Graduate certificate of Indigenous health (substance use)

• Institution:

  University of Sydney

• Type:

  Graduate Certificate courses

• Reach:

  NSW

• Focus:

  Indigenous

Overview

Target audience: Indigenous health professionals

Course summary: This course provides participants with the skills to build clinical, public health and academic capacity to prevent and treat harm associated with alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in the Indigenous community. Completion of this Graduate Certificate program can be used as credit towards a Graduate Diploma or Masters degree. Course core units include:

• IHSU5001 non-dependent alcohol use disorders
• IHSU5002 alcohol dependence and withdrawal
• IHSU5003 cannabis, tobacco and depression
• IHSU5004 opioids and injecting drug use
• IHSU5005 amphetamines, polydrug use and psychosis
• IHSU5006 substance use across the lifespan.

Fee payable: Yes

Delivery mode: On site

Financial support for Indigenous students: Not specified

Contacts

Kate Conigrave
Associate Professor
University of Sydney
Ph: (02) 9515 8650
Fax: (02) 9515 5779
Email: k.conigrave@usyd.edu.au

Links

• View information: Graduate certificate of Indigenous health (substance use)
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