Terror Medicine Principles & Responses (MEDI90108)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
Contact information
May
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
| Availability | May |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject will provide essential skills and knowledge for recognising and responding to specific terror events and their corresponding clinical and health service management.
Students will learn to apply relevant frameworks for evaluating terror events. They will practise planning and applying management strategies to authentic scenarios and simulations, developing problem solving and communication skills relevant to extreme conditions and crisis situations.
Topics covered will include:
- Characteristics of terrorism and a typology of terror attacks and perpetrators
- Organisational aspects of terror medicine including preparing for a terror-related surge
- Injuries associated with specific attacks
- Managing multiple casualty incidents
- Emergency field and hospital processes during and following a terror event including resilience and recovery
- Broader community responses to terror events at state and national levels involving different agencies, including military responses.
Teaching/learning formats include:
- Online modules
- Discussion boards
- Required readings
- Case studies
- Written assignments
- 2-day intensive workshop including simulation activities, guest speakers
- The informal exchange of insights and experiences among participants is a key aspect of learning.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Identify a typology of terror attacks and perpetrators of terrorism and apply to various scenarios;
- Analyse the factors that underpin level of organisational response for a terror‐related surge of casualties;
- Devise methods to address the complex physical and psychological factors involved in after care and recovery post event;
- Develop creative and flexible problem‐solving and communication skills as they relate to extreme conditions, crisis situations, limited resources, and a range of often dangerous environments;
- Evaluate models of preparedness for different types of terror events e.g.'lone wolf', shootings, bombings, chemical and biological attacks; and
- Critically assess the clinical and health service risk and impact of terror events.
Generic skills
- The capacity for information seeking, retrieval and evaluation
- Critical thinking and analytical skills
- An openness to new ideas
- The ability to communicate scientific knowledge through oral, written and web-based media
- The ability to apply knowledge and implement clinical and health service responses for different types of terror events during all the phases of the disaster management cycle
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
2 x quizzes or short answer questions
| Mid-term and end of term | 20% |
Case study
| Mid-term | 20% |
Participation in discussion board
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Participation in workshop group activities Hurdle requirement: Students must participate in workshop group activities in order to pass the subject. | During face-to-face workshop approx week 6-8. | 10% |
Paper
| 4 weeks after the end of teaching period | 40% |
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Dates & times
- May
Coordinator George Braitberg Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours All learning is conducted online, except for two compulsory face-to-face workshops (Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th June). Students will be required to attend campus on these dates. Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 24 April 2023 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should read through the information in Week 0 which provides information about the structure of the subject, subject readings and resources, assessments, and the teaching staff. Teaching period 1 May 2023 to 25 June 2023 Last self-enrol date 25 April 2023 Census date 12 May 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 June 2023 Assessment period ends 2 July 2023 May contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Additional delivery details
Compulsory face-to-face workshops
- Saturday 17th June
- Sunday 18th June
Students will be required to attend campus on these dates.
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Further information
- Texts
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
In order to be considered for Community Access Program entry, applicants must have completed:
a. A medical degree or,
b. An undergraduate degree in any discipline and at least three years of documented relevant work experience in a health management, paramedicine, nursing or equivalent role.
Applicants would require course coordinator approval prior to enrolment in the CAP subjects
Last updated: 10 November 2023