Click here to exit full screen mode.

Content begins here

PGDip details

Help Opens in a new window

Main page content

Click to collapse

Postgraduate Diploma in Community & General Paediatrics

This is a two-year part-time programme that is relevant to the National Department of Health’s re-engineering of primary health care strategy. The skills and knowledge gained are aligned with the requirements of posts for the District Clinical Specialist Teams (DCST) and for clinicians who are working within the field of community and general paediatrics. The programme can be taken by paediatricians, medical officers health and rehabilitation professionals, registered nurses and medical social workers who might not want to sub-specialise.

The purpose of the programme is to assist students in acquiring critical and reflective skills to understand, analyse and apply knowledge in the following areas: advocacy and children’s rights; child health policies and programmes; optimal management of long-term and disabling conditions (LTDCs);  health management and leadership; concepts and principles of adolescent care; health information systems; mental health in children and adolescents; skills in communication with children and caregivers and adult education and training.

Programme Learning Outcomes

At the end of the programme, students should have gained the ability to identify concepts relevant to the areas identified below. Additionally, students should be capacitated to critically appraise, engage with and apply skills learned in the programme related to:

  • Child public health
  • Application of evidence-based practice
  • Basic epidemiological and statistical concepts
  • Health promotion concepts
  • Priority child health interventions (including LTDCs)
  • Knowledge and interpretation of child health policy
  • Understanding and skills in health management, teamwork and leadership
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Understanding of adult education principles and facilitation skills relevant to teaching and learning
  • A capacity to engage in self-evaluation and independent learning

 

Courses & Delivery

The courses offered in this programme in 2024 will be:

Core courses

Credits

Sequence 

Conveners 

Advocacy and Children’s Rights

10

Year 1, Semester 1

Lori Lake

Lucy Jamieson

Epidemiology & Research Appraisal

15

Year 1, Semester 1

Dave le Roux

Adelaide Masu

Child Health Policies and Programmes

15

Year 1, Semester 2

Jawaya Shea

Lizelle Jacobs

Health Information Systems

10

Year 1, Semester 2

Dave le Roux

Communication, Education and Training

10

Year 2, Semester 1

*elective

Lizelle Jacobs

Optimising Clinical Care for Long-term and Disabling Health Conditions

10

Year 2, Semester 1

*elective

Shirani Naidoo

Lizelle Jacobs

Child protection, abuse and neglect

10

Year 2, Semester 1

*elective

Sa-eeda Chippendale

Rowan Dunkley

Adolescent Health Care 10

Year 2, Semester 1

*elective

Zakira Sablay

Michelle Carrihill

Lizelle Jacobs

Mental Health of Children and Adolescents 10

Year 2, Semester 1

*elective

Wendy Vogel

Lizelle Jacobs

Health Management and Leadership

15

Year 2, Semester 2

Tamara Kerbelker

Anthony Hawkridge

Experiential learning, 

Part 1

15 Year 1, Semester 1 

Sa-eeda Chippendale

Experiential learning,

Part 2

15 Year 2, Semester 2

Lizelle Jacobs

 

Please note:  Learners need to complete all core courses in bold, and 3 of the 5 elective courses to obtain 120 credits.

This is a blended programme which will be delivered as synchronous and asynchronous online teaching and learning sessions. A block week of online teaching will take place at the beginning of each semester in the first year, and in the second semester of the second year, and will be followed by the online components of the different courses. (The first semester of the second year will comprise of short elective courses so there will not be a block week of teaching). 

Date for 2024 block week lectures: 

First year: 29 Jan - 2 Feb 2024

                  8 - 12 July 2024 

Second year: 22 - 23 Jan 2024

                        11 - 12 March 2024

                        6 - 7 May 2024

                        15-17 July 2024 

       

[Note: It is possible to register for certain courses on an occasional basis subject to course convenor approval.]

The courses are divided into Units which are delivered over one to three weeks depending on the course.  Each Unit consists of:

  • Learning outcomes
  • Course content
  • Resources (core, recommended and additional readings, presentations, web links)
  • Learning tasks (forum responses, chat sessions, tasks related to assignments)
  • Please note:  Forum discussions, chatrooms, blogs on Vula and Google Docs may be used for online engagement and interactive learning. This space should be respectful, collegial and collaborative; hence everyone is expected to contribute to building and making the space a positive learning environment. 
  • .Please see the 2023 student handbook (Microsoft Word - 2023_FHS_PG_handbook version for checking 11.01.23 (uct.ac.za)) for more information about the programme and courses from the Faculty of Health Sciences.  (The information about the elective course will be published in the 2024 handbook)
  • For support available to students at the Faculty of Health Sciences, see the "Additional support" tab on the sidebar

If you have any questions, please contact our administrator Ms. Debbie Moodie (Debbie.Moodie@uct.ac.za) or on (021) 658 5316 or the programme convenors Dr Dave le Roux (Dave.leRoux@uct.ac.za or Dr Lizelle Jacobs (Lizelle.Jacobs@uct.ac.za).

We look forward to welcoming you to the PG Diploma in Community and General Paediatrics!


 

There are currently no announcements

Full details...

Announcements

Attachments:

Add Comment

Edit Comment

Cancel

Delete Comment

Save

Editor, type ALT-0 for help

There are currently no conversations to display.

Error in adding forum summary:

Latest Discussions Conversations

Click to expand

Click to collapse

Please supply username.

Numbers only

Completed

Error in adding announcements:

Announcements