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Old Course Code Subject Area Catalogue Number Long Title Units Description
CJ480 PCAH 4080 Project 16 This course enables medical students to take additional training in the form of a research project.
CJ801 PCAH 7001 Community Child & Adolescent Health (Key Concepts) 2 Overview of concepts in community child health practice including aspects of ethics, health & illness, growth & development, adolescence, family & society.
CJ802 PCAH 7002 Community Child & Adolescent Health (Contemporary Issues) 2 Systematic review of current issues affecting children & their health including - immunisation practice & philosophy in Australia & developing countries, genetics, growth & nutrition, disability & injury.
CJ803 PCAH 7003 Issues in Child & Adolescent Development 2 Overview of normal & abnormal child development. Theoretical & practical considerations in managing health problems in a developmental context. Understanding child development is basic to practice in any discipline involving children.
CJ804 PCAH 7004 Organisation & Management of Services for Children & Adolescents 2 Major theoretical approaches to organisation & management of children's services. An understanding of the range of different services: analysis of organisation structures; perspectives to organisational change.
CJ805 PCAH 7005 Children, Ethics, Rights & the Law 2 Familiarises students with various legislation & other authorities affecting children. Awareness of responsibilities & rights of carers & others providing services to children & their families.
CJ806 PCAH 7006 Nutrition in Childhood & Adolescence 2 Nutritional aspects of children's health & practical considerations in understanding normal & abnormal nutrition & feeding disorders in children. Proper nutrition promotes growth & healthy development of children. Importance of nutrition in health & illness
CJ807 PCAH 7007 Injury Prevention & Protection of Children & Adolescents 2 Theoretical principles & practical application to management & prevention of injury to children. Injury to children including child abuse is major cause of death & major cause of hospitalisation & morbidity.
CJ808 PCAH 7008 Chronic Illness, Disability & Rehabilitation in Childhood & Adolescence 2 Examination of major theoretical & practical approaches to prevention of illness & injury, treatment & rehabilitation of illness & disability. Role of health worker in health promotion in relation to children.
CJ809 PCAH 7009 Adolescent Health Studies 2 Understanding of issues involved in normal adolescence & issues such as provision of care to adolescents including models of delivery & wide range of health issues which face adolescents & young people in our community.
CJ890 PCAH 7020 Dissertation [full-time study] 8 Undertake a supervised research project in an area of community child health. Full-time students must enrol in PCAH7020 and part-time students must enrol in PCAH7022.


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