POCT SHORT COURSE INFORMATION COURSE OUTCOMES COURSE OBJECTIVES
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The Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) Specialist Course is designed to advance the skills, knowledge, and competencies of health care professionals who utilise and/or manage point-of-care testing, or professionals who wish to gain higherlevel, specialist knowledge about POCT, thereby enabling improved clinical outcomes with faster, accurate test results. To provide Healthcare Providers with a framework to refer to when planning and implementing a POCT service based on the clinical needs and appropriateness
At the end of this POCT short course, successful students are expected to:
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND
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Nurses –General and Specialised / Nursing assistants
Primary Healthcare Clinic staff
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Have the required knowledge, skills and competency to be a user, coordinator or manager of a POCT site and/or program.
Have specialist knowledge of POCT Have a working knowledge of the regulatory requirements and accreditation standards and to be able to apply this in the successful operation of a POCT site and/or program. Have the required skills and information to be able to develop and start a POCT program.
To be able to promote standardised practices in POCT leading to improved quality of results, shortened result turnaround times and improved patient outcomes.
Community Healthcare workers Laboratory Staff / Phlebotomists
COURSE DESIGN: ONLINE THEORETICAL LECTURES FOR 3 DAYS AND HANDS-ON PRACTICAL SESSIONS FOR 2 DAYS
Hospital Intensivists / ER Physicians
ONLINE ASSESSMENT AFTER EACH MODULE COMPLETED
General Practitioners and their staff
COURSE STARTING : 11/07/2022 UNTIL 15/07/2022
ER / EMS staff especially EMTs
COURSE WILL BE PRESENTED MONTHLY (MINIMUM OF 10 ATTENDEES PER COURSE)
Ambulance staff POCT Co-ordinators, POCT Managers Pharmacy Clinic staff Occupational Health staff
DURATION OF COURSE: 5 DAYS (08H30 – 17H00) COST OF COURSE: R9000 PER PERSON –PAYABLE IN FULL AT TIME OF ENROLMENT
TO ENROLL PLEASE CONTACT MS TERRY VAN JAARSVELD terryvjaarsveld@yahoo.com