Knowledge and understanding of rural practice
#notstarted
RR 1.1
The variety of contexts in which emergency medicine is practiced, including variation due to increasing remoteness and decreased hospital size.
RR 1.2(a)
Epidemiology, as pertains to rural emergency medicine practice, including: Envenomation
RR 1.2(b)
Epidemiology, as pertains to rural emergency medicine practice, including: Chemical exposure in agricultural and mining industries
RR 1.2(c)
RR 1.2(d)
Epidemiology, as pertains to rural emergency medicine practice, including: Zoonoses and unusual infections
RR 1.3
Relative health of rural and remote communities compared to urban communities.
RR 1.4
Injury prevention in rural areas, including prevention of workplace injuries in farming families.
RR 1.5
Impact of distance of patients from the hospital on patient management.
RR 1.6
Development of safe ED discharge arrangements for patients with ongoing acute medical complains.
RR 1.7
Family/whānau disruption due to hospital admission and transfer to urban centres.
RR 1.8(a)
The impact of distance from specialty and subspecialty resources on: Rational use of clinical investigations and observation in lieu of transport for investigation
RR 1.8(b)
The impact of distance from specialty and subspecialty resources on: Conservative treatment of problems where advance treatments of complications are not available locally
RR 1.9
Options available to transfer a patient to a facility with specialist expertise, including hospital bypass, inter-hospital transport systems, and networking of regional hospitals.
RR 1.10
Options available to bring expertise to the patient through telemedicine modalities and associated clinical techniques.