Specialist Certificate in Clinical Ultrasound
Specialist Certificate in Clinical Ultrasound
Clinical ultrasound has made a dramatic impact on patient management in perioperative, critical care, emergency medicine, surgery and internal medicine environments. An expanding range of clinicians are now using clinical ultrasound, including those in primary care, remote and rural medicine, sports medicine, prehospital/paramedicine, nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, and other branches of…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Clinical ultrasound has made a dramatic impact on patient management in perioperative, critical care, emergency medicine, surgery and internal medicine environments. An expanding range of clinicians are now using clinical ultrasound, including those in primary care, remote and rural medicine, sports medicine, prehospital/paramedicine, nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, and other branches of allied health.
The Specialist Certificate in Clinical Ultrasound (Online) is part of a suite of courses developed by the renowned Ultrasound Education Group (UEG). This program is tailored to the needs of health professionals looking to gain expertise in Point-of-Care Ultrasound offering the flexibility to select subjects that best align with their clinical interest.
Delivered 100% online, the Specialist Certificate in Clinical Ultrasound (Online) will develop your skills in acquiring and interpreting ultrasound images, incorporating the ultrasound findings into your clinical assessment and performing ultrasound-guided procedures.
Students are given access to a logbook platform to record their scans, but completing a specific number of scans is NOT a hurdle requirement for this course. Furthermore, the e-learning material provides extensive guidance on organising self-conducted hands-on sessions for those interested in facilitating their own practical training.
Who is this course for?
This course is ideal for all health professionals interested in clinical ultrasound, regardless of their previous experience or knowledge level.
It is particularly valuable for emergency physicians, internal medicine physicians, anaesthetists, intensive care specialists, surgeons, cardiologists, GPs, rural doctors, and other health professionals looking to implement these skills in their workplace, via a structured training program.
Course aims
This course provides health professional with the knowledge base to become competent in point-of-care ultrasound. The distance-based education model we have adopted is flexible and removes the barriers of geographical disparity. You can study whenever and wherever you wish.
As clinical ultrasound technology becomes more widely accessible, medical professionals with relevant knowledge are increasingly sought after. This program will help you gain the skills to confidently undertake clinical ultrasound within your existing practice.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Established in 1853, the University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings, consistently being placed as Australia’s leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and is one of the world’s top 50 (as per Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015 – 2016 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015). There are over 80 different undergraduate study areas and over 270 graduate courses at Melbourne for students to choose from. The University has extensive global networks and has seven campus locations across Melbourne and rural Victoria.
