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Mr Tim Pointon

Position/s:Course Co ordinator
Paramedics
Phone: +61 8 82015510
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Location: Sturt West Wing (W262)
Postal address: GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Biography

After completing a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree at Flinders University, Tim worked for several years as a geologist. In a complete change of career pathway, Tim then gained qualifications as an Ambulance Officer with SA Ambulance Service, and now has more than 20 years experience in prehospital and emergency care. Tim has worked since 1997 as an Intensive Care Paramedic and has contributed to a significant amount of teaching within the industry. In 2002 Tim moved from the Ambulance Service into teaching Paramedic Sciences at Flinders University. He now coordinates the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Paramedic) degree and is embarking on significant research activities related to the evaluation of clinical practice and teaching within prehospital care.

Teaching

Teaching interests

Paramedic education of Undergraduate and Postgraduate students. Focused on ensuring teaching is authentic and contextual with use of simulations, problem based learning to support more traditional modes of teaching.

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Research and consultancy

Research interests

  • Evaluate the range of cervical spine motion which occurs during spinal immobilisation of a trauma patient
  • Evaluating the effectiveness of clinical simulation in paramedic education
  • Multi-casualty Triage for Road Traffic Accidents: development of a technique for real time data collection during paramedic response

Publications

Refereed journal articles

Willis, E.M., Williams, W., Brightwell, B., O'Meara, O., & Pointon, T., 2010. Road-ready paramedics and the supporting sciences curriculum. Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi Discipline Journal, 11(2), 1-13.

Journal articles

Willis, E.M., Pointon, T., P, O., B, W., & R, B., 2009. Parmedic education: developing depth through networks and evidence-based research- reflections twelve months on. jounral of Emergency Primary Health Care, 7(2).

Conference publications

Pointon, T. & Reynolds, L.C., 2007. Innovative and affordable assessment techniques for practical simulations using Laerdal Simulation Technology. Australian Prehospital Emergency Health Research Forum.

Pointon, T., Clarke, P.M., & Reynolds, L.C., 2007. Eliminating fear and loathing of the viva voce. Australian Prehospital Emergency Health Research Forum.

Pointon, T., Clarke, P.M., & Reynolds, L.C., 2005. Changes to the clinical skills practicum to workshop forum. Australian Prehospital Emergency Health Research Forum.

Professional and community engagement

  • SA Ambulance Service, Adelaide
  • Member of the Australian College of Ambulance Professionals
  • Member of the Australasian and New Zealand Association for Medical Education



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