Paediatrics (T&I in Healthcare Settings)
Description
Paediatrics & Child Health is a branch of medicine centred on the health and medical care of infants, children and adolescents.
Who would this be useful for?
This course will cover the following items:
Immunization for children in Australia
Growth and Developmental Disorders
Some common Childhood Health Problems- Cerebral Palsy, Croup, Bronchiolitis, Chicken Pox, Cystic Fibrosis, Pyloric stenosis, Hirschsprung diseases
Common treatments and medications
Health professionals involved
Important medical terminology (including Latin and Greek Root words)
Course outcomes
Knowledge
The National Immunization Program For Children in Australia
Growth and Developmental Disorders
Some common Childhood Health Problems – Cerebral Palsy, Croup, Bronchiolitis, Chicken Pox, Cystic Fibrosis, Undescended Testis, Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip, Pyloric stenosis
The names and utility of common investigations, medications and health professionals in relation to Paediatrics
Easy ways to remember relevant medical terminology in Paediatrics
Skills
Provide high quality and professional interpreting of complex and specialised spoken language from the health domain
Understand, remember and recall relevant medical terminology efficiently