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  • Charles Sturt University: Postgraduate Certificate in EMS Leadership and Management
    By Webmaster on March 05th, 2010

    Charles Sturt University: Postgraduate Certificate in EMS Leadership and Management

    In 2011, Charles Sturt University is introducing a new distance education course in EMS Leadership and Management. The course is designed to provide a postgraduate academic pathway for paramedics and emergency medical services (EMS) managers who wish to develop their knowledge and skills in emergency medical service leadership and management. The program will have an [...]

  • Australian Health Emergency Coordinators Conference
    By Webmaster on March 05th, 2010

    Australian Health Emergency Coordinators Conference

    Thursday 16th and Friday 17th September 2010
    Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh, NSW, Australia
    The conference will be themed “Resilience – in the face of adversity” and will be focused on health services preparedness for disaster response. Resilience is a word that is used often in multiple contexts to describe a corporate, business, enterprise, emotional, individual, organisational and/or [...]

  • By Webmaster on February 23rd, 2010

    CPE: Falls (Rozelle)

    NSW ambulance receives an average of 90,000 triple zero calls for falls annually. Falls are the second most common MPDS problem description. Do you know enough? Options for the prehospital treatment and management of falls will be discussed by Susan Thomas, from the UNSW Public Health program and Dr Jason Bendall; Senior Research Fellow and [...]

  • CSU Postgraduate Certificate in Intensive Care Paramedic Studies
    By Webmaster on February 22nd, 2010

    CSU Postgraduate Certificate in Intensive Care Paramedic Studies

    Why and what for?
    Throughout Australia, there is a growing need for paramedics with formal postgraduate qualifications in intensive care. Charles Sturt University has developed the Postgraduate Certificate in Intensive Care Paramedic Studies in consultation with ambulance industry representatives from New South Wales and other States and Territories to meet this need. The course has received [...]

  • ACAP NSW Supports HIRT Information Poster
    By Webmaster on February 22nd, 2010

    ACAP NSW Supports HIRT Information Poster

    ACAP NSW and NRMA Careflight came together recently to produce an information poster for Ambulance Officers and other emergency services regarding the function and produces of the Head Injury Retrieval Trial helicopter.
    Copies of this poster were distributed to all Ambulance Stations and other facilities within the HIRT catchment area.
    Click on the thumbnail of the poster [...]

  • ACAP Trials New Intubation Technology
    By Webmaster on February 22nd, 2010

    ACAP Trials New Intubation Technology

    ACAP (NSW) and Charles Sturt University, under the guidance of Professor Malcolm Woollard, are undertaking a randomised cross over trial comparing a conventional laryngoscope and the Airtraq in intubation. Participants for the mannequin trial will be sourced from the ACAP National Conference.
    Professor Malcolm Woollard is the Director of the Faculty of Pre-hospital Care Research Unit [...]

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Charles Sturt University: Postgraduate Certificate in EMS Leadership and Management
By Webmaster on March 05th, 2010

Charles Sturt University: Postgraduate Certificate in EMS Leadership and Management

In 2011, Charles Sturt University is introducing a new distance education course in EMS Leadership and Management. The course is designed to provide a postgraduate academic pathway for paramedics and emergency medical services (EMS) managers who wish to develop their knowledge and skills in emergency medical service leadership and management. The program will have an [...]

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Australian Health Emergency Coordinators Conference
By Webmaster on March 05th, 2010

Australian Health Emergency Coordinators Conference

Thursday 16th and Friday 17th September 2010
Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh, NSW, Australia
The conference will be themed “Resilience – in the face of adversity” and will be focused on health services preparedness for disaster response. Resilience is a word that is used often in multiple contexts to describe a corporate, business, enterprise, emotional, individual, organisational and/or [...]

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By Webmaster on February 23rd, 2010

CPE: Falls (Rozelle)

NSW ambulance receives an average of 90,000 triple zero calls for falls annually. Falls are the second most common MPDS problem description. Do you know enough? Options for the prehospital treatment and management of falls will be discussed by Susan Thomas, from the UNSW Public Health program and Dr Jason Bendall; Senior Research Fellow and [...]

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CSU Postgraduate Certificate in Intensive Care Paramedic Studies
By Webmaster on February 22nd, 2010

CSU Postgraduate Certificate in Intensive Care Paramedic Studies

Why and what for?
Throughout Australia, there is a growing need for paramedics with formal postgraduate qualifications in intensive care. Charles Sturt University has developed the Postgraduate Certificate in Intensive Care Paramedic Studies in consultation with ambulance industry representatives from New South Wales and other States and Territories to meet this need. The course has received [...]

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ACAP NSW Supports HIRT Information Poster
By Webmaster on February 22nd, 2010

ACAP NSW Supports HIRT Information Poster

ACAP NSW and NRMA Careflight came together recently to produce an information poster for Ambulance Officers and other emergency services regarding the function and produces of the Head Injury Retrieval Trial helicopter.
Copies of this poster were distributed to all Ambulance Stations and other facilities within the HIRT catchment area.
Click on the thumbnail of the poster [...]

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ACAP Trials New Intubation Technology
By Webmaster on February 22nd, 2010

ACAP Trials New Intubation Technology

ACAP (NSW) and Charles Sturt University, under the guidance of Professor Malcolm Woollard, are undertaking a randomised cross over trial comparing a conventional laryngoscope and the Airtraq in intubation. Participants for the mannequin trial will be sourced from the ACAP National Conference.
Professor Malcolm Woollard is the Director of the Faculty of Pre-hospital Care Research Unit [...]

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By Webmaster on October 02nd, 2009

National Professional Body Welcomes NSW Ambulance Report

The National President of the Australian College of Ambulance Professionals (ACAP) which represents the professional interests of Australian paramedics has welcomed the Final Report of the Inquiry into the Management and Operations of the NSW Ambulance Service.
The report was released by the Chair of the New South Wales Parliament’s General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2 [...]

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