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Terror Medicine Principles & Responses (MEDI90108)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
About this subject
Contact information
April
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
| Availability | April - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| 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 knowledge through oral, written and web-based media
Last updated: 8 November 2024
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: 8 November 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
2 x quizzes or short answer questions
| Week 4 and Week 8 | 20% |
Case study
| Week 4 | 20% |
Participation in discussion board
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Participation in workshop group activities | During Workshop, week 6-8. | 10% |
Paper
| 4 weeks after the end of teaching period | 40% |
Last updated: 8 November 2024
Dates & times
- April
Coordinator George Braitberg Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours All learning is conducted online, with two face-to-face workshops (Saturday 22 June and Sunday 23 June 2024). It is highly recommended students attend campus for these workshops, but they may attend virtually. Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 22 April 2024 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 29 April 2024 to 23 June 2024 Last self-enrol date 23 April 2024 Census date 17 May 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 June 2024 Assessment period ends 21 July 2024 April contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Additional delivery details
Compulsory workshops (Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June 2024) which will be delivered on campus and online for students unable to attend campus.
Last updated: 8 November 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Disaster and Terror Medicine Course Graduate Certificate in Disaster and Terror Medicine Course Specialist Certificate in Disaster and Terror Medicine - 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: 8 November 2024