Disaster Health Care

No further student intakeThe Graduate Diploma in Disaster Health Care is a 36-unit program offered by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.The Graduate Diploma in Disaster Health Care articulates with the Graduate Certificate in Disaster Health Care and the Master of Disaster Health Care (coursework pathway), and the sequentially developed topics enable progression through the awards.Students who have completed the Graduate Certificate in Disaster Health Care are normally awarded up to 18 units of credit towards the graduate diploma.

If the core and elective requirements of the Graduate Diploma in Disaster Health Care have been satisfied, it is available as an exit award from the Master of Disaster Health Care.The program was developed in collaboration with the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre (NCCTRC) and is offered in external study mode through Flinders University.

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Disaster Health Care, a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study:

Core - Year 1 topics

22.5 units comprising:

DISH8001 Introduction to Disaster Health (4.5 units) DISH8002 Clinical Decision Making in Disaster Health Care (4.5 units) DISH8003 Health Management of Major Incidents (4.5 units) DISH8004 International Disaster Practice (4.5 units) DISH9001 Building Disaster Resilience: the New Paradigm (4.5 units)

Option - Year 1 topics

Plus 13.5 units from:

DISH8005 Professional Experience in Disaster Deployment (4.5 units) DISH8007 Point of Care Testing in Disaster Health Care: Clinical Opportunities and Future Needs (4.5 units) DISH8006 Surgical Management in Disaster Health Care (4.5 units) DISH8008 Health Logistics of Disaster Deployment (4.5 units)

The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion or in 9 units or more, or failure to complete the course within three consecutive years, may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.

Except with permission of the Dean (Education):

• the program must be completed full-time in two consecutive semesters or part-time within six consecutive semesters
• a student may not include a topic that repeats work previously undertaken.

Applicants must hold an approved degree or equivalent (AQF level 7) qualification in a health profession from an approved tertiary institution and have not less than two years’ professional experience in the health care sector following completion of the degree or equivalent qualification.

However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature. Credit may be granted for comparable prior studies.