Programmes by Profession
Research & Evidence-based Healthcare
Joint Certification Programmes
Programmes by Months
General Guidelines

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PROGRAMMES BY MONTHS

Month

Title of Course

Target Participants

Maximum No. of Participants

Duration

January

Diabetic Foot Screening Course

Nurses/health care professionals with special interest on the diabetic foot

20

21 hours
(3 days)

Splinting Workshop

Occupational therapists, occupational therapy students/new graduates

25

7 hours
(1 day)

Clinical Reasoning in Acute Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy

Newly graduated or senior physiotherapists interested in acute cardiopulmonary physiotherapy practice

25

14 hours
(2 days)

Clinical Research Design & Critical Appraisal Skills

Clinicians & researchers who have to understand research literature or who are planning a research project

25

21 hours
(3 days)

Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcer Certification Course

Nurses/health care professionals with special interest on the diabetic foot

15

35 hours
(5 days)

Pulmonary Rehabilitation 2009

Physiotherapists, doctors and other allied health professionals

25

14 hours
(2 days)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Month

Title of Course

Target Participants

Maximum No. of Participants

Duration

February

Neuropsychology of the Ageing Brain

 

Students, health care professionals, and educators with an interest in learning more about research discoveries in brain science and their practical applications

25

 

2 sessions,
4 hours per session

 

Basic Enteral Nutrition and Feeding Workshop

Nurses & healthcare assistants

25

4 hours 
(1/2 day)
 

Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine

Healthcare professionals who would like to learn the concepts, terminology and methods used in critical appraisal and the use of research evidence in clinical work

25

14 hours
(2 days)

Understanding Neuropsychology (Lecture Series)

Undergraduate or postgraduate psychology students; practising psychologists or healthcare professionals with a special interest in clinical neuropsychology

25

8 sessions,
2 hours per
session

Introduction to Evidence-Based
Medicine

Healthcare professionals who would like to learn the concepts, terminology and methods used in critical appraisal and the use of research evidence in clinical work

25

14 hours
(2 days)

Advanced Certificate in
Physiotherapy Practice (ACPP)

Physiotherapists with at least 2 years of work experience in the field of physiotherapy;
Has a minimum English language level of IELTS 3 or equivalent

25

4 blocks of 2 week
 (part-time)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Month

Title of Course

Target Participants

Maximum No. of Participants

Duration

March

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Workshop (ASIST Edition X)

Medical social worker and social workers, paramedics nurses, doctors, police officers & counsellors

25

14 hours
(2 days)

Diabetes Nutrition Workshop

Doctors, GPs, diabetes nurse educators, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals providing care to diabetes patients

25

7 hours
(1 day)

Case Studies in Neuropsychology

Psychology students interested in neuropsychology who have completed at least 2 years of psychology undergraduate programme

15

10 fortnightly sessions,
2 hours per session

Anticoagulation Management Workshop

Pharmacists

15

28 hours
(4 days)

Real Time Ultrasound in Physiotherapy Practice

Physiotherapists

25

21 hours
(3 days)

Assessment of Motor & Process Skills Workshop

Occupational therapists

12

35 hours
(5 days)

Introduction to Database Design and Biostatistical Skills

Clinicians & researchers who want to know what to do with their data after it has been collected Pre-requisites: Basic computer skills (knowledge of Windows, use of Excel-style spreadsheet) & elementary mathematics

20

14 hours
(2 days)

Month

Title of Course

Target Participants

Maximum No. of Participants

Duration

April

Ergonomics

Occupational therapists / physiotherapists / occupational health and safety officers

25

14 hours
(2 days)

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Workshop (ASIST Edition X)

Medical social worker and social workers, paramedics nurses, doctors, police officers & counsellors

25

14 hours
(2 days)

Radiation Safety Awareness Course

Medical practitioners, Registered Nurses, Allied Health professionals who are involved in radiation environment and healthcare workers whose daily work involves assisting the patients, radiographers and radiologists in X-ray procedure room

40

Saturday morning
4 hours
(1/2 day)

Month

Title of Course

Target Participants

Maximum No. of Participants

Duration

May

Qualitative Research

Clinicians & researchers who want to know about the common types of qualitative research in healthcare

25

21 hours
(3 days)

Diabetic Foot Screening Course

Nurses/health care professionals with special interest on the diabetic foot

20

21 hours
(3 days)

Advanced Clinical Diploma in
Physiotherapy Practice (ACDPP)

Graduate with professional qualifications to practice as a physiotherapist with at least 3 years of work experience in the field of physiotherapy; Obtained an Advanced Certificate in Physiotherapy Practice; Min English language level of IELTS 5 or equivalent

9

6 months
(full-time)

Clinical Reasoning in
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
2009

Physiotherapists interested in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

25

21 hours
(3 days)

Month

Title of Course

Target Participants

Maximum No. of Participants

Duration

June

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills
Training Workshop
(ASIST Edition X)

Medical social worker and social workers,
paramedics nurses, doctors, police officers & counsellors

25

14 hours
(2 days)

Dysphagia Workshop for Nurses
(In-company/Onsite)

Nurses, nursing assistants & health care assistants

20

8 hours
(2 half-days)

Lymphedema Management with
Kinesiotape 2009

Physiotherapists, doctors and other allied health professionals

25

6 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Month

Title of Course

Target Participants

Maximum No. of Participants

Duration

July

Radiation Safety Awareness Course

Medical practitioners, Registered Nurses, Allied Health professionals who are involved in radiation environment and healthcare workers whose daily work involves assisting the patients, radiographers and radiologists in X-ray procedure room

40

4 hours
(1/2 day)

Essential Counselling Skills

Registered nurses, allied health, healthcare workers in voluntary nursing homes and those interested in acquiring basic counselling skills for
work or personal development

25

14 hours
(2 days)

Biostatistics for Research
(Intermediate Level)

Clinicians and researchers who had acquired biostatistics at basic level and want to know more about variance, linear and logistic regressions, reliability testing, receiver operating characteristic curves and survival analysis

25

14 hours
(2 days)

Podiatry Clinical Fellowship

Podiatrists

2

6 - 12 months

Graduate Certificate in Clinical
Rehabilitation

For doctors, nurses and allied health professionals

30

Within 1 year

Graduate Diploma in Clinical
Rehabilitation

For doctors, nurses and allied health professionals

30

Within 2 years

Master of Clinical Rehabilitation

For doctors, nurses and allied health professionals

30

Within 3 years

Bachelor Degree in Occupational
Therapy (Advanced Standing)

Occupational therapists

30

18 months
(Part-time)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Month

Title of Course

Target Participants

Maximum No. of Participants

Duration

August

Family Violence
Dynamics and Intervention

Frontline doctors, nurses, medical social workers and allied health professionals working in hospitals, emergency medicine or primary care settings. Obstetrics and gynecology in family
practice and clinic settings

25

14 hours
(2 days)

Understanding Neuropsychology
(Lecture Series)

Undergraduate or postgraduate psychology
students; practising psychologists or healthcare
professionals with a special interest in clinical neuropsychology

25

8 sessions,
2 hours per
session

Geriatric Seminar 2009

Physiotherapists, doctors and other allied health professionals

150

7 hours
(1 day)

Sports Symposium

Physiotherapists, doctors and other allied health professionals

150

7 hours
(1 day)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Month

Title of Course

Target Participants

Maximum No. of Participants

Duration

September

Diabetes Nutrition Workshop

Doctors, GPs, diabetes nurse educators, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals providing care to diabetes patients

25

7 hours
(1 day)

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills
Training Workshop
(ASIST Edition X)

Medical social worker and social workers,
paramedics nurses, doctors, police officers & counsellors

25

14 hours
(2 days)

Systematic Reviews
and Meta-Analysis

Clinicians & researchers who wish to know about
the methods of systematic reviews and statistical
bases of meta-analysis

25

14 hours
(2 days)

Burns Rehabilitation Symposium
2009

Physiotherapists, doctors and other allied health professionals

150

7 hours
(1 day)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Month

Title of Course

Target Participants

Maximum No. of Participants

Duration

October

Breaking Bad News

Registered nurses, allied health, doctors and
healthcare workers

20

14 hours
(2 days)

Developmental Kinesiology

Physiotherapists

25

35 hours
(5 days)

Clinical Research Design &
Critical Appraisal Skills

Clinicians & researchers who have to understand
research literature or who are planning a research project

25

21 hours
(3 days)

Radiation Safety Awareness Course

Medical practitioners, Registered Nurses,
Allied Health professionals who are involved in radiation environment and healthcare workers
whose daily work involves assisting the patients, radiographers and radiologists in X-ray procedure room