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Assessment of the sick child

Determine the vital signs and other physical examination findings expected in a healthy child.

CPD 10.5 hours accredited learning

Learning format Self-paced online, start anytime

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Overview

The "Assessment of the Sick Child" course equips healthcare professionals with essential skills to evaluate and manage common pediatric emergencies. The course covers key topics such as recognizing symptoms of severe illness, resuscitation, dehydration, sepsis, and head injuries in children. Through evidence-based practices, participants will learn to conduct primary and secondary surveys, handle critical situations, and improve outcomes for sick children. Designed for general practitioners and pediatric healthcare providers, this course ensures that professionals can confidently assess, diagnose, and treat pediatric emergencies in clinical practice.

Meet your presenter

Dr Valia Francis

Course Presenter; Clinical Audit Reviewer

Dr Francis enjoys all aspects of general practice and is especially interested in skin medicine, women's health and medicine of the elderly. Originally from Greece, Dr Francis is involved in teaching medical students as a Conjoint Lecturer in the Rural Medical School of Port Macquarie as well as teaching registrars. Dr Francis is a FRACGP, has a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, Bachelor in Sciences (First class Honours in Neuroscience), Diploma in Child Health, Diploma of the Royal College Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Diploma of Family Planning & Sexual Health.

When not at work, Dr Francis tries to fight waves with surf or paddle boards, is training hard to become the next MasterChef winner, and enjoys reading books and learning new languages. She also enjoys long distance running and acquiring a masters in paleontology (special interest Jurassic and Mesozoic eras) thanks to 2 sons that are over invested in dinosaurs.

CPD hours

Education hours4.5

Reviewing performance hours6.0

Total CPD hours10.5

Accreditations

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Accreditation number: 992842

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Accreditation number: 38249

Short course fee
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$295

Course includes:

Focused learning on a specific clinical topic
Practical knowledge for everyday practice
Led by experienced clinicians
Lifetime access to course materials

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10.5 CPD Hours
10.5 PDP Hours

Counts towards

Professional Certificate of Child and Adolescent Health

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