Paramedicine - Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science
Allied Health
A course by
AUT
Gain advanced knowledge and skills in paramedicine and health science, equipping you for future paramedic practice with AUT's Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science (Paramedicine). Study options include on-campus block courses and online learning.
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Core skills this course teaches
Enhanced advanced clinical skills
Develop advanced clinical skills required for critical and extended paramedicine practice, including advanced airway management, resuscitation, and pharmacology.
Research and evidence-based practice
Understand and apply research methodologies and evidence-based practice principles relevant to paramedicine.
What You're Signing Up For
The Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science in Paramedicine at AUT provides health professionals with enhanced practices in paramedicine, focusing on international best practice for out-of-hospital care. The programme prepares students for potential further study at master's level and offers two focus areas: Critical Care Paramedicine and Extended Care Paramedicine. Courses access a blend of advanced clinical, research, and professional practice content, delivered through flexible options including on-campus and online learning.
Course Content
- Critical care paramedicine: advanced airway management, cardiac care, intravenous drug therapy, high-acuity patient management
- Extended care paramedicine: management of low acuity, complex conditions, primary care, remote and in-home emergency care
- Research Design and Methods
- Critical Enquiry for Evidence Based Practice
- Pacific Health Research and Design
- Māori Health Research Practice - Te Rangahau Hauora Māori
- Health Professional Practice
- Practice Reality
- Effective Supervision in Māori Health
- Resuscitation Physiology
- Advanced Resuscitation
- Contemporary Intensive Paramedicine
- Pharmacology Science and Therapeutics
- Advanced assessment and diagnostic reasoning
- Community and Remote Paramedicine
- Optional: Ultrasound Imaging
What you need to know first
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