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Autism Awareness and Paramedic Practice
About The Event
Autism Awareness and Paramedic Practice
Tuesday 14th of July 2020, 15:00 AEST
This insightful webinar will provide paramedics with a better understanding of autism; what it is and what is isn’t and strategies to manage a patient on the spectrum.
First you will hear first hand experience from David Birch, a father and paramedic. He will teach you to recognise the signs that a person is on the spectrum and provide techniques to use when responding to achieve better outcomes for the patient.
Then you will hear from Ambulance Victoria's Adrian Pace, who will present their pilot training in autism specific de-escalation skills for children with behaviours of concern . This presentation will discuss some of the early findings, challenges and experiences.
Further information
Tuesday 14th July 2020, 15:00 AEST
The webinar will be held online via Zoom.
Please register via the "Tickets" tab.
If you registered late and have not received your webinar log in details via email, you can still view the online event by following the instructions below.
WATCH VIA THE ACP WEBSITE
Make sure you are logged in to your ACP member account.
Click Here to Join at the time of the webinar. When you are on the Autism Awareness and Paramedic Practice event page, scroll down to the event information section. The far right tab will say "Online", click on this tab and then click on "View event stream". Enter your email and name and click submit. If you would like to use the chat function, scroll down and click on "Chat as a guest". Enter your full name, click accept terms and "join". The webinar screen will appear on the ACP webpage.
Please enter any questions you have in the chat box. The presenter will go through questions at the end of their session.
Speakers
David Birch
David started with Queensland Ambulance Service in 2007 under the diploma system and graduated as an acute care paramedic in 2010. His son was born in 2011 and diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in 2015. In 2018 David starting presenting on the topic of autism awareness with the aim to provide paramedics with valuable information on how to recognise and manage a patient with Autism.
Adrian Pace
Adrian Pace is an Acting Senior Team Manager with Ambulance Victoria. He has been a paramedic for 8 years. He has been involved with the de-escalation project for the last 6 months.
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| ACP Member ticket | Free |
| Non-member ticket | $19.00 |