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ARE YOU A QUALIFIED BAA THAT HAS BEEN SUSPENDED FROM THE HPCSA? DO YOU NEED CPD POINTS?

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Price:
R2300.00

OUTCOMES OF THE BAA REFRESHER COURSE

On completion of the BAA Refresher course, successful candidates would gain valuable knowledge on the following topics:


  • Ethics – This chapter prepares the BAA practitioner to deal with medico-legal issues, learns them about their ethical responsibilities, and how to deal with and solve ethical dilemmas.
  • Airway Management – Airway management is a crucial part of a seriously sick or injured patient. The BAA practitioner is taken through the basic anatomy and physiology of the airways, assessment, and basic management techniques of the airways, along with oxygenation techniques.
  • Cardiovascular Emergencies – Adequate circulation is crucial in keeping patients alive. During this chapter, we explore the basic anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system, identification and treatment of cardiac arrest, shock, and various coronary syndromes and cardiac injuries. The BAA paramedic will also be introduced to basic ECG identification, even though it is not part of their scope of practice. 
  • Respiratory Emergencies – In this chapter, the basic anatomy together with the various medical and trauma emergencies are covered along with their various treatments.
  • Neurological Emergencies – Neurological Emergencies cover various traumatic injuries to the brain and spine along with medical emergencies like seizures, dementia, delirium, and Cerebrovascular Accidents.
  • Gastrointestinal Emergencies – Medical gastrointestinal emergencies are often overlooked; in this chapter, we dive into commonly encountered gastrointestinal emergencies caused by various medical and traumatic events.
  • Metabolic & Endocrine Emergencies – Diabetes is a condition most BAA practitioners are faced with daily. We also look at various causes of acidosis and alkalosis. 
  • Poisoning & Overdose Emergencies – Poisoning and overdoses are discussed along with their treatments.
  • Gynaecological and Obstetric Emergencies – All the new practical components of breech delivery from the BAA CPG Updates are discussed along with all the other gynaecological and obstetric emergencies that practitioners might be faced with prehospitally.
  • Burns, Musculoskeletal, & Vascular Emergencies – Burns, fractures, sprains and strains, and vascular incidents are often seen in traumatic injuries. We look at the anatomy and physiology of the various systems and how to treat the various injuries appropriately. Haemostatic agents and tourniquets for uncontrollable bleeding have been included.
  • Psychiatric Emergencies – Psychiatric patients may present themselves as either calm and cooperative or extremely violent. The correct way to approach and deal with these patients is discussed.
  • Environmental Emergencies – Various environmental injuries are discussed including various animal bites and stings, effects of high and low temperatures, and drowning along with the appropriate treatment of each.
  • Approaching the Patient – The correct way to approach your patient is discussed in detail including scene safety, triage, primary and secondary surveys, vital signs, and the SAMPLE history.


FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Yes! If you have been suspended from the role at the HPCSA for 0-2 years you need to acquire your annual CPD points (for which our BAA Refresher course provides 15 CPD points of which 2 are Ethics), pay your penalty fees, and you will be reregistered.

 

Should you be suspended for more than 2 years you will need to complete a BAA Refresher course, write the HPCSA Board examination, pay your arrear penalty fees, and you will be reregistered.

Our BAA Refresher course was designed as a semi-correspondence course to ensure that you don’t spend too much time from work. After payment has been received, we will courier your training material to you. You will complete the workbook at at home, after which you will join us for 2 days for revision and assessments.

Our BAA Refresher and CPG Update courses are accredited through the University of Johannesburg and is accepted by the HPCSA.

We are based in Vereeniging, Gauteng, where we conduct our monthly courses at Three Rivers Lodge. However, we can present BAA and AEA Refresher and CPG Update courses anywhere in South Africa for corporate clients where groups of minimum 8 are available.

Yes. On successful completion you will receive three certificates: a BAA Refresher certificate, a BAA CPG Update certificate, and a CPD point certificate which will be emailed to you. All 3 certificates will also be uploaded to your HPCSA profile on your behalf!

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