Certificate & Diploma Program in Geriatric Medicine

People aged 65+ years account for 20 per cent of presentations to emergency departments and nine percent of hospital admissions in Australia. By 2057, this age demographic is predicted to represent 22 per cent of
the population (an increase from 15 per cent in 2017).

GPs play a key role in delivering high-quality primary care to these patients. Given their knowledge of the patient, including social context and history, GPs are ideally placed to focus on prevention and early-stage identiﬁcation of chronic health problems in older patients which are a common presentation in general practice.

Professional Certificate of Geriatric Medicine

$1595

Leverage your knowledge of patients' social context and medical history to deliver high-quality primary care to your patients aged 65+.

Diagnosing dementia
Falls in the elderly
Polypharmacy and how to manage it
Residential and aged care services
Osteoporosis
Nutrition in the elderly
Palliative care
Depression in the elderly

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Advanced Certificate of Geriatric Medicine

$1595

Focus on the prevention and early-stage identification of chronic health problems in your older patients in primary care.

Dementia stages and management
Strokes and transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs)
Parkinson's disease
Driving and the elderly
Palliative care
Common cancers in the elderly
Managing chronic, non-cancer pain
Macular degeneration, cataracts and other causes of visual impairment

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This medical program is suitable only for physicians, nurse practitioners, and degree-qualified nurses.

No previous formal training is required for the Professional Certificate course.
Participants of the Advanced Certificate course must have successfully completed the Professional Certificate course or have equivalent qualifications.
In order to qualify for the Professional Diploma, participants must complete both certificate courses in sequential order.
Participants do not have to pass an IELTS test but, as the courses are delivered in English, proficiency in listening, reading and writing English is assumed.
Participants will require access to a computer/laptop, an internet connection and a basic level of technology proficiency to access and navigate the online learning portal.

For your one-off investment, you will receive unlimited access to all course content, additional learning materials, ongoing post-course support and more.

Online pre-course activity to be completed in your own time.
All online video modules to be viewed, replayed and completed at your convenience.
All presentation slides and further learning materials available for permanent access and download.
Post-course online assessment to be completed in your own time within six months of the course start date.
Ongoing post-course support in monthly webinars with the opportunity to discuss cases with course presenters.
Access to the HealthCert Community with additional free learning opportunities, special offers and other benefits.