Geriatric medicine or Geriatrics is a specialty that focuses on the health care of people aged 65 and over who usually have more than one age-related condition. Common age-related diseases- Dementia, Osteoarthritis, Parkinson’s disease and Osteoporosis
Relevant investigations
Relevant treatments and medications
Health professionals involved
Important medical terminology (including Latin and Greek Root words)
Some common age-related health problems- Dementia, Osteoarthritis, Parkinson’s disease and Osteoporosis
The names and utility of common investigations, medications and health professionals in relation to geriatric medicine
Easy ways to remember relevant medical terminology in geriatric medicine
Provide high quality and professional interpreting of complex and specialised spoken language from the health domain.
Understand, remember and recall relevant medical terminology efficiently
A professional development certificate will be issued upon completion of the course. Learners will be eligible to receive 10 points towards recertification (Section 1.4 of NAATI Recertification PD Catalogue). Some courses may attract PD points from multiple categories. Please choose the most appropriate category for your recertification.
Students are required to read and complete all the course content, including watching all videos, and successfully completing all assessments. In order to attain your certificate, you need to score 100% on each assessment. Students will have unlimited attempts to complete the course over the length of their access.
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Understanding the history of medical terms used in English today.
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On-Demand Course
This module presents an introduction to healthcare interpreting. We will discuss why we refer to it as healthcare interpreting, rather than medical interpreting. The importance of accuracy, including the concept of trying to achieve pragmatic equivalence. Other topics include the triangle of communication and how to achieve this in different situations, including interpreting in a cath lab when someone is having a coronary angiography. We will also talk about advanced interaction managements and some scenarios where this may be required. Lastly we will talk about note-taking, what to note down. and the importance of understanding the terminology used, as well as the distinction between terminology as opposed to jargon and slang.
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Bundle – 10 products
Buy in bulk and save when you purchase this Translating & Interpreting in Healthcare Settings - Medical Terminology Bundle comprising 9 Short Courses and 1 Full Course. All courses in this bundle are designed and delivered by Professor Ineke Crezee, author of the popular textbook Introduction to Healthcare for Interpreters and Translators (2013).
$399.00
On-Demand Course
In this course, you will learn the frequently used roots, prefixes, and suffixes of common medical terminology.
Learning Medical Terminology can seem like a daunting task at first. It could, in fact, be like learning a whole other language. In reality, memorising all of the words in a medical dictionary may prove to be impossible.
Do not fear! There is a simple way to learn and understand Medical Terminology. Most words are simply a combination of different parts or elements. In this course, you will learn the frequently used roots, prefixes, and suffixes of common medical terminology through studying the anatomy, physiology and pathology of body and organ systems.
Original price was: $245.00.$169.00Current price is: $169.00.
Bundle – 7 products
Language professionals can now build specialised knowledge of paediatric healthcare (children’s health), as well as for women's and men's health. This on-demand course bundle suits practitioners of all levels and abilities to upgrade their capabilities with content aimed at building skills and practical knowledge of health issues and procedures. We highly recommend professionals practising below the “Certified Translator” or “Certified Interpreter” level upgrade their capabilities with this collection of content aimed at building skills and knowledge of health issues and procedures for these groups in the healthcare sector. It is especially useful for those new to the industry or the profession.
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