Graduate Certificate of Critical Care Paramedicine

Designed to provide the paramedic with the necessary knowledge and skills for a career in critical care Paramedicine.

The course focuses on the clinical issues directly related to practice, and develops a greater depth of understanding of the pathophysiology, assessment and management of cardiac, medical and obstetric patients in the acute emergency setting.

Students will learn advanced-level clinical knowledge to apply to their daily paramedic practice, while at the same time learning advanced skills in evidence-based practice.

The combination of advanced clinical knowledge and 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.

• Communicate specialised medical and paramedical knowledge, research principles and methods to demonstrate a high level of critical care Paramedicine.
• Apply cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate and evaluate complex ideas, concepts and theories in critical care paramedical contexts.
• Use self-management skills to initiate, appraise and operate in complex critical care professional environments.