Not offered in 2019
The Graduate Certificate in Global Point-of-Care Testing is an 18-unit program offered by the College of Medicine and Public Health. The course is only available part-time and can be completed in two semesters.
The Graduate Certificate provides advanced level preparation for health professionals from Australian and international backgrounds wishing to specialise in point-of-care pathology testing and practice as a Point-of-Care Coordinator at a local, national or international level. Particular emphasis will be placed on preparing students for working within a multidisciplinary health care team in remote or Indigenous primary care settings in their country of origin.
The course is particularly relevant for health professionals with qualifications in the fields of health science, medical science, nursing, medicine, nutrition, paramedic science, Indigenous health or public health, and who would normally have experience, or be currently practising, as a health professional. It will also appeal to new graduates in these fields.
Applicants must normally hold an approved undergraduate degree or an equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.
However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
The Graduate Certificate in Global Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) aims to:
At the completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:
To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Global Point-of-Care Testing, students must complete 18 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.
9 units comprising:
MDSC8001 Advanced Point-of-Care Testing 1 (4.5 units)
MDSC8002 Advanced Point-of-Care Testing 2 (4.5 units)
plus 9 units selected from the following streams:
Remote and Indigenous Health
REMH8001 Context of Remote & Indigenous Health (4.5 units)
REMH8002 Remote & Indigenous Primary Health Care (4.5 units)
Chronic Disease
MHSC8112 Implementing Change in Healthcare Systems Supporting Chronic Condition Management (4.5 units)
MHSC8115A Chronic Condition Self Management for Specific Conditions, Contexts or Populations (4.5 units)
REMH8021 Chronic Disease in Remote and Indigenous Primary Health Care (4.5 units)
Emerging POCT Applications
MDSC8003 Disaster Management and the Role of POCT (4.5 units)
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South Australia 5042
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