Establishing an aeromedical service; administration of an aeromedical service; standards, quality, and quality control; international differences in approach; insurance and travel assistance; personnel selection and training; medico-legal issues; military AME; major incident response.
| Paper title | Organisation of Aeromedical Systems |
|---|---|
| Paper code | AVME722 |
| Subject | Aviation Medicine |
| EFTS | 0.2500 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2019 |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $2,801.50 |
| International Tuition Fees (NZD) | $9,869.50 |
- Limited to
- MAeroRT, MAvMed, MHealSc, PGDipAeroRT, PGDipHealSc
- Eligibility
- Healthcare professionals currently employed, or interested in work, in the aviation medicine industry
- Contact
- OAMU@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View more information on the Department of Occupational and Aviation Medicine Unit's website
- Teaching staff
- Course Director: Geoff Tothill
- Paper Structure
- Additional Paper for the Postgraduate Diploma in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport. Part of the Master of Aviation Medicine (MAvMed) and Master of Health Sciences endorsed in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport (MHealSc(AeroRT).
- Teaching Arrangements
- This paper is taught in even years in the second semester. It is a fully distance-taught paper with an optional week-long Professional Visits Programme held at various locations around the world. Where is it this year?
- Textbooks
- Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication,
Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information
literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork, global perspective, lifelong learning,
scholarship, communication, critical thinking, self-motivation, teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- The learning outcomes of this paper will coincide with the modules taught; these modules
are
- Establishing an Aeromedical Service
- Administration of an Aeromedical (Patient Transport) Service
- Standards, Quality and Quality Control
- International Differences in Approach
- Insurance and Medical Assistance
- Personnel Selection and Training
- Medicolegal Issues in Aeromedical Transport
- Military Aeromedical Evacuation
- Major Incident Response
