Year
2019
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 2-hour on-line exercises weekly
1 x 1-hour on-line lecture weekly
1 x 1-hour on-line tutorial weekly
1 x 1-hour on-line lecture weekly
1 x 1-hour on-line tutorial weekly
Prerequisites
MDSC8001 - Advanced Point-of-Care Testing 1
Assumed knowledge
Students should have qualifications in, or be practising in, the fields of medical science, health science, nursing, medicine, paramedics or Indigenous health.
Assessment
Assignments; Tutorial participation and presentation; Tests; Seminar presentation.
Topic description
This topic will deliver advanced specialist knowledge (aimed at the level of a Point-of-Care Co-ordinator) and a global perspective on the use of POCT in different disease states and clinical settings including:
- the diagnosis and management of diabetes
- risk assessment and management of renal disease
- risk assessment and management of cardiac disease
- management of coagulation disorders
- POCT for acute clinical conditions in the hospital setting
- POCT for acute and chronic conditions in the primary care setting
- POCT in remote, Indigenous and low-resource settings
- POCT in the pharmacy and home monitoring
- POCT in disaster management - an introduction
- POCT for infectious and emerging diseases
- POCT for drugs of abuse testing in the workplace.
Educational aims
Advanced Point-of-Care Testing 2 aims to:
- provide students, particularly those working within the remote and Indigenous context, with advanced skills and specialty knowledge in point-of-care pathology testing (POCT)
- equip students with the skills and knowledge required to practice as a Point-of-Care Co-ordinator (POCC), who is able to manage individual sites or a network of sites conducting quality-assured POCT at a local, national or international level.
Expected learning outcomes
At the completion of the course, students will be expected to be able to:
- Describe and critique the scope, application and clinical effectiveness of POCT services in a range of different disease states and clinical settings locally, nationally and internationally
- Identify the strategic differences between the conduct of POCT in hospital and community settings
- Identify links between POCT and clinical pathways within a primary health care model of practice, taking into account the burden of chronic, acute and infectious disease in remote, Indigenous and low-resource settings worldwide
- Apply their knowledge and skills to advocate for equitable pathology service delivery across the diverse geographical, cultural, social and economic settings in which POCT is applied globally.
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2019 are no longer published.
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
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