Online Courses Handbook 2003

3760 (v.7) Professional Practice 381

Area:	School of Public Health
Contact Hours:	8.5
Credits:	25.0
Practical:	1 x 8.5 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	2872 (v.9) Health Record Systems 282 or any previous version AND 306317 (v.1) Nosology 286 or any previous version
Placement is offered in a health information management service of a hospital to further develop, through directed practice, the knowledge and skills acquired during the first two years of the course. Computer applications are used to abstract information and gain experience in disease classification. Departmental health information management policies and procedures are studied.