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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 | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2021, expected to be offered in 2022 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $2,889.00 |
| International Tuition Fees (NZD) | $10,674.00 |
- Limited to
- MAeroRT, MAvMed, MHealSc, PGDipAeroRT, PGDipHealSc
- Eligibility
Healthcare professionals currently employed, or interested in work, in the aviation medicine industry.
If you have not already done so, please contact the department for course advice before selecting your programme, oamu@otago.ac.nz.
- 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: Graham Denyer
- 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 is a fully distance-taught paper and is taught in even years in the second semester.
- 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
