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Sydney Professional Certificates

Explore your interests or pursue a sub-speciality
A new educational offering to help clinicians and healthcare professionals stay abreast of the latest evidence and technology in specialised fields within medicine and public health.

Sydney Professional Certificates are carefully curated postgraduate courses comprising of two units of study. Given their short duration, they are perfect for time-poor practitioners and senior healthcare professionals wanting to undertake study in specialised areas without commiting to a more extensive postgraduate degree.

 

Why study a Sydney Professional Certificate?

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Our courses are taught by senior clinicians and experts in an interactive learning environment

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Our courses will help you stay up-to-date with the latest technologies, treatments and techniques

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Coursework is delivered online and won't disrupt your work schedule. Some units also have a one or two day skills training workshops. 

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Pursue only areas of study that are of interest to you and advance in a sub-speciality.

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You will fill knowledge gaps that can't be addressed with on-the-go learning. Our programs will help to change the way you engage with continuing education.

Certificates available

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Promotion

This course provides an introduction to techniques, approaches and case studies for working in health promotion at the frontlines of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.

Biostatistics in Health

This course will equip participants to appraise, design, analyse and summarise quantitative health data including regression analyses and is designed for those new to biostatistics.

Commercialisation of Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices

This course will provide medical, health, science and business graduates with the knowledge to complete the steps required for the commercialisation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

Complementary Medicines Regulation

This course will provide knowledge of the processes involved in the development, production, regulation and ethics of pharmaceutical products and devices with a focus on the complementary medicines industry.

Data Literacy for Health Policymakers

This course will equip those working in health policy and economics with the skills needed to critically appraise, analyse and use data for policy and practice-related decision making.

Diabetes Management

This course will bring medical practitioners up to date with the latest evidence and enable them to apply best practice in the assessment and management of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

Diagnostic Electroencephalography (EEG)

This course will improve neurology physicians and trainees understanding and practice of the use of neurophysiological techniques in the assessment of epilepsy.

Fundamentals of Immunotherapy

This course will provide scientists, laboratory staff, pharmaceutical employees and clinicians with comprehensive knowledge of current immunotherapies and the basic and clinical immunology that underpins their use.

Health Technology Management

This course will prepare participants for managing the introduction and sustainable use of health technologies within the Australian health system.

Intensive Care Medicine

Mechanical ventilation and extracorporeal life support are fundamental intensive care principles and this course will provide doctors with the practical and academic skills for application in emergency medicine, anaesthesia and intensive care.

Intraoperative Neuromonitoring

This course will prepare anaesthetists, physicians, surgeons and those training in these disciplines to detect, recognise and communicate neurophysiological changes that may improve patient outcomes for those procedures in which major neurological structures are at risk.

Leadership in Health

This course is designed for current and future leaders in the dynamic field of health focusing on strategy, planning, leadership and business skills required for success.

Metabolic Health

This course will equip medical practitioners, nurses and allied health professionals with the skills and knowledge to optimise care for patients with obesity, prediabetes and diabetes.

Metabolic Management

This course will up-skill medical practitioners in evidence based practical diabetes and metabolic cardiovascular management.

Neurological Electrodiagnosis

This course will provide neurology physicians and trainees with knowledge of the technical aspects and interpretation of Electroencephalography (EEG), nerve conduction studies, electromyography (EMG) and Evoked Potentials (EP)

Oncoplastic Breast Surgery

This course will equip surgeons with surgical techniques to extend the role of breast conservation and improve the aesthetics of breast conservation surgery.  It will also inform sequencing of treatments as well as surgical decision making and options around breast reconstruction when mastectomy is necessary. 

Orofacial Pain Science

This course will develop dentists and allied health professionals’ knowledge and skills about managing patients with orofacial pain problems. 

Psychology of Pain

This course will develop health professionals’ knowledge and skills about the application of psychological approaches for managing patients with chronic pain. 

Qualitative Health Research

This course will equip students with the necessary skills to design, plan, conduct and analyse interviews and focus groups in the health field.

Retrieval Medicine

This course will provide doctors, paramedics and nurses with training in the retrieval environment and specialised equipment as well as managing patients in this environment.