Program Overview

Prehospital Antenatal Care Online Short Course

The Prehospital Antenatal Care online short course is designed to refresh knowledge and practice in antenatal care in the prehospital setting. It is run by the paramedicine team in conjunction with the industry.

Course Overview

The course consists of 4 online modules in the form of multimedia presentations covering:

• Physiology and assessment and normal delivery
• Antenatal complications
• Complex delivery
• Neonatal resuscitation and care

Additional content is provided in the form of articles, reviews, studies, and multimedia videos to enhance learning and improve practice.

Assessments

The online short course culminates in four compulsory formative MCQ assessments, one at the end of each module.

Course Duration

The course should take approximately 16 hours of online learning, and students have 6 months to complete the online learning.

Target Audience

This short course is primarily aimed at prehospital emergency services, including:

• Intensive care paramedics
• Paramedics
• EMTs who have completed a Bachelor of Health Science in Paramedicine
• Those with an Authority to Practice (ATP) wishing to remain current with their clinical practice

It is designed with working health professionals in mind and is open to domestic and international students.

Classes

Class schedules are available, with multiple start dates throughout the year.

Course Details

• Course code: PARA004
• Start dates: Once per month
• Duration: 16 hours
• Campus: Online
• Fees: Available upon request

Disclaimer

Enrolment in this course will only be complete after course fees have been paid. AUT reserves the right to cancel courses that do not have enough students. If this happens, students will be given at least 2 or 3 days' notice and can transfer to another start date for this course.