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Common childhood infections

Diagnose common childhood infections and determine treatment options

Common childhood infections
CPD 10.5 hours accredited learning
Learning format Self-paced online, start anytime
Recognition Digital badge upon completion

Overview

Explore the most prevalent childhood infections with this comprehensive online course designed for primary care professionals. _Common Childhood Infections_ offers evidence-based guidance on diagnosing, managing, and treating key paediatric infections, including pharyngitis, urinary tract infections, impetigo, pertussis, and bronchiolitis. Presented by Dr. Joe Kosterich, this self-paced course blends clinical insights with practical management strategies aligned to current best practice guidelines. Interactive case discussions, open-access readings, and real-world scenarios prepare learners to enhance patient outcomes confidently. Suitable for general practitioners and healthcare providers, the course requires no prerequisites and contributes to continuing professional development.

What you will learn

  • Recognise key clinical features and subtypes
  • Develop practical treatment plans using topical, systemic and procedural options
  • Identify triggers, patient factors and long-term management strategies
  • Apply evidence-based approaches in everyday clinical practice

Course contents

Meet your presenter

Dr Joe Kosterich

Dr Joe Kosterich

MBBS

Lecturer, Curtin Medical School

Dr Joe Kosterich is a general practitioner, speaker, author, media presenter and health industry consultant. He writes for numerous medical and mainstream publications and is a regular on radio and television. He is often called to give opinions in medico legal cases, is clinical editor of a medical magazine, adjunct professor (teaching) at UWA and a lecturer at Curtin Medical School.

Dr Kosterich has a special interest in plant-based therapies, men’s health, chronic disease and mental health. He has self-published two books and maintains a website and blog with health information and commentary. Through all this, Dr Kosterich continues to see patients as a GP each week.

CPD hours

Education hours4.5
Reviewing performance hours6.0
Total CPD hours10.5

Accreditations

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Accreditation number: 1283593

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Accreditation number: 38313

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Our short courses provide focused, standalone learning. If you wish to deepen your expertise, you can stack them towards a broader certificate pathway.

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