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MD3006:03

Introduction to Emergency Medicine

Townsville

HECS Band 3

13 hours lectures, 39 hours guided learning sessions, 13 hours synthesising sessions. Full year.

Staff:

Dr P Aitken.

This subject will be a basic level introduction to emergency medicine, emphasising the scientific and medical rationale for treating some conditions on an emergency basis and the basic principles involved.

Learning Objectives:

understand the basic principles of diagnosis and management of urgent and acute medical problems;

understand the interrelationships between community, general practitioners, ambulance and other paramedical services, social workers etc and A/E services;

assess at a basic level patients with urgent problems and elicit a history of acute disease;

formulate a hypotheses of diagnosis, an appropriate plan of management, investigations and emergency treatment;

develop respect for the importance of accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment that recognise the importance of alleviating suffering and pain safely and with compassion;

display a commitment to the relief of pain and suffering, including self inflicted illnesses.

This subject is assessed within an integrated assessment program for all subjects during the academic year. Students must participate in all formative assessment tasks to achieve eligibility to sit summative assessment tasks that include in Semester 1 an integrated written assignment (10% of the year's marks) and in Semester 2 an integrated examination consisting of a written component (60%) and practical component (30%). Attendance at clinical skills sessions is mandatory and completion to a satisfactory level is required.