Day Five: Transition to Professional Practice

Friday 16th April BST & AEST

Day five of the International Education Conference focusses on the theme of Transition to Professional Practice. There is now global recognition that paramedic practice is a unique healthcare discipline with its own evolving professional standards. Paramedic educators are charged with developing entrants to the profession to enable them to practice safely and independently to the highest standards, at the same time as paramedicine itself continues its journey of professionalisation. Education is fundamental to this transition and today is an opportunity for in depth engagement with the challenges of Transition to Professional Practice.

Keynote Speaker ​

• Sam Willis Lecturer and Course Coordinator for the Bachelor of Science (Paramedicine), Curtin University. Connection, reflection and participation: creating paramedic communities of practice (PCoP) to support students during Work Integrated Learning (WIL): an Australian perspective. - This presentation reports the findings of a national survey relating to the experiences of student paramedics during WIL with jurisdictional ambulance services and discusses the use of paramedic-specific communities of practice (CoP) as a process for supporting students through the complex WIL environment.

Abstract Submissions ​

• The fitting child: a case report illustrating the challenges of dissociative seizures in the pre-hospital setting Shannon Bernard Healey, UK ​
• The Perpetuating Elements Paradigm: Optimising motivation and self-development potential within the leadership, education and clinical domains Benjamin Haselwood, UK ​
• Preparedness for Professional Practice: Final Year Paramedicine Undergraduate Perceptions Lucinda Mayor, Australia ​
• Watson the wellness dog: Impact of a wellness dog on study-related anxiety in undergraduate paramedicine students Lisa Holmes, Australia ​
• Career Intentions of Australian Undergraduate Paramedic Students Scott Devenish, Australia ​
• Are we preparing future paramedics to support patients experiencing partner abuse? Simon Sawyer, Australia ​
• Near Peer Teaching in Paramedicine Education Steve Whitfield, Australia ​
• Nearpod is like PowerPoint on Steroids Amanda Hlushak, Australia

To view and download the abstract submissions CLICK HERE

Presentation Poster

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Day One - Monday 12th April (Session Option 1): Approaches to Practice-based Learning 08:00-11:00 BST (17:00-20:00 AEST)

Day One - Tuesday 13th April (Session Option 2):
Approaches to Practice-based Learning 17:00-20:00 BST (02:00-05:00 AEST)

Day Two - Tuesday 13th April: Innovations in Teaching and Learning 17:00-20:00 BST (02:00-05:00 AEST)

Day Three - Wednesday 14th April: Research in Paramedic Education 08:00-11:00 BST (17:00-20:00 AEST)

Day Four - Thursday 15th April: The Use of Simulation in Education 08:00-11:00 BST (17:00-20:00 AEST)

Day Six - Saturday 17th April: Paramedic Education Policy 08:00-11:00 BST (17:00 - 20:00 AEST)

Day Seven - Sunday 18th April: Assessment 08:00-11:00 BST (17:00 - 20:00 AEST)