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Wellington Flight Course

The Wellington Flight Course is a comprehensive introduction to the safe transfer of patients in the aeromedical environment.

This course is suitable for:
  • Flight Nurses
  • Paramedics
  • Medical Staff
  • Midwives
  • Aeromedical Crew
  • Anyone who provides medical care in an aeromedical environment
Wellington Flight Nurse
Teaching is over 3 full days with lectures from experts in their fields including senior nursing & medical staff from Wellington Regional Hospital Intensive Care Unit, members of the Life Flight crew, and staff from the University of Otago Aviation Medicine course.

Course fees are listed below & include daytime catering.

THE 2022 FLIGHT COURSE IS NOW FULL. PLEASE CONTACT THE COURSE ORGANISER BELOW IF YOU WISH TO BE WAITLISTED FOR CANCELLATIONS.

DATE:

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VENUE:

Life Flight

Wellington Base & Wellington Regional Hospital Simulation & Skills Centre

(See details below)


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COURSE CONTENT:
The course has a wide & varied syllabus covering medical, legal and professional issues. It includes lectures, practical content and a water survival session in a local swimming pool.

Specific topics include:

  • Altitude & Gas Laws
  • Stressors of Flight
  • Aviation Physiology
  • Clinical Considerations
  • Crew Resource Management
  • Clinical Aeromedical Scenarios
  • Flight Standards
  • Occupational & Legal Issues
  • Hazards & Safety
  • Water Life Raft Survival

More detail can be found in the course timetable which is available for download below.

COURSE FEES

CAPITAL & COAST EMPLOYEES

Crest

$450

EXTERNAL COURSE APPLICANTS

$550

Prices in New Zealand $


COURSE
TIMETABLE

The 2022 course timetable has now been finalised & is available to download by clicking on the image to the right

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Wellington ICU Flight Course Manual

CONTACT:

Peter Rowntree
Flight Nurse & ACNM
Wellington Regional Hospital

04 385 5999

If you have any queries, please use the Contact tab to the left of the page or either of the means listed above.

Feedback from previous courses:
Awesome presentations. I really enjoyed the contrasting videos on communication during stressful flight. This brought the topic together beautifully.
Course feedback 2012
This session did the impossible - made gas laws entertaining. Highlighting only the necessary information was extremely helpful. Very, very knowledgeable.
Course feedback 2012
I learned a lot from many presentations; they were also very entertaining!
Course feedback 2012
I enjoyed the less 'formal' interactions, particularly the problem-solving exercises towards the end.
Course feedback 2010
A very interesting topic that managed to be both exciting and scary at the same time.
Course feedback 2012
Best session ever.
Water Life Raft Survival Session
Very entertaining presentation. It is good to hear the pilot's perspective.
Course feedback 2011
There were a scary amounf of points in this presentation that I was unaware of.
Course feedback 2012

VENUE DETAILS:

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Life Flight Air Rescue Centre,
17 George Bolt Street
Rongotai
Wellington

04 387 9591

Located behind The Warehouse in the Wellington Airport Retail Park at the southwest boundary of Wellington Airport

The Water Life Raft Survival Session will be held on day 1 at Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre, 63 Kilbirnie Crescent, Kilbirnie, Wellington.
Please bring a change of clothes, a towel & clean shoes to wear in the pool.
This is not a Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) course.

The Simulation Session will be held on
day 3 in the Air Ambulance Simulator at the Simulation and Skills Centre, Level 9, Clinical Services Block, Wellington Regional Hospital

This page was last updated on Thursday, 04 August 2022 16:42:06

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