Urgent treatment centers: In this first theme, you will gain an in depth and applied knowledge and understanding of the various approaches that are used to care for those presenting to urgent treatment centers with a range of common presentations and through this, demonstrate systematic knowledge of underlying aetiology of these presenting complaints. This will involve demonstrating competence in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the care of those accessing these services. This will include those presenting with minor injuries such as sprains and strains, fractures, lacerations, and other minor infections or illness.
Emergency Department: In this second theme, you will gain an in depth and applied knowledge and understanding of the various approaches that are used to care for those presenting to the Emergency Department with a range of common presentations, and through this, demonstrate systematic knowledge of underlying aetiology of these presenting complaints. This will involve demonstrating competence in triage, assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating the care of those referred to those presenting to the Emergency Department (ED). This will include people presenting due to injury including major trauma, or due to acute medical or surgical complaints, such as infections, respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological issues etc., that may require further acute care management as an inpatient or in the community.
Acute Assessment Units: In this third theme, you will gain an in depth and applied knowledge and understanding of the various approaches that are used to care for those referred to acute assessment units with a range of common presentations and through this, demonstrate systematic knowledge of underlying aetiology of these presenting complaints. This will involve demonstrating competence in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the care of those referred to these services via the community, or through the Emergency Department (ED). This will include people presenting with acute medical or surgical complaints, such as infections, respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological issues etc., that may require further acute care management as an inpatient or in the community.
Critical care: In this final theme, you will gain an in depth and applied knowledge and understanding of the various approaches that are used to care for those in critical care, and through this, demonstrate systematic knowledge of underlying aetiology of these presenting complaints. This will involve demonstrating competence in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the care of those requiring critical care.
Working within teams to meet urgent, unscheduled and critical care needs: In this final theme, students will have the opportunity to pull together the knowledge from across the module, specifically in relation to managing those in urgent, unscheduled, and critical care settings within a team. Students will also be introduced to the role of teamwork in the management of patients and the impact of this on decision making, standardized communication and escalation techniques, by exploring a range of case studies and opportunities to practice in simulation.