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McManamny, Tegwyn E.; Boyd, Leanne; Sheen, Jade; Lowthian, Judy A. – Health Education Journal, 2022
Background: In rural and regional areas, older Australians have poorer health outcomes and higher rates of potentially preventable hospital admissions than their metropolitan counterparts. Paramedics may be uniquely placed to improve health outcomes of rural-dwelling older adults through involvement in primary and preventive healthcare, health…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Health Services, Emergency Medical Technicians, Rural Areas
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O'Meara, Peter; Maguire, Brian – Australian Universities' Review, 2018
Paramedics are an integral part of the Australian healthcare system and are increasingly requested to provide a growing array of services in support of improved community health. Currently there are over 6,000 undergraduate paramedic students. A pressing challenge is the development and sustainability of a dedicated group of university paramedic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Allied Health Occupations Education, Emergency Medical Technicians
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Mavin, Timothy J.; Janssens, Sarah; Kikkawa, Yoriko; Hodge, Steven; Dickie, Robyn – International Journal of Training Research, 2019
This paper reports a cross-sector reflection on a current, simulation-based program for maternity emergency management in an Australian healthcare site. It aims to develop our understandings of how learning can be enhanced through simulation and debriefing practices. It discovers how the healthcare and aviation sectors, which have seen increasing…
Descriptors: Training, Simulation, Emergency Medical Technicians, Foreign Countries
Dimeny, Ervin, Comp.; Williamson, Deborah, Comp.; Yates, Lisa, Comp.; Hinson, David, Comp. – Urban Institute, 2019
The apprenticeship movement is reshaping skills, policies, and programs in the United States at a critical moment in our country's history. This reader offers a chorus of voices emanating from different countries and populations, echoing commitment to bright, sustainable workforce futures through a well-crafted approach to this talent development…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Outcomes of Education
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Williams, Brett; Boyle, Malcolm; Molloy, Andrew; Brightwell, Richard; Munro, Graham; Service, Melinda; Brown, Ted – Research in Learning Technology, 2011
Computers and computer-assisted instruction are being used with increasing frequency in the area of undergraduate paramedic education. Paramedic students' attitudes towards the use of e-learning technology and computer-assisted instruction have received limited attention in the empirical literature to date. The objective of this study was to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Allied Health Personnel, Online Courses
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Williams, Brett – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
This paper presents the results of a descriptive longitudinal study which aimed to identify student paramedic perceptions of case based learning used in the clinical curriculum of the Bachelor of Emergency Health (BEH) degree at Monash University, Victoria, Australia. Case based learning and its integration within clinical curriculum is an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Undergraduate Students, Longitudinal Studies