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Specialist Certificate in Travel Medicine (SC-TRAVMED)
Specialist CertificateYear: 2018 Delivered: On Campus (Parkville)
About this course
Coordinator
Dr. Tim Moore
Contact
School of Melbourne Custom Programs
Currently enrolled
- General information: http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/travelmedicine/
- Email: TL-DTMH@unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- General information: http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/travelmedicine/
- Email: TL-DTMH@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Award title | Specialist Certificate in Travel Medicine |
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Year & campus | 2018 — Parkville |
Fees information | Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date |
Study level & type | Graduate Coursework |
AQF level | Non-AQF |
Credit points | 25 credit points |
Duration | 6 months part-time |
Please note that the course is currently under review. For more information please contact the School of Melbourne Custom Progarms.
Health practitioners caring for new arrivals from endemic areas of tropical disease, or for travellers, require deep working knowledge of infectious and other disease to which exposure is common in the tropics. Furthermore, travel itself presents specific hazards and considerations for health.
This Specialist Certificate course encompasses a range of presentations and interactive activities which will cover:
- the epidemiology of tropical disease,
- prevention, diagnosis and management of tropical disease,
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- vector-borne diseases
- food and water borne disease, parasitic disease
- dysentery and protozoal disease
- (for example, malaria, dengue, leishmaniasis, filiariasis, schistosomiasis, tetanus, tuberculosis, acute respiratory disease and sexually transmitted infections/HIV)
- parasitology, entomology and helminthology,
- pre-travel consultation and post-travel triage, determination of fitness to travel,
- vaccination, prophylactic medication and other strategies of disease prevention (travellers’ information and databases),
- accidents and emergency repatriation, and
- high altitude sickness, pregnancy (and other pre-existing health conditions) and travel.
This course will be taught on campus in block mode (10 days during a 2-week period).
Links to further information
Entry requirements
1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:
• a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent; or
• a Bachelor of Nursing with at least 5 years of documented relevant experience in clinical tropical health
Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.
2. In ranking and/or assessing applications, the Selection Committee will consider:
• prior academic qualification and performance; and
• the professional experience.
3. The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments.
4. Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for postgraduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 6.5 is required.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to providingsupport to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website. http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/
Intended learning outcomes
By the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:
- express intimate understanding of the pathology of infectious disease important to tropical and travellers’ health.
- expertly practice prevention, diagnosis and management of key tropical diseases.
- effectively consult with travellers, and new arrivals from areas of high tropical disease prevalence, to design and implement tailored prevention/management strategies.
- access current information and databases relevant to tropical and travellers’ health.
- give consideration to specific non-infectious issues of health pertinent to travel and tropical regions.
Generic skills
The Melbourne Experience enables our graduates to become:
- Academically excellent:
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- have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship
- have in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s)
- reach a high level of achievement in writing, generic research activities, problem-solving and communication
- be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning
- be adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies
- Knowledgeable across disciplines:
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- examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
- expand their analytical and cognitive skills through learning experiences in diverse subjects
- have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems
- have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment
- Leaders in communities:
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- initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces
- have excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations
- mentor future generations of learners
- engage in meaningful public discourse, with a profound awareness of community needs
- Attuned to cultural diversity:
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- value different cultures
- be well-informed citizens able to contribute to their communities wherever they choose to live and work
- have an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in our community
- respect indigenous knowledge, cultures and values
- Active global citizens:
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- accept social and civic responsibilities
- be advocates for improving the sustainability of the environment
have a broad global understanding, with a high regard for human rights, equity and ethics
Graduate attributes
The Melbourne Experience enables our graduates to become:
- Academically excellent:
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- have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship
- have in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s)
- reach a high level of achievement in writing, generic research activities, problem-solving and communication
- be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning
- be adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies
- Knowledgeable across disciplines:
-
- examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
- expand their analytical and cognitive skills through learning experiences in diverse subjects
- have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems
- have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment
- Leaders in communities:
-
- initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces
- have excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations
- mentor future generations of learners
- engage in meaningful public discourse, with a profound awareness of community needs
- Attuned to cultural diversity:
-
- value different cultures
- be well-informed citizens able to contribute to their communities wherever they choose to live and work
- have an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in our community
- respect indigenous knowledge, cultures and values
- Active global citizens:
-
- accept social and civic responsibilities
- be advocates for improving the sustainability of the environment
have a broad global understanding, with a high regard for human rights, equity and ethics
Course structure
This course is based on a core 25-point subject, “Management of Tropical Disease”. The subject is taught at Level 8 of the Australian Qualifications Framework.
Subject options
Core subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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POPH90251 | Management of Tropical Disease | Not available in 2018 | 25 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020