Primary Health Care Specialisation
Code SPAAUW
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About this Specialisation
Primary health care is a universal approach to the promotion of population health.
A wide range of exciting primary care career opportunities exist across health and social care fields, in which practitioners have the opportunity to work with communities and families to facilitate health and social wellbeing. Primary health care practitioners are highly skilled individuals, who work autonomously as well as in multidisciplinary teams in planning and delivering health promotion activities, leading population health screening and managing chronic conditions. In this specialisation you will develop a conceptual understanding of primary health care and the importance of social determinants of health and health equity. You will also develop a critical understanding of the political and power-based influences on population health and ways to address these in your practice. The specialisation offers you the opportunity to learn with a wide range of health and social care practitioners. Through the assessments and a choice of electives, you can tailor your learning and skill development to your own field of practice.
Code
SPAAUWAvailability & Campus
| Location | Availability |
|---|---|
| Joondalup | |
| Mount Lawley | |
| South West | |
| Online |
Details
Structure
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| PHC6201 | Foundations of Primary Health Care | 20 |
| PHC6202 | Contemporary Approaches to Primary Health Care | 20 |
| Plus one unit from the following: | ||
| NUR6119 ^ | Nursing Management of Chronic Health Conditions | 20 |
| CMH5110 ^ | Assessment in Mental Health | 20 |
| HST6350 ^ | Drug Use and Addictive Behaviours | 20 |
^ Core Option
For more detailed unit information for this Specialisation take a look at our Handbook. To organise your life for next semester visit the Teaching timetable.
Student handbookNotes
Learning Outcomes
- Apply independent judgement and analytical skills to investigate and synthesise population health information to identify community health needs.
- Demonstrate leadership skills by evaluating, planning and implementing health promotion programs in primary health care practice applying a multidisciplinary team approach.
- Communicate specialised knowledge, concepts and skills to a variety of audiences in the field of primary health care.
Career Opportunities
Employment opportunities
This specialisation prepares graduates to work in primary care, sexual health, health promotion, non government organisations focusing on health and social care.
Possible future job titles
Registered Nurse, Clinical Nurse, Remote Area Nurse
This Specialisation can be studied in the following courses
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