Practical Experiential Training (PET)
We facilitate hands on
practical experiential training to healthcare professionals
(i.e. nurses, paramedics or doctors) with ample opportunities, in a controlled environment,
and under the supervision of suitable expertise.
Our aim of these Practical Experimental Training Courses is to offer medical specialists
the opportunity of gaining meaningful
experiential training in line with their medical
abilities whilst being regarded and treated as a member of the team.
We ensure that the healthcare professionals’ treatment capabilities are enhanced
through exposure to carefully structured ‘hands-on’ experimental training activities
under the guidance of consultants in a Level 1 Hospital (i.e. Emergency Room and
Trauma ICU). The healthcare professionals are registered with the Health Professions
Council of South Africa (HPCSA) in order to entitle them to actively participate
in the medical management and treatment of patients through experimental learning.
Training healthcare professionals in handling emergency situations is monitored
carefully.
The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) is a statutory body granted
in terms of the Health Professions Act (Act 56 of 1974) that is responsible for
the control and regulation of the medical and allied-health professions within the
borders of the Republic of South Africa (RSA) in the interests of guiding the professions
and protecting the public. These objectives are realized through individual practitioners
having to annually register with the HPCSA should they intend to practice their
profession within the borders of the RSA.
The Practical Experiential Training is structured in such a manner so as to attempt
to replicate the stages of an emergency in a remote/ isolated setting:
Primary Stage:
The healthcare professional is dispatched to an emergency with minimal equipment
outside the confines of their Medical Facility where they will need to perform immediate
stabilization prior to moving the patient to their medical facility.
The healthcare professional will work with Advanced Life Support Paramedics in the
pre-hospital environment where this is an everyday occurrence.
Secondary Stage:
The healthcare professional will provide more advanced treatment in their Medical
Facility which is a more controlled environment with access to more equipment.
The healthcare professional will work with Emergency Room doctors and registered
nurses.
Tertiary Stage:
The healthcare professional will provide more "Intensive Care" treatment of the
patient in their Medical Facility during the ‘down-time’ prior to evacuation.
The healthcare professional will work with Trauma specialists in a Trauma Intensive
Care Unit.
As a result, the healthcare professionals will rotate through 3 different areas:
Pre-Hospital Management:
The healthcare professionals will accompany Advanced Life Support paramedics on
a privately operated Emergency Medical Service (i.e. ambulance service). This is
essentially a road-based service and they received exposure to the initial management
of medical and surgical emergencies. There is exposure to the use of immobilization
equipment and the extrication of patients.
Trauma Unit (ER) of the Johannesburg General Hospital:
This is one of the busiest trauma units in the world. They will be exposed to a
wide variety of trauma related conditions and the management of these patients in
the initial resuscitation phase in conjunction with the rest of the trauma team.
There are numerous opportunities to assist with medical interventions and procedures.
Trauma Intensive Care Unit of the Johannesburg General Hospital:
The healthcare professionals will be exposed to the continued management of severely
injured patients in a world-class intensive care setting. The healthcare professionals
will be expected to actively participate in a wide range of patient management activities,
in addition to participating in ward rounds presented by surgical registrars and
surgical consultants.
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