Course Level

Graduate Certificate

Graduate Certificate of Diagnostics and Prescribing for Midwives

The Graduate Certificate of Diagnostics and Prescribing for Midwives is an online course. This course is designed to provide you with core knowledge and skills needed for the expanded role of the Endorsed Midwife. The course is addressing experienced Registered Midwives with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) who want to enhance their professional practice in the safe and effective prescribing of scheduled medicines as well as in midwifery diagnostics including the ordering and interpreting of investigative tests for childbearing women. The course builds on the knowledge you have already gained through your midwifery studies and professional experience. Throughout the course there is an emphasis on woman-centred care that is culturally responsive and applied within primary, secondary or tertiary healthcare settings where an Endorsed Midwife provides care.

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CDU Online

Part-time - 1 years

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Structure

This Graduate Certificate is offered as a part-time, one-year online course, over two Semesters. The first Semester of this course provides you with the opportunity to increase your knowledge and skills in screening and diagnostics. The unit will assist your professional growth though the synthesis of findings that after critical evaluation, informs your independent decision making on judicious and relevant diagnostic investigations. Semester two of this course will prepare you with the knowledge and skills you require to safely prescribe and integrate pharmacological therapies into their care of women and babies. Topics include: principles of Quality Use of Medicines, Safe prescription including collaborative practice, the pharmacological principles of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics and the application of these into clinical pharmacology. Overall, the course will develop your understanding of contemporary, evidence-based approaches to screening, diagnostic and pharmacological management in the holistic care of women and babies, underpinned by principles of safety, quality and risk management.

Entry requirements

  • Applicants must have: Successful completion of a recognized Bachelor of Midwifery (or equivalent international qualification).
  • And, Current unconditional registration with the NMBA as a Registered Midwife.
  • And, A minimum of three years' full-time (or equivalent) clinical experience across the full scope of midwifery practice, including antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care. This must be evidenced by a detailed Curriculum Vitae, and either a statement of service or signed letters from your employer/s confirming your role, duration of employment, and duties.