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General courses for working
abroad
The International Health Exchange runs short courses
for health professionals wishing to work overseas and also advertises
courses run by other organisations.
International Health Exchange
1st Floor
134 Lower Marsh
London SE1 7AE
Tel: 020 7620 3333
Fax: 020 7620 2277
A course in Tropical Medicine is often valuable for
those wishing to work overseas. This may also be a requirement for
nursing in developing countries. Two centres in England run courses
in this speciality.
London
School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
The Diploma
in Tropical Nursing is run twice a year between March - July
and September - February. The course is 1 day per week and lasts
for 19 weeks. It is available to Registered Nurses only. The course
covers emergency midwifery, dentistry, water and sanitation technology
and mental health in the developing world, together with wide
coverage of clinical tropical medicine and primary health care.
Practical skills and laboratory work is also included in the course.
Contact Peter Wilson (Lecturer / Course Organiser)
or the Registry at the London school of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
for further information:
Peter Wilson
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street
London WC1 7HT
Tel: 020 7927 2627
Liverpool
School of Tropical Medicine
The Diploma in International Community Health Care (DICHC) is
a 12 weeks programme which aims to support and accredit the professional development of community health workers
(Doctors, Nurses, Midwives, Nutritionists, Pharmacists, Clinical Officers, Physiotherapists) intending to practise
in the tropics. It is also useful for community health workers already practising in developing countries. The DICHC
will provide a wide range of transferable and specific skills relevant to community health work and health care
management/policy, a basic understanding of research techniques and data analysis. The content of the modules is designed
to provide an in-depth understanding of common diseases in the Tropics, health seeking behaviours and multicultural
communications which all affect the utilization or otherwise of health care services.
Email: Laura Hand
l.c.hand@liverpool.ac.uk
Director of Studies: Adetoro Adegoke
a.a.adegoke@liv.ac.uk
Courses in Expedition Medicine
Expedition Medicine Ltd provide a variety of courses aimed at enabling
medics to develope the essential skills which will allow them to feel
confident practicing medicine alone and in hostile environments. We provide
three courses run both in this country and abroad and developed for medics
at different stages of their training. Our 2 day course was developed in
conjunction with Raleigh International and was aimed at House Officers and
nurses whom need to develope the practical skills essential for expedition
medicine. The 4 day course which is more comprehensive, assumes a certain
level of ability and experience and is aimed at doctors and nurses with A&E
experience.
In addition to our UK courses we also run a very exciting course
in the Arctic, aimed at preparing medics for working as a expedition medic
in cold hostile environments and at altitude.
For further information contact Expedition Medicine Ltd on
01460 30456, or look at our website:
www.expeditionmedicine.co.uk
First Aid courses
First Aid courses are also very useful, and The St
John Ambulance, Red Cross and St Andrew Ambulance all provide recognised
courses at various levels. Information can be gained locally from
the Yellow Pages.
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