About This Diploma
Assessing an ill child is an art. The care of infants, children and young people often form a large part of a doctor’s caseload, yet newly qualified doctors can struggle to provide comprehensive child-centred medical care and doctors starting specialist training in paediatrics soon realise that children are not simply small adults.
This Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Professional Diploma in Paediatrics, delivered in conjunction with iheed, is a nine-month online education programme focused on the diagnosis and management of important and common illnesses in children. It is delivered in conjunction with iheed and designed to cater for busy healthcare professionals working anywhere in the world.
Drawing on the expertise of highly experienced Consultants in Paediatrics, the programme will teach you how to manage common paediatric issues, including acute and chronic conditions and developmental difficulties. You will learn how to recognise the symptoms of, and manage, the critically ill child and when referral to tertiary paediatric care is required.
This diploma can be completed by GPs, family physicians and doctors starting specialist training in Paediatrics. You can complete the programme anywhere in the world.
To be accepted onto the programme you must have:
This programme provides comprehensive training in child-centred medical care of infants, children and young people.
On completion of this programme you will be able to:
Note, while this programme appeals to a broad range of medical practitioners, it excludes content specific to paediatrics that are predominantly related to neonates or hospital-led care such as oncology or haematology.
This programme blends self-directed learning with tutor-led team-based learning. The course material has been designed by RCPI and is delivered online by iheed.
Throughout the course, you'll engage in:
On successful completion of the full programme you will be award a Diploma in Paediatrics by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
Dublin-headquartered iheed Health Training Limited is a successful medical education technology organisation that partners with medical universities and postgraduate training bodies to reach doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals all around the world. It delivers postgraduate medical qualifications for healthcare professionals that improve their ability to deliver healthcare while enhancing their career prospects and global mobility.
To register your interest, please contact iheed