MEDICINE AND HEALTH Graduate Certificate of Primary Health Care This course covers the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards applied to Primary Health such as the Clinical SATAC CODE Governance, Comprehensive Care, Partnering with Consumers and Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration. – Chronic Condition Management – 1GC551 This course will expand on your current or recent experience – Sexual Health – 1GC556 within the primary health care service, and you will undertake – Remote Nursing – 1GC555 education and assessments that can be directly applied to your – Dementia Management – 1GC552 current or future professional practice. Online (Full Fee) On completion of the Graduate Certificate of Primary Health UAC CODE Care, you may progress to the Master of Nursing, with advanced standing of completed studies. – Chronic Condition Management – 871212 – Sexual Health – 871262 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES – Remote Nursing – 871252 Graduating from this course will demonstrate expertise in the – Dementia Management – 871222 selected primary healthcare specialty. Career opportunities afforded to graduates of this degree include the possibility of Online (Full Fee) working in specialised areas of primary healthcare. Completion of postgraduate education is a necessity for a wide range of career DURATION – 6 months full-time, 1 year part-time advances such as management, leadership or education roles or academic or research positions. DOMESTIC INTAKE – Semester 1, Semester 2 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS ABOUT THE COURSE Successful completion of a recognised bachelor degree in an associated health, behavioural or social science studies or allied Our Graduate Certificate of Primary Health Care is designed for health field; such as nursing, midwifery, pharmacology, social healthcare professionals seeking to expand their scope of practice work, oral or skin health. and extend their knowledge of one of the following; Applicants to the Remote Nursing specialisation must also hold > Chronic condition management current registration as a registered nurse or midwife with the > Dementia management Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). > Sexual health It is expected applicants have current or recent work experience > Remote nursing. in a primary health care setting. This may include (but not be limited to) Registered Nurses, Registered Midwives, Social Workers and Pharmacists. 126 Charles Darwin University 2023 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees