Graduate Certificate of Critical Care Paramedicine

Edith Cowan University

Designed to provide the paramedic with the necessary knowledge and skills for a career in critical care ParamedicineThe course focuses on the clinical issues directly related to practice and develops a greater depth of understanding of the pathophysiology assessment and management of cardiac medical and obstetric patients in the acute emergency setting Students will learn advancedlevel clinical knowledge to apply to their daily paramedic practice while at the same time learning advanced skills in evidencebased practice The combination of advanced clinical knowledge and skills provides students with the ability to continuously improve their own clinical practice as well as impact on the organisation they are employed by and the broader Paramedicine communityCourse learning outcomesCommunicate specialised medical and paramedical knowledge research principles and methods to demonstrate a high level of critical care ParamedicineApply cognitive technical and creative skills to investigate and evaluate complex ideas concepts and theories in critical care paramedical contextsUse selfmanagement skills to initiate appraise and operate in complex critical care professional environmentsCareer OpportunitiesGraduates of this program will be wellplaced to take on the clinical leadership challenges of ParamedicinePossible future job titlescritical care paramedic intensive care paramedic paramedic extended care paramedic