The Graduate Certificate in Primary Health Care (Diabetes Management and Education) is an 18-unit program offered by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution and must have a minimum of one year post-registration practice experience.
Applicants must hold a current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, or be accredited to practice in one of the following health professions as specified by the Australian Diabetes Educators Association:
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 Primary Health Care (Diabetes Management and Education) aims to:
On completion of this course students will be able to:
To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Primary Health Care (Diabetes Management and Education) a student must complete 18 units as specified below with a grade of Pass or NGP or better in each topic.
The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion or in 9 units or more, or failure to complete the course within four consecutive semesters may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.
Except with permission of the Dean (Education):
18 units comprising:
NURS8730 Diabetes Management (4.5 units)
NURS8731 Diabetes Health Promotion (4.5 units)
NURS8733 Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes Management (4.5 units)
NURS8732 Diabetes Practicum (PEP) (4.5 units)
Not all topics will be available in any given year or semester
Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.
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