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General Practice and Primary Health Care Courses
General Practice and Primary Health Care
The Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care in the School of Population Health offers a number of courses suitable for medical practitioners, nurse practitioners, nurses and other health professionals working in primary health settings.
These courses may be taken towards a Health Sciences programme (doctors,nurses and other health professionals). The Population Health Practice (POPLPRAC) courses in particular are for health professionals working clinically.
Courses
Course name | Pathways/Notes | Points | Semester | Contacts |
PAEDS 714 Emergency Paediatrics | Online course plus one Sunday Practicum at the Skills Centre, Auckland Hospital | 15 | Two | Dr Karen McCarthy KarenMcC@adhb.govt.nz |
POPLHLTH 701 Research Methods in Health | Required for all students in PG Dip Health Science in preparation for masters study | 15 | One or Two | Assoc. Prof. Stephen Buetow s.buetow@auckland.ac.nz |
POPLHLTH 709 Evidence for Best Practice
| Core course for general practice and primary health professionals in health sciences and medical science programmes Online course | 15 | One | Dr Bridget Kool b.kool@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLHLTH 746 Ethics, Culture and Societal Approaches to Death | Required course for medical, nursing, counselling students and other disciplines in palliative care | 15 | Two | Coordinator: Yvonne Bray y.bray@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLHLTH 763 Human Vaccinology
(alternate years) | Optional course for general practice and primary health professionals in health sciences and medical science programmes
Optional course for Public Health programmes | 15 | Next offered in 2017 | Dr Helen Petousis-Harris h.petousis-harris@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLPRAC 702 Primary Mental Health | Core course for general practice and primary health professionals in health sciences and medical science programmes Advanced Nursing specialisation in health sciences | 15 | One | Coordinator: Dr Amy Bird a.bird@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLPRAC 720 Psychosocial issues in Palliative Care | Required course for medical, nursing, counselling students and other disciplines working in palliative care | 15 | One | Coordinator: Yvonne Bray y.bray@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLPRAC 722 Symptom Management in Palliative Care | Optional course for general practice and primary health professionals in health sciences and medical science programmes | 15 | One | Coordinator: Yvonne Bray y.bray@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLPRAC 723 Advanced Symptom Management in Palliative Care | Prerequisite: POPLPRAC 722 Optional course for PG Diploma medical, nursing and pharmacy students. | 15 | Two | Coordinator: Yvonne Bray y.bray@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLPRAC 724 Child and Adolescent Palliative Care
| Optional course for medical, nursing, counselling students and other disciplines working in paediatric palliative care Online course | 15 | Two
| Coordinator: Yvonne Bray y.bray@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLPRAC 739 Urgent Primary Medical Care | Optional course for NZ registered health professionals in health sciences Online course | 15 | One | Dr John Kennelly j.kennelly@auckland.ac.nz |
POPLPRAC 740 Urgent Primary Surgical Care | Optional course for NZ registered health professionals in health sciences Online course | 15 | Two | Dr John Kennelly j.kennelly@auckland.ac.nz |
POPLPRAC 743 Upper Limb and Spine | Optional course for general practice and primary health professionals in health sciences and medical science programmes Online course | 15 | One | Dr Mark Fulcher m.fulcher@auckland.ac.nz |
POPLPRAC 744 Lower Limb and Physiotherapy | Optional course for general practice and primary health professionals in health sciences and medical science programmes Online course | 15 | Two | Dr Mark Fulcher m.fulcher@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLPRAC 745 Sports Medicine in the Community | Optional course for general practice and primary health professionals in health sciences and medical science programmes Online course | 15 | One | Dr Mark Fulcher m.fulcher@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLPRAC 746 Medical Issues in Sports | Optional course for general practice and primary health professionals in health sciences and medical science programmes Online course | 15 | Two | Dr Mark Fulcher m.fulcher@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLPRAC 754 Infant, Child and Adolescent Primary Mental Health
| Core course for general practice and primary health professionals in health sciences and medical science programmes Advanced Nursing specialisation in health sciences | 15 | Two | Coordinator: Dr Amy Bird a.bird@auckland.ac.nz
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Required for all students in PG Dip Health Science in preparation for masters study
Course name | Pathways/Notes | Points | Semester | Contacts |
PAEDS 714 Emergency Paediatrics | Online course plus one Sunday Practicum at the Skills Centre, Auckland Hospital | 15 | Two | Dr Karen McCarthy KarenMcC@adhb.govt.nz |
POPLHLTH 701 Research Methods in Health | Required for all students in PG Dip Health Science in preparation for masters study | 15 | One or Two | Assoc. Prof. Stephen Buetow s.buetow@auckland.ac.nz |
POPLHLTH 709 Evidence for Best Practice
| Core course for general practice and primary health professionals in health sciences and medical science programmes Online course | 15 | One | Dr Bridget Kool b.kool@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLHLTH 746 Ethics, Culture and Societal Approaches to Death | Required course for medical, nursing, counselling students and other disciplines in palliative care | 15 | Two | Coordinator: Yvonne Bray y.bray@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLHLTH 763 Human Vaccinology
(alternate years) | Optional course for general practice and primary health professionals in health sciences and medical science programmes
Optional course for Public Health programmes | 15 | Next offered in 2017 | Dr Helen Petousis-Harris h.petousis-harris@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLPRAC 702 Primary Mental Health | Core course for general practice and primary health professionals in health sciences and medical science programmes Advanced Nursing specialisation in health sciences | 15 | One | Coordinator: Dr Amy Bird a.bird@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLPRAC 720 Psychosocial issues in Palliative Care | Required course for medical, nursing, counselling students and other disciplines working in palliative care | 15 | One | Coordinator: Yvonne Bray y.bray@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLPRAC 722 Symptom Management in Palliative Care | Optional course for general practice and primary health professionals in health sciences and medical science programmes | 15 | One | Coordinator: Yvonne Bray y.bray@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLPRAC 723 Advanced Symptom Management in Palliative Care | Prerequisite: POPLPRAC 722 Optional course for PG Diploma medical, nursing and pharmacy students. | 15 | Two | Coordinator: Yvonne Bray y.bray@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLPRAC 724 Child and Adolescent Palliative Care
| Optional course for medical, nursing, counselling students and other disciplines working in paediatric palliative care Online course | 15 | Two
| Coordinator: Yvonne Bray y.bray@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLPRAC 739 Urgent Primary Medical Care | Optional course for NZ registered health professionals in health sciences Online course | 15 | One | Dr John Kennelly j.kennelly@auckland.ac.nz |
POPLPRAC 740 Urgent Primary Surgical Care | Optional course for NZ registered health professionals in health sciences Online course | 15 | Two | Dr John Kennelly j.kennelly@auckland.ac.nz |
POPLPRAC 743 Upper Limb and Spine | Optional course for general practice and primary health professionals in health sciences and medical science programmes Online course | 15 | One | Dr Mark Fulcher m.fulcher@auckland.ac.nz |
POPLPRAC 744 Lower Limb and Physiotherapy | Optional course for general practice and primary health professionals in health sciences and medical science programmes Online course | 15 | Two | Dr Mark Fulcher m.fulcher@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLPRAC 745 Sports Medicine in the Community | Optional course for general practice and primary health professionals in health sciences and medical science programmes Online course | 15 | One | Dr Mark Fulcher m.fulcher@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLPRAC 746 Medical Issues in Sports | Optional course for general practice and primary health professionals in health sciences and medical science programmes Online course | 15 | Two | Dr Mark Fulcher m.fulcher@auckland.ac.nz
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POPLPRAC 754 Infant, Child and Adolescent Primary Mental Health
| Core course for general practice and primary health professionals in health sciences and medical science programmes Advanced Nursing specialisation in health sciences | 15 | Two | Coordinator: Dr Amy Bird a.bird@auckland.ac.nz
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Contact Staff Members
The following staff members are able to advise primary health professionals on programme options and study plans:
Academic Adviser for General Practitioners:
Professor Felicity Goodyear-SmithPhone: +64 9 923 2357Email: f.goodyear-smith@auckland.ac.nz
