Course Listing For Primary Care Paramedicine
Clinical Rotation: PCP
Required - Minimum Grade: Pass
This course provides On the Job experience for the Primary Care Paramedic student in hospital clinical environments and has an observational rotation with a working paramedic team as a subcomponent. This rotation is designed to place the student with a clinical preceptor for developmental mentoring and contact exposure in various health related environments. The Paramedicine student will have exposure to the hospital and Paramedicine work environment with the aim of exposing the student to patients who have entered the health delivery system, as well as to gain an appreciation for the roles of the different health related professions providing care. Rotation areas include shifts in Labor and Delivery, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Respiratory Therapy, Pathology Lab for autopsy observation, the various areas involved with graduated care in the Emergency Department, exposure to children in a daycare setting and to community services which provide transportation for persons with special needs. The students are exposed to paramedicine shift work on an observational status totaling 144 hrs. They will be expected to perform effectively as a paramedic team member in a limited role and exhibit professional conduct at the work place and while involved with patients and other health professionals.
Hours: 244
Course Code: PCP-1050
Practicum Rotation: PCP
Required - Minimum Grade: Pass
This course provides On the Job experience for the Primary Care Paramedic student. This rotation is designed to place the student with a qualified Paramedic preceptor in the prehospital workplace for developmental mentoring and assessment of skills and integration of knowledge at the entry to practice level of competency. The Paramedicine student will have exposure to the Paramedicine work environment and provide supervised care to obtain the confidence and skills integration essential to paramedic practice. The Primary Care Paramedic in their practicum rotation will be able to gather patient information, assess the patient's condition and initiate necessary medical interventions in a fluid, integrated and timely manner. They will be expected to perform effectively as a paramedic team member and exhibit professional conduct at the work place and while involved with patients and other health professionals.
Hours: 512
Course Code: PCP-1100
Skills and Scenarios: PCP
Required - Minimum Grade: Pass
This course provides the individual and small group instruction and practice opportunities enabling the student to obtain the confidence and skills integration essential to Paramedicine practice in scheduled lab sessions. The instructional aspect of the course will provide demonstrations and applications of equipment, procedures and a variety of scenarios to illustrate a broad range of incidents that a paramedic might encounter. The skills are introduced didactically within other PCP level courses and integrated into scenario based simulated patient contact experiences under Lab facilitator supervision in small group or individual training environments. Primary Care Paramedics in practice will be able to gather patient information, assess the patient's condition and initiate necessary medical interventions in a fluid, integrated, timely manner. The team approach to application of skills will be covered, practiced and evaluated prior to the student starting their Practicum and OJT training rotations where they must perform as a member of a Paramedic team. Completing the scenario course is a requirement for the Practicum rotation course.
Hours: 60
Course Code: PCP-1130
Anatomy and Physiology: PCP
Required - Minimum Grade: 70%
An understanding of anatomy and physiology is essential for the pre-hospital practitioner. This course allows for the introductory study of structure and function of the body in the normal state. It serves as the basis for understanding pathophysiology and altered body states caused by illness. The focus for the Primary Care Paramedicine student will be the individual body organ systems, their components and processes, and how they interrelate.
Hours: 45
Course Code: PCP-1000
Clinical Practice A: PCP
Required - Minimum Grade: 70%
This Course has two sections; the first section covers the pathophysiology, diagnostics and therapeutics for illness and injuries related to the Cardiovascular System. The second section includes Infectious disorders, Immune, and Integumentary System conditions. The focus in each section is the underlying pathology related to altered physiology, assessment, and prehospital management for conditions within the scope of practice for the Primary Care Paramedic. Topics will include a review of the anatomy and physiology of the system, and interpretation of signs and symptoms that the patient would present. The knowledge gained in this course will assist the paramedic to develop a working differential diagnosis for the patient presentation and allow the initiation of approved management for that patient's condition. All components of Basic Cardiac Life Support will be covered. Traumatic Injuries to the systems covered in this course are introduced and will be covered in more detail in the Traumatology course.
Hours: 45
Course Code: PCP-1010
Clinical Practice B: PCP
Required - Minimum Grade: 70%
This course has two sections; the first explores the pathophysiology, diagnostics and therapeutics for illness and injuries to the Respiratory System, the second section covers Gastro Intestinal, Genito Urinary, Renal, Endocrine Systems disorders as a group. The focus in each section is the underlying pathology related to altered physiology, assessment, and management for conditions within the scope of practice for the Primary Care Paramedic. Topics will include a brief review of the anatomy and physiology of the system, and interpretation of signs and symptoms that a patient would present. The knowledge gained in this course will assist the paramedic in developing a working differential diagnosis for the patient's presentation and allow the initiation of approved management of that patient's condition. Traumatic injuries to the systems covered in this course are introduced and will be covered in more detail in the Traumatology course.
Hours: 45
Course Code: PCP-1020
Clinical Practice C: PCP
Required - Minimum Grade: 70%
This Course has four areas of study; the first section introduces the pathophysiology, diagnostics and therapeutics for illness and injuries to Geriatric patients. The second section relates to Neurological and Psychiatric patients. Within the Neuro / Psych area of study the student will be introduced to the pathophysiology, assessment and management of neurological injury/illness and psychological issues involving substance dependency, maladaptive and pathological behavioral problems. The third section covers illness and injuries relating to Eyes, ears, nose, and throat (EENT) and the final section covered will be a study of environmentally related conditions and injuries and how these factors can influence patient condition and management. The focus in each section is the underlying pathology related to altered physiology, assessment, and management for conditions within the scope of practice for the Primary Care Paramedic. The knowledge gained in this course will assist the Paramedic to develop a working differential diagnosis for the patient's presentation and allow the initiation of approved management for that patient's condition. Traumatic injuries related to the systems in this course are introduced and will be covered in more detail in the Traumatology course.
Hours: 45
Course Code: PCP-1030
Clinical Practice D: PCP
Required - Minimum Grade: 70%
This course has three sections; it introduces the pathophysiology, diagnostics and therapeutics for illness and injuries for each section. The first section encompasses Toxicology and Multi system disorders. Within the Multi system topic area, conditions from the Nervous and Musculoskeletal Systems are also explored in relation to their wide spread effect on the body. The second section will cover the basic components of the female reproductive system; anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, assessment and management. There will be an introduction to labor and delivery, encompassing complications, their management and neonatal assessment. In the third section the student will attain the knowledge and skills needed to effectively assess and treat the pediatric patient, a unique segment of our population. The student will be introduced to child development, pediatric specific diseases and clinical conditions. The focus on each section is the underlying pathology related to altered physiology, assessment, and management for conditions within the scope of practice for the Primary Care Paramedic. Traumatic injuries related to the systems in this course are introduced with more emphasis given to them in the Trauma course.
Hours: 45
Course Code: PCP-1040
Communications in Paramedicine Practice: PCP
Required - Minimum Grade: 70%
This course is designed to enhance the learner's understanding of a variety of aspects of both verbal and written communication. The focus will be on developing stronger listening skills, recognizing non-verbal messages, recognizing the impact of personal non-verbal behavior in relation to others and communicating effectively both verbally and in writing in a professional manner. Assignments involve completing Patient Care Reports(PCR) forms and other reports in an accurate and concise manner. There will be activities that involve role-playing to simulate challenging environments where data needs to be ascertained. Learners will also cover topics on sensitivity to ensure that approaches to conversation result in positive outcomes.
Hours: 45
Course Code: PCP-1060
Medical Terminology for Allied Health Providers: PCP
Required - Minimum Grade: 70%
This Medical terminology course is a self directed study unit designed to ensure mastery of the medical language. This course enables the learner to use and understand the medical terminology common to most allied health personnel. This is accomplished by categorizing related terms into easily learned units and introducing the student to the structure of medical language. By learning prefixes, suffixes, and word roots, the learner will be able to build, use, and spell medical words that relate to body systems and body organization. Common abbreviations and symbols are also included. The completion of this course will equip the student with an understanding of the terms included in the course text, and the basis for recognizing and understanding new and unfamiliar terms introduced in other Paramedicine courses and used in clinical and practical settings.
Hours: 45
Course Code: PCP-1070
Patient Assessment: PCP
Required - Minimum Grade: 70%
This course provides the learner the opportunity to integrate knowledge with application. The expectation for the learner is to have the ability to perform a thorough and concise patient assessment, integrated with communication skills, providing the foundation for pre-hospital care. Assessments in both medical and traumatic situations, history taking and documentation, both oral and written, are included in this course. This course will include an introduction to the skills related to vital signs, airway management, ECG monitoring, Basic Cardiac Life Support, automatic external defibrillation (AED), and intravenous therapy. Primary Care Paramedics in practice will be able to gather patient information, assess the patient's condition and initiate necessary medical interventions in a fluid, integrated and timely manner. Learners will have a series of labs for skills instruction to complement the classroom theory.
Hours: 60
Course Code: PCP-1080
Introduction to Pharmacology: PCP
Required - Minimum Grade: 70%
This course is designed to introduce Pharmacology in Paramedicine Practice. The student will explore general classes of medications commonly used in the Canadian Health Care System with particular focus on medications used in the prehospital field of medicine. As well, an awareness of commonly prescribed medications which their patients may be using will be necessary to integrate the Paramedics pharmacological interventions with the patients existing medication regime. Students will achieve success in this course through the study of drug nomenclature, legal issues, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, medication administration, metric system and dosage calculation. Integration of this knowledge with patient assessment skills will allow the paramedic to manage many medical emergencies.
Hours: 45
Course Code: PCP-1090
Professional Practice A: PCP
Required - Minimum Grade: 70%
This course will cover a diverse group of topics relating to Health Systems Design and Delivery and the professional and legal responsibilities of a paramedic. The Emergency Health Services system (EHS) is a comprehensive array of people, resources, and equipment that are integrated simultaneously to achieve clinical excellence, response time reliability, customer satisfaction and economic efficiency. As an essential component of the EHS system, paramedics need to be aware of all aspects of service design and delivery including identifying system components, medical oversight, continuous quality improvement and research. Pre-hospital practitioners will, throughout their career, be faced with issues that require the paramedic to maintain a professional approach as well as have knowledge of the legal system in Canada and how paramedicine is affected by it. This course will address the structure of the Canadian legal system, the Criminal Code, Testifying in Court, Negligence, Patient Rights, Wills, and Crime Scene Awareness, as well as legal issues related to the delivery of pre-hospital care. Understanding these issues helps the paramedic to understand their role and responsibilities as a pre-hospital provider.
Hours: 45
Course Code: PCP-1110
Professional Practice B: PCP
Required - Minimum Grade: 70%
This course introduces a variety of topics including vehicle rescue and extrication, mass casualty incidents, disaster planning and special population groups. The student will explore the paramedic's role in many situations which will present challenges in paramedicine practice in a variety of environments. The integration of prehospital health care delivery with the activities of the other emergency responders such as firefighters, security forces, police etc will be a focus in each of the sections. Working with special population groups will be an area which will test the paramedic's adaptability and critical thinking. The Emergency Health System in a multiple casualty incident will test the students ability to function in several roles with varying responsibilities as they learn about triage of patients and the prioritization of these injured for transport. An additional area of study will introduce the Paramedic to medical literature including research data so they can appropriately choose and utilize it in evidence based practice.
Hours: 45
Course Code: PCP-1120
Traumatology: PCP
Required - Minimum Grade: 70%
This course is designed to introduce the student to the kinematics of trauma, traumatic pathophysiology, related diagnostics and therapeutics. It will provide the learner with current and up to date prehospital assessment techniques and current trends in management. Equipment usage related to the management and transportation of a patient who has experienced a trauma related injury will be incorporated into the material presented. This course will include as a subsection, the Basic Trauma Life Support course(BTLS). Students will be granted this national qualification upon successful course completion.
Hours: 45
Course Code: PCP-1140