Summer School
The School of Public Health and Community Medicine Graduate Summer School offers a series of intensive workshops over a period of several days, which can be taken as part of a postgraduate degree or as standalone non-degree courses. The workshop is followed by course work to be completed over two-and-a-half months for those participants who are doing the workshops for coursework credit. The courses are designed to give participants time for reading and reflection of the subjects they are studying.
The summer school is designed for a range of people:
- Faculty of Medicine postgraduate students wishing to take extra courses during summer semester
- New domestic students wishing to commence the Graduate Certificate
- Postgraduate students from other Faculties or other Universities wishing to take electives for credit
- Health practitioners wishing to increase their professional standing
- People doing a course out of interest and not for study purposes.
Summer School Course Offerings
Courses on offer for the Summer Program which runs from November - December 2011.
Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health (PHCM9606)
4–day course, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, 14 – 17 November, 2011 - APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS COURSE
This course aims to provide an overview of maternal, reproductive and child health in its international context, and within a gendered and public health framework. The course will take a critical look at the Millennium Development Goals relevant to health and how they are being implemented.
Course details: See full description and course outline.
Registration and Payment: For non-degree applicants wishing to attend courses not for assessment. Cost $1100. Closing date for enrolment 7 November 2011.
Managing Human Resources for Health (PHCM9711)
5-day course, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, except for last day: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm,14 – 18 November, 2011 - APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS COURSE
This course focuses on the particular challenges faced by health services in less developed countries in the Asia Pacific Region and is provided in response to repeated requests from these countries for an intensive residential workshop which addresses their needs. The course will focus content in the following areas: workforce planning, education and training, workforce mobility and retention, leadership and management strategies for enhancing productivity and addressing the workforce needs for Primary Health Care delivery, NCD prevention and communicable diseases.
Course details: See full description and course outline.
Registration and Payment: For non-degree applicants wishing to attend courses not for assessment. Cost $1375. Closing date for enrolment 7 November 2011.
Current Debates in International Health: Health and Social Aspects of Emergencies, Conflict and Disasters (PHCM9662)
5-day course, 9:00 am - 5 pm, except last day finishes at 1:00 pm, 21 – 25 November, 2011
This course will cover important thematic areas including the types, phases and effects (on society and on health) of emergencies, conflict and disasters. It will examine the assessments and interventions required, focusing attention on understanding the humanitarian system, how it operates, what has been learned over the decades, and the mechanisms to promote better practice. An important focus will be on the interface of donors and aid agencies with each other, communities and the local health system.
Course details: See full description and course outline.
Registration and Payment: For non-degree applicants wishing to attend courses not for assessment. Cost $1375. Closing date for enrolment 14 November 2011.
Inequalities and Health (PHCM9626)
3-day course, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, 21 - 23 November, 2011
There has been increasing evidence to support the argument that differences in health and opportunities for good health are strongly determined by the inequities in social and structural factors in society. The overall aim of this course is to introduce you to major conceptual and practical issues in understanding and addressing health inequalities in western industrialised countries.
Course details: See full description and course outline.
Registration and Payment: For non-degree applicants wishing to attend courses not for assessment. Cost $825. Closing date for enrolment 14 November 2011.
Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease (PHCM9129)
3-day course, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, 24 - 25 November; 28 November, 2011
With the rising burden of chronic illness, the prevention and management of chronic disease is a critical priority for health systems around the world. This course provides participants with an overview of prevention and management of chronic disease in community settings as it is delivered in Australia and overseas. It provides a framework for approaching the subject based on components of the Chronic Care Model developed by Wagner and others and promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Course details: See full description and course outline.
Registration and Payment: For non-degree applicants wishing to attend courses not for assessment. Cost $825. Closing date for enrolment 17 November 2011.
Principles & Practice of Primary Health Care Services in the Community (PHCM9615)
3-day course, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, 29 November - 1 December, 2011
Primary Health Care is recognised as a critical component of any health service, with the potential to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the whole health system. It is also the focus of major reform in Australia and overseas. The Principles and Practice of Primary Health Care Course provides an introduction to the principles of Primary Health Care and their application in the delivery of health care in the community. This course provides a framework for approaching the subject based on some of the key functions or characteristics of primary health care and presents evidence for the impact of these functions or characteristics on health care delivery and health outcomes for the community.
Course details: See full description and course outline.
Registration and Payment: For non-degree applicants wishing to attend courses not for assessment. Cost $825. Closing date for enrolment 22 November 2011.
Communicable Disease in Humanitarian Emergencies and Disasters (PHCM9783) – This course is conducted with the World Health Organization
5-day course, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, 28 November – 2 December, 2011
This course is designed for those working in public health or related disciplines in developing countries who are working in or likely to work in communicable disease management and would like to gain knowledge, skills and experience in managing communicable disease in emergency settings.
Applications now closed as course is full. Before enrolling in this course students and participants are required to submit a separate application form to obtain approval to enrol in or attend this course because of limited places.
For further information regarding the course, application process and course cost see course brochure and application form.
Course details: See full description and course outline.
Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases (PHCM9785)
4-day course, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, 5 – 8 December, 2011
This course addresses design, analysis and reporting of mathematical models of infectious disease transmission through populations. Mathematical models are increasingly used in the evaluation of infectious disease interventions and as a tool for understanding the epidemiology of infections. The focus in this course is on building simple mathematical models of infectious disease transmission, understanding their use of answering questions about public health interventions of interest, analysing model-based literature and reports.
Course details: See full description and course outline.
Registration and Payment: For non-degree applicants wishing to attend courses not for assessment. Cost $1100. Closing date for enrolment 28 November 2011.
The Global HIV Epidemic: Social Aspects and Impacts (PHCM9622)
4-day course, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, 5 – 8 December, 2011
This course will examine the social, cultural and economic aspects of HIV worldwide. HIV, as a global pandemic, has had a major impact on morbidity and mortality worldwide. It has also had social and economic impacts, and because it’s major transmission routes includes sex and injecting drug use it has immense symbolic power. HIV has engendered unprecedented levels of stigma and discrimination towards groups most affected by the virus and those people living with HIV. The course will also examine the history of the global response to HIV as well as the local responses, with a particular focus on Asia and the Pacific.
Course details: See full description and course outline.
Registration and Payment: For non-degree applicants wishing to attend courses not for assessment. Cost $1100. Closing date for enrolment 28 November 2011.