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Curtin Medical School: Simulated patients needed

Curtin Medical School: Simulated patients needed

If you are interested in being a simulated patient, please fill in and submit the form below.

Curtin Nursing School: Volunteer patients needed

Curtin Nursing School: Volunteer patients needed

Would you like to assist students and staff at Curtin’s School of Nursing?

The School is seeking volunteers to work with groups of students in all years of the course that leads to registration as a nurse.

If you are available for a minimum of 3 hours, a few times a year, and would be willing to role play as a patient to assist students in learning how to communicate and care for patients, we would really like to hear from you. The roles are not difficult and refreshments are provided.

Continuity of Care Experience (CCE)

Continuity of Care Experience (CCE)

This vital program enables Curtin University midwifery students to experience continuity of care with an individual woman through pregnancy, labour and birth and the postnatal period.

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Curtin Medical School: simulated patient expression of interest

If you are interested in being a simulated patient, please fill in and submit the form below.

Important information

Personal information collected via this form will be stored in a database accessible only to Curtin Medical School staff involved in organisation and management of simulated patient sessions.

Expression of Interest Form

Volunteer patients needed

What will I need to do?

The role of the volunteer patient can range from helping assess students’ skills in taking temperature, pulse respirations and blood pressure to more complex situations where you play the role of a patient with a medical or surgical condition in a hospital ward.

How much time will I need to give?

Any time you are willing to give will assist our students. As little as a few hours, one or two days during the months of April, May, June, August, September, October will be greatly appreciated. You can pick and choose the sessions that you wish to attend.

What are the benefits?

Coles/Myer vouchers are given to volunteers as a token of appreciation after participating in a training session.

Express your interest in becoming a Simulated Patient (actor) for the School of Nursing.

Continuity of Care Experience (CCE)

This vital program enables Curtin University midwifery students to experience continuity of care with an individual woman through pregnancy, labour and birth and the postnatal period.

About the program

As a participant in the Continuity of Care Experience, you will be allocated a midwifery student for the duration of your pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period. Your student will attend at least 4 antenatal appointments, will aim to be there for your labour and birth and will attend at least 2 postnatal appointments, all with the supervising midwife.

Your midwifery student will become a familiar face and will provide support throughout your childbirth journey, with the supervising midwife.

In doing this you provide an invaluable learning experience which is practical and relevant and forms part of the assessment towards their midwifery qualification. This is a rewarding experience for both parents and midwifery students and comes highly recommended from past participants.

When can I join the program?

You can join the program if you are less than 35 weeks pregnant. The earlier you join, the longer you and the student have to establish a relationship.

Things to consider

Are you:

What is expected of me?

Very simply, the student is asking that you share your childbearing experiences with them. It is useful for the student to attend pregnancy appointments, education classes and the labour and birth.  It would also be expected that the student visit you with the midwife during the early parenting period, up to 4-6 weeks after your baby is born.

What is the student’s role if they support me during my planned birth?

In the program students can support women and their partners during labour and birth according to the maternity settings birth support policy. Midwifery students always work under the supervision of the midwife.

What if I change my mind?

You are able to withdraw from the Continuity of Care experience at any time during your childbirth experience.

To register your interest, simply complete the Online form. If you require further information before registering please email Midwifery.cce@curtin.edu.au