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Graduate Diploma of Extended Care Paramedicine
Edith Cowan University ECU
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00279B
Designed to provide the paramedic with the necessary knowledge and skills for a career in critical care. The course focuses on the clinical issues directly related to practice, and develops a greater depth of understanding to enhance clinical decision making and critical thinking. Students will learn advanced-level clinical knowledge to apply to their daily paramedical practice, while at the same time learning advanced skills in evidence-based practice and research. The 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 community.
Structure
- 6 Units
- 120 Credit Points
- Clinical or professional work placement requirement
Subjects
- Extended Care Paramedicine 1
- Extended Care Paramedicine 2
- Advanced Obstetrics for Paramedics
- Paediatrics for Critical Care Paramedics
- Extended Care Paramedicine Practicum
- Extended Care Paramedicine 3
Standard entry requirements
University admission requirements apply. All applicants are required to have a Bachelors degree in Paramedicine, or have completed a Graduate Certificate of Extended Care Paramedicine, with equivalents considered. Alternatively applicants can have equivalent prior learning including at least five years appropriate professional experience.
Study pathways
Further studies: Master of Paramedic Practitioner
Further information
Related careers: Paramedic Practitioner, Paramedic, Extended Care Paramedic, Advanced Care Paramedic, Community Paramedic. Non-Standard Timetable: This course can be studied entirely online when suitable agreements have been established to provide supervision of the practical components of the course. However, if suitable supervisors and/or facilities are not available at the time, attendance at the Joondalup Campus will be required. In the absence of clinical placement settings, on-campus intensive workshops will be provided to meet the learning outcomes of individual units.
