Basic Training
Learning Objectives
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Promote healthy lifestyle and optimal physical and mental development of CYP by giving advice and anticipatory guidance during daily clinical practice.
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Consider the potential impact of cultural, social, religious and economic factors on health promotion and illness prevention of CYP.
Key Capabilities
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Promote and advise on childhood vaccination
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Promote and advise on breast feeding, infant and young child feeding.
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Promote and advise the importance of parenting in child health and development
Illustrations
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Discuss with parents about basic parenting skills.
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Educate CYP about healthy diet and exercise.
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Advise parents to give up smoking
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Arrange social and financial support to families in need.
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Work with school nurse in advising the care of children in special schools
Higher Training
Learning Objectives
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To lead the promotion of health and wellbeing of CYP in different settings, including well CYP and CYP with chronic conditions.
Key Capabilities
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Understand the importance of a stable family and good physical health in promoting good mental health
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Understand the impacts of family composition, socio-economic factors and poverty on child health
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Understand strategies and the implications for universal screening e.g. universal hearing screening, metabolic screening.
Illustrations
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Counsel CYP on smoking, alcohol, recreational drugs
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Counsel CYP and family about accident prevention
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Provide sex education to young people
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Explain to the young person on prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and contraception.
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Understand how schooling and medical care can affect each other.
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Understand the impact of poverty on child health
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Understand broad global issues on child health.