PROGRAM CONTENTS

Professional Certificate of Clinical Procedures

• Lacerations, leg ulcers and lipomas
• Abscesses and sebaceous cysts
• Foreign bodies
• Ingrown toenails
• Warts, skin lesions and haematomas
• Haemorrhoids and anal-rectal conditions
• Aseptic technique
• Local anaesthesia
• Simple and advanced suturing
• Post-operative care and dressing selection

Advanced Workshop of Joint Puncture and Soft Tissue Injections (Friday evening workshop)

• Principles of joint puncture
• Principles of soft tissue injections
• Joint anatomy and safe treatment
• Local anaesthesia and safe practices
• Specific conditions that require joint puncture and soft tissue injections

Advanced Workshop of Non-Scalpel Vasectomy (Saturday workshop)

• Process of non-scalpel vasectomy procedures
• Safety rules to avoid complications
• Determining the necessary equipment
• Planning patient counselling
• Analysing patient case scenarios

Advanced Workshop of Intrauterine Systems (Sunday workshop)

• Process of intrauterine procedures
• Safety rules to avoid complications
• Determining the necessary equipment
• Planning patient counselling
• Analysing patient case scenarios

PROGRAM DELIVERY AND ASSESSMENT

CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION

Upon successful completion of the exam, course participants will receive the respective Certificates of Clinical Procedures and below points. To learn more about the delivery of certificates in Australia and overseas, please visit our FAQs.

      - PDP units: 27 Educational activity
     - 2 days under the Surgery Rural Procedural Training Grant

Joint Workshop
RACGP - points pending
ACCRM - PDP units: 3 Educational activity

Non-Scalpel Vasectomy Workshop
RACGP - points pending
ACCRM 
      - PDP units: 15 Educational activity, 2 Performance review
     - 1 day under the Surgery Rural Procedural Training Grant

Intrauterine Systems Workshop
RACGP - points pending
ACCRM 
      - PDP units: 14 Educational activity, 3 Performance review
     - MOPS points: 5
     - 1 day under the Obstetrics Rural Procedural Training Grant

This program:

• Provides CPD points from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).
• Provides PRPD points from the Australian Council of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM).
• Is recognised by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP).
• Is recognised by the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians (HKCFP). The HKCFP recognises all courses endorsed by the RACGP. Points are calculated differently.
• Is a self-submitted activity in Dubai. The number of CPD points must be stated on the certificate. Please contact PLD@dhcr.gov.ae for more information.
• Is a self-submitted activity in the UK. CPD events overseas, applicable to a doctor’s scope of practice, may be submitted for revalidation. Please confirm with your Responsible Officer.
• Is a self-submitted activity in Canada through the College of Family Physicians of Canada. Category 1 points are reported as certified and Category 2 points are reported as non-certified. Contact mainprocredits@cfpc.ca for more information.
• Meets World Federation of Medical Education standards.
• Is quality-assured by Bond University (Professional Certificate only).
• Qualifies for Clinical Attachment in France at the University of Lyon (Professional Certificate only).
• Qualifies for Clinical Attachment in Austria at the University of Vienna (Professional Certificate only).
• Has been independently developed with subject specialists and does not receive education grants from any pharmaceutical company.

EDUCATION PATHWAYS

Postgraduate Diploma in Minor Surgery studied through the Rila Institute of Health Sciences and awarded by the University of Plymouth (UK).

There are three modules in the Postgraduate Diploma. Medical professionals who successfully complete the HealthCert Professional Certificate of Clinical Procedures will be eligible to apply for Accreditation of Prior Certified Learning (APCL) for module 2.

The Postgraduate Diploma is mainly delivered online. No practical workshops will be required due to the APCL from the HealthCert qualifications. Overall there will be a time saving of 40 per cent of the postgraduate program due to the APCL. Exams will be held in Perth, Western Australia.

When the Postgraduate Diploma has been successfully completed, doctors can apply for credit from the Postgraduate Diploma to the Master of Science in the specialism awarded by the University of Plymouth.

Certified Clinical Attachments Pathway

Clinical Attachments are optional and available on a 1:1 basis. These provide the opportunity to observe clinical procedures and ask questions of the expert performing the procedures. Clinical Attachments are available for Skin Cancer Surgery (only for graduates of the Professional Certificate of Clinical Procedures). These are available in Australia and overseas. The clinical attachments are 1:1 in Australia and they are in small groups at university teaching hospitals and clinics overseas. HealthCert certificates and university statements are awarded for participating in clinical attachments.