Overview
Historical perspectives; search and rescue; primary aeromedical retrieval; secondary aeromedical retrieval and transfers; logistics of long reach retrieval; tertiary aeromedical transport; logistics of international repatriation; essential pre-flight considerations; working as a team.
This practical paper details the clinical and operational aspects of the transfer of critically ill patients by air.
About this paper
| Paper title | Medical Logistics in Aeromedical Transport |
|---|---|
| Subject | Aviation Medicine |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2026 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $3,486.75 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- MAvMed, MHealSc, PGCertAeroRT, 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
Gareth Richards
Niall McMahon
- Paper Structure
- Historical perspectives
- Search and rescue
- Primary aeromedical retrieval
- Secondary aeromedical retrieval and transfers
- Logistics of long reach retrieval
- Tertiary aeromedical transport
- Logistics of international repatriation
- Essential pre-flight considerations
- Working as a team
- Teaching Arrangements
This Distance Learning paper is taught remotely.
It is taught in odd years in the first semester.
- Textbooks
- Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Course outline
Logistics is fundamentally the coordination of movement of personnel and equipment. In the aeromedical field this concerns getting the right crew, with the right equipment, using the right platform, to the right place, at the right time. As clinicians our focus is naturally on patient care. However, understanding logistics and being able to manage and plan non-clinical aspects of patient transport are essential to being an effective retrieval clinician - even more so to those clinicians with managerial and administrative roles.
This paper explores aeromedical logistics and aims to provide an understanding of the logistic considerations and challenges involved in running an aeromedical retrieval service.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the paper will be able to:
- Describe what aeromedical logistics means and compare and contrast examples from across the spectrum of aeromedical services
- Critically appraise the systems, roles, teamwork, and decision-making processes involved in retrieval coordination and pre-flight preparation and planning
- Apply their understanding of the logistical considerations and constraints of aeromedical services to complex aeromedical taskings
Overview
Historical perspectives; search and rescue; primary aeromedical retrieval; secondary aeromedical retrieval and transfers; logistics of long reach retrieval; tertiary aeromedical transport; logistics of international repatriation; essential pre-flight considerations; working as a team.
This practical paper details the clinical and operational aspects of the transfer of critically ill patients by air.
About this paper
| Paper title | Medical Logistics in Aeromedical Transport |
|---|---|
| Subject | Aviation Medicine |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (Distance learning) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is taught and assessed remotely |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- MAvMed, MHealSc, PGCertAeroRT, 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
Dr Gareth Richards
Niall McMahon
- Paper Structure
- Historical perspectives
- Search and rescue
- Primary aeromedical retrieval
- Secondary aeromedical retrieval and transfers
- Logistics of long reach retrieval
- Tertiary aeromedical transport
- Logistics of international repatriation
- Essential pre-flight considerations
- Working as a team
- Teaching Arrangements
This distance learning paper is taught remotely.
It is taught in odd years in the first 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.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the paper will be able to:
- Describe what aeromedical logistics means and compare and contrast examples from across the spectrum of aeromedical services.
- Critically appraise the systems, roles, teamwork and decision-making processes involved in retrieval coordination and pre-flight preparation and planning.
- Apply their understanding of the logistical considerations and constraints of aeromedical services to complex aeromedical taskings.