Unit Code: PDT801

Unit Name: Paediatrics I

Description: This course will help develop clinical knowledge, skills and attitudes concerning child health and paediatrics at a postgraduate level appropriate for a Pacific Island general practitioner or medical officer with a special interest in children.

Learning Target Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, the students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate knowledge and competent performance in taking care of the newborn and capability to manage common illnesses of the neonatal period. 2. Demonstrate understanding and competent performance in taking care of children with diarrheal diseases, malnutrition, and failure to thrive and be able to manage them expeditiously and appropriately. 3. Manage children with common neurological disorders. 4. Manage children with common respiratory disorders in the community. 5. Manage children with common hematological and hemato-oncological disorders in the Pacific. 6. Manage children with common congenital and acquired cardio-vascular disorders prevalent in the Pacific. 7. Manage common renal disorders in the Pacific (hematuria & proteinuria) 8. Describe and manage common genetic disorders, normal growth and development, and behavioural disorders. 9. Manage patients with infectious diseases and infestations including HIV and post-COVID 19 syndromes. 10 . Describe and manage common child protection issues.

Prerequisite: Minimum Entry Requirement.

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 120

Offered In: Semester 1,2