Our Courses

Our Primary Care Academy (PCA) offers a training programme conducted by experienced registered nurses to equip you and your caregiver with the basic skills in caring for the elderly.If you are a caregiver or employer of a caregiver, this training programme will enhance your ability and improve your caregiver’s skills in providing excellent care to your loved ones. 

Venue:  

Primary Care Academy at Level 3, Choa Chu Kang Polyclinic

Time*: 

9.00am to 5.00pm

$117.70 (inclusive of GST) without Caregivers Training Grant
$10 co-payment with Caregiver Training Grant

Eligible participants may apply to attend the course with the Caregiver Training Grant.

Please click here to download the application form 

Dates*: 

27 April 2017

21 July 2017

15 November 2017

02 February 2018

The General Practitioner's (GP) Assistant Course is designed specifically to prepare anyone who is interested in working in a GP clinic but are worried that they do not have the required skills.

Secondly, the course is also intended to raise the level of service provided by the GP clinic to the public. The course is designed to consist of three levels, Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced. A participant without prior experience is advised to start from the Foundational modules. However, a participant who has adequate exposure and experience working in a GP clinic could enrol from Intermediate and progress to the Advanced level as required.

Venue:  

Primary Care Academy at Level 3, Choa Chu Kang Polyclinic

1) GP Assistant Foundational Course
Date: 08 & 09 June 2017
Time: 1.30pm to 5.00pm (3.5 hrs)
Cost: $180 (excluding GST)

The course covers:
- An overview of healthcare organisation in Singapore
- Role of a clinic assistant
- Fundamental concepts of patient care delivery
- Basic communication skills and delivery
- Basic measurement skills (height, weight and BMI calculation)
- Fundamentals of infection control in a clinic setting
- Basics on how medication works and avoiding medication errors

2) GP Assistant Intermediate Course 
Date: 21 & 22 September 2017 
Time: 1.30pm to 5.00pm
Cost: $320 (excluding GST                                                                                                  
 
 The course covers:
- Use of edical Terminologies at work
- Communication between healthcare professionals and patients
- Principles of proper disinfection, decontamination, sterilization including autoclaving in a clinic environment
- Drug storage, management, safety and error prevention
- Blood glucose monitoring, application of eye ointment, ear drops and nasal spray

3) GP Assistant Advanced Course
Date: 22 & 23 February 2018
Time: 1.30pm to 5.00pm
Cost: $380 (excluding GST)

The course covers: 
- Basic understanding on the management of chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and asthma   
- Administration of medication via nebulizer and inhaler                                                      
- Use of meter dosed inhaler (MDI), spacer, dry powder inhaler, (Turbuhaler and Accuhaler) 
- 12 Lead ECG                                       
- Overview of the use, common side effects, precautions and active ingredients of medication used to treat common medical conditions e.g URTI, Pain, Infection, Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus