PAR5320 Community paramedicine 1

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Analyse and apply the practices of advanced prescribing, health promotion, health assessment, discharge planning and a range of treatment schedules using an evidence-based approach.

2. 2

   Select and interpret appropriate, cost-effective diagnostic tools and use them as an adjunct to the history and physical examination findings to formulate an appropriate diagnosis, differential diagnosis and implement an appropriate management plan.

3. 3

   Make informed decisions about diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and reflect critically on the justifications for decisions using an evidence-based approach.

4. 4

   Recognise risk factors for disease or injury, while using appropriate screening tools to be able to triage patients to remain in their home, refer to general practice or other appropriate health services.

5. 5

   Synthesise how community emergency health practitioners might relate to and coordinate with hospital emergency departments, general practitioners and other healthcare services for optimal patient-centred outcomes in the management of complex conditions.

6. 6

   Recognise the limitations of your medical knowledge, and how this relates to scope of practice, patient safety and their role within the broader health care team.