Graduate Diploma of Critical Care Paramedicine

Edith Cowan University

Designed to provide the paramedic with the necessary knowledge and skills for a career as a team leader or sole responder in critical care ParamedicineThe course focuses on the clinical issues directly related to practice and develops a greater depth of understanding to enhance clinical decisionmaking and critical thinkingStudents will learn advancedlevel clinical knowledge to apply to their dailyparamedical practice while at the same time learning advanced skills in evidencebased practiceThe combination of advanced clinical knowledge and applied research 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 complex medical and paramedical knowledge research principles and methods to demonstrate an advanced level of critical care ParamedicineApply cognitive technical and creative skills to investigate evaluate and synthesise complex ideas concepts and theories in critical care paramedical contextsUse high level selfmanagement skills to initiate appraise and operate in complex and dynamic professional environmentsCareer OpportunitiesGraduates of this program will be wellplaced to take on the clinical leadership challenges of ParamedicinePossible future job titlesParamedic Advanced Care Paramedic Critical Care Paramedic Intensive Care Paramedic