MDCS40840 Professional Practice (Legal Medicine, Health & Safety and Major Incident) (AP)

Academic Year 2022/2023

*** Not available in the academic year indicated above ***

Access to this module is limited to nominees of the statutory health services. This module equips the candidate to deal with the professional aspects of pre-hospital emergency care to the standards required of a Registered Advanced Paramedic. The context for AP practice includes all aspects of professional healthcare practice, awareness of ethical and legal medicine principles, familiarity with professional regulation and the role of PHECC and an introduction to key elements of health and safety in advanced paramedic practice. The module also introduces a refresher component on major incident situations.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module candidates will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
1. Professional regulation in Ireland and the role of PHECC.
2. The content and implications of PHECC's standards on healthcare professionalism
3. Medical professionalism and CAnMEDS
4. Teamwork & leadership
5. Clinical Audit, Quality Improvement and data management
6. Ethical principles of healthcare practice
7. Duty of care, negligence, professional misconduct and the role of the Coroner
8. The core functions of all practitioners in major incidents
9. Health and safety in advanced practice

Indicative Module Content:

1. Professional regulation in Ireland and the role of PHECC.
2. PHECC's standard
3. Medical professionalism and CAnMEDS
4. Teamwork & leadership
5. Clinical Audit, Quality Improvement and data management
6. Ethical principles of healthcare practice
7. Duty of care, negligence, professional misconduct and the role of the Coroner
8. The core functions of all practitioners in major incidents
9. Health and safety in advanced practice

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

25
Specified Learning Activities

10
Autonomous Student Learning

50
Online Learning

20
Total

105
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
1. Lectures
2. Small group work
3. Project work
4. Case discussion
5. Self-directed learning 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Class Test: SAQ, MCQ 2 hour End of Trimester Exam n/a Graded No

75
Continuous Assessment: Project work/Essay Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

25

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat Within Two Trimesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

As above

Name Role
Assoc Professor Tomás Barry Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Niall Conroy Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Maeve Doheny Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Brian Bruno Tutor
Mr Alan Thompson Tutor