HCPAR5001 Clinical Paramedicine 1
This unit, in conjunction with the unit HCPAR 5011: Paramedic Clinical Diagnostics 1 introduces the student to paramedicine, pre hospital care and the paramedic profession. Utilising models of practice, the student will develop the fundamentals of paramedicine practical and theoretical clinical competencies. These will include an introduction to the pre-hospital ambulance management of patients both at scene and in moving vehicles, lifting and transferring of patients, working as a member of the health care team and written and interpersonal communications in paramedicine. The unit will also review Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) issues, an introduction to aspects of law and ethics, and Patient Care Records (PCR) in paramedicine. This leads to undertaking basic and advanced life support in a paramedic context including treatment delivered in resuscitation, medical, trauma and psychological health crises. Throughout the unit problem-based and Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), learning models will be used and students will be constantly encouraged to develop critical thinking processes.
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) unit fee
A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is one that is subsidised by the Australian Government, which means students only pay the student contribution amount of the tuition fee. CSPs are only available to eligible domestic students.
The student contribution amount depends on the unit and how much funding the Government provides. Each unit is classified into a band based on its discipline (which may be different to your overall course discipline).
2025 student contribution amount: $1,164
2025 grandfathered student contribution amount (for students who commenced before 1 Jan 2021*): $1,164
* If you are a continuing student (who commenced your course before 1 January 2021) you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.