Graduate Certificate in Health Protection

New Graduate Certificate in Health Protection

The University of Tasmania has launched a Graduate Certificate in Health Protection in response to the workforce issues identified during the COVID-19 response. The GCHP provides the background, context and skills required for working within the Health Protection workforce, with a key audience being health professionals that continue to contribute to the surge capacity for the COVID-19 response.

Nicola Stephens and Michelle McPherson are leading the GCHP, which comprises the following four units:

• Outbreak Management
• Public Health Surveillance
• Environmental Health
• Communicable Diseases Surveillance

The GCHP is delivered online and is offered on a part-time basis with completion required in 3 years. Domestic students commencing in Semester 2 2021 may be eligible to receive a 100% HECS fee waiver for initial Outbreak Management unit. Please see the UTAS website for more information (H5P Graduate Certificate in Health Protection - Courses & Units - University of Tasmania, Australia (utas.edu.au).

The Outbreak Management Unit can also be delivered as a 4-day short course as either a professional development opportunity or as the accredited Outbreak Management Unit.

https://www.utas.edu.au/courses/chm/courses/h5p-graduate-certificate-in-health-protection

For further information, please contact Michelle McPherson or Nicola Stephens on the details below.

Michelle McPherson
Associate Professor of Public Health
M | 0401 203 744
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Nicola Stephens
Associate Professor of Public Health
M | 0401 911 312
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Public Health Programs, Tasmanian School of Medicine
College of Health & Medicine | University of Tasmania