of the emergency paramedic care.
  2. Critically appraise the professional responsibilities of the extended care paramedic.
  3. Develop evidence based care plans for patients suffering from illness related to minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex patient.
  4. Develop safe and effective care plans for patients suffering from minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex patient.
  5. Evaluate and critique the range of therapeutic and rehabilitative approaches that may be applied to individuals or groups experiencing minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, and health promotion related issues or illness.

Unit Content

  1. Advanced primary care and collaborative care/management of patients with illness related to minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex patient.
  2. Cultural, psychological, bioethical and legal issues relevant to scope of paramedical practice and decision making framework.
  3. Current research and principles of evidence-based practice relevant to an area of paramedical specialisation.
  4. Pathophysiology related to patients with minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex patient.
  5. Pharmacotherapies, surgical and/or interventional therapies, mechanical and bioelectrical interventions (where applicable) appropriate to patients with minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex illnesses.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online lectures and tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioPortfolio45%
AssignmentAssignment25%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination30%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioPortfolio45%
AssignmentAssignment25%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination30%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Community Health Care for Paramedics 3
  • Unit Code

    PST6106
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr David John FORD

Description

Students who complete this unit will develop an understanding of the community health care assessment model and how it differs from conventional paramedic assessments. Students will extend their understanding of minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex patient, and develop an approach to case management, including following care and referral decisions. Students will further develop an understanding of their role as an Extended Care Paramedic in patient care, exploring risk management and professional responsibilities.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PST5104

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Compare and contrast the community care paramedic role in the care of minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex patient to that of the emergency paramedic care.
  2. Critically appraise the professional responsibilities of the extended care paramedic.
  3. Develop evidence based care plans for patients suffering from illness related to minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex patient.
  4. Develop safe and effective care plans for patients suffering from minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex patient.
  5. Evaluate and critique the range of therapeutic and rehabilitative approaches that may be applied to individuals or groups experiencing minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, and health promotion related issues or illness.

Unit Content

  1. Advanced primary care and collaborative care/management of patients with illness related to minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex patient.
  2. Cultural, psychological, bioethical and legal issues relevant to scope of paramedical practice and decision making framework.
  3. Current research and principles of evidence-based practice relevant to an area of paramedical specialisation.
  4. Pathophysiology related to patients with minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex patient.
  5. Pharmacotherapies, surgical and/or interventional therapies, mechanical and bioelectrical interventions (where applicable) appropriate to patients with minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex illnesses.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online lectures and tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioPortfolio45%
AssignmentAssignment25%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination30%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioPortfolio45%
AssignmentAssignment25%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination30%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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