Welcome to our introductory course for medical terminology.

Medical terminology is the ‘standardised language of medicine’ which allows all medical professionals to understand each other and communicate effectively. A base level understanding is paramount for patient safety as it is a universal language that is succinct and helps avoid confusion.

Medical terminology may seem like a foreign language, but once you understand the basic word structure and the definitions of some common word elements, the meaning of thousands of medical terms can be easily unfolded. This course will help guide you through this process by introducing you to these key components and how they all fit together to in order to better understand the language of medical terminology.

Presented by: Shonel Hall, Clinical Education Officer, Australasian College of Paramedicine

Audience: Non- Emergency Patient transport, Students, Graduates.

Biography: Shonel Hall

Shonel is a practicing midwife & paramedic as well as academic in paramedicine. She is passionate about out-of-hospital obstetrics and educating paramedics on birth and helping alleviate the fear surrounding these presentations. Outside of work Shonel is a wife and mother of 4 beautiful children under 10. She is an avid camper, Prosecco enthusiast and works toward reducing our the effect of our footprint on the planet.