Program Overview

Program Overview

The Sydney Professional Certificate in Retrieval Medicine is designed to provide graduates with specialized knowledge in retrieval medicine. Graduates will be able to explain the theory that underpins the operational environment of retrieval medicine, including safety systems, clinical governance, and human factors.

Program Objectives

Graduates of this Professional Certificate will be able to:

• Explain the theory that underpins the operational environment of retrieval medicine, including safety systems, clinical governance, and human factors
• Analyze the conditions that impact on patient and retrieval crew outcomes and critique the application of best practice in different retrieval situations
• Critique:
  • appropriate prehospital trauma care
  • critical care issues specific to different transport modes
  • issues regarding special groups that are increasingly encountered in retrieval medicine
• Describe equipment and monitoring in retrieval medicine

Program Structure

Students must complete 12 credit points of 5000-level units of study, including:

• CRIT5006 Retrieval Med - Operational Environment (6 credit points)
• CRIT5007 Clinical Retrieval Medicine (6 credit points), with a prerequisite of CRIT5006

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