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Fracture Management and Casting
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Key Information
As a general guide, one hour of active learning equates to one hour of CPD. It is the responsibility of the individual student to calculate how many hours of active learning have been completed. The hours of active learning estimated above should act as a guide to CPD hours.
Non-Accredited
Suitable Professions
Program delivery
- One day face-to-face workshop
- In-class activities assessed by a qualified assessor
- Online assessment completed via accessIQ
Entry requirements
Entrants to the Fracture Management and Casting program must provide evidence of a relevant professional role. Relevant roles would include:
- Registered Nurses
- Enrolled Nurses
- Allied Health Workers
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners
- General practitioners
- General Practice Registrars
- Others on application
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Program overview
The Fracture Management and Casting program aims to provide students with the skills and knowledge required to assist people with an orthopaedic condition to regain optimal functional and lifestyle.
Students will gain the skills and knowledge to safely apply appropriate cast or splint in the management of musculoskeletal disorders and soft tissue injuries for immobilisation due to other medical conditions and to promote the best practice outcomes for patient care.
Upon successful completion of the program, students should have the skills and knowledge to enable them to:
- Work in an interdisciplinary health care team
- Develop plan of care
- Assess, apply and manage immobilsation devices
- Plan and review patient after care.
- One day face-to-face workshop
- In-class activities assessed by a qualified assessor
- Online assessment completed via accessIQ
To achieve competency students must demonstrate successful completion of:
- Written assessment covering essential knowledge and skills
- Realistic skills simulations and scenarios in the classroom
Workplace observed practice. Workplace observed practice is a mandatory requirement for this course, workplace practice must be observed by a medical practitioner, practice manager or practice nurse that performs the identified workplace tasks as part of their role.
All workplace observed activities must be completed in accordance with work health and safety standards and infection control policies and procedure.
All workplace observed activities must be completed in accordance with workplace policies and procedures of the facility where the activity is being conducted.
The face-to-face workshop involves lecture and practical workshop activities.
Students enrolled in The Benchmarque Group courses should adhere to the following principles:
- Display a commitment to learning and to achieving success
- Be responsible and accountable for their own learning, behaviour and decisions
- Actively participate in all workshop activities and learning experiences
- Attend all scheduled sessions and be punctual at all times
- Complete all online assessments and workplace practice activities
- Work in harmony and respect the rights and opinions of staff and other students
- Treat others as they themselves would like to be treated
- Use acceptable language at all times.
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Continuing professional development is the means by which members of the clinical profession maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge, expertise and competence, and develop the personal and professional qualities required throughout their professional lives.
The CPD cycle involves reviewing practice, identifying learning needs, planning and participating in relevant learning activities, and reflecting on the value of those activities.
As a general guide, one hour of active learning equates to one hour of CPD. It is the responsibility of the individual student to calculate how many hours of active learning have been completed. The hours of active learning estimated above should act as a guide to CPD hours.
For all other health professionals completing this program, your continuing professional development (CPD) requirements may vary and it is important to remember that it is your responsibility to maintain and register CPD with your professional body. In many instances, your regulatory authority will recognise hours of learning as stated above.
12 months. The time is calculated from when a student receives and opens their assessment. Within the accessIQ platform, students will be provided an initial 6 months to complete and submit all required assessment activities. Friendly email reminders will be sent to students to ensure an assessment is completed on time. At the completion of the 6 month period, students can request up to a maximum of 2 extensions, each extension being for a period of 90 days. If requesting a second extension, the request must be in writing.
If the entire 12 month period expires and a final assessment has not been submitted, The Benchmarque Group reserves the right to deem the assessment Not Competent and remove the student from the program.
If the entire 12 month period expires and a final assessment has not been submitted, The Benchmarque Group reserves the right to deem the assessment Not Competent and remove the student from the program.
If you are deemed Not Yet Competent on your first and second assessment submissions, feedback will be provided. It is very important that you read all the feedback provided. The Assessor will have identified any areas where additional evidence is required or any questions that need to be reviewed and resubmitted. If, after 3 unsuccessful submissions, you are unable to demonstrate competency on your assessment, your assessment will be deemed Not Competent. Feedback will be provided to you and what the possible following steps and outcomes are.
At the completion of the program, successful students will receive a Certificate of Attendance and Digital Badge for Fracture Management and Casting.
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