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Objectives
The
object of the course is to provide comprehensive
medical terminology training to a consistently
high standard for persons who already posses
some secretarial or keyboard skills or for those working in a health care environment who wish to broaden their knowledge.
Upon
completion of the course each candidate will
have the option of undertaking a written examination to achieve an
AMSPAR (Association of Medical Secretaries,
Practitioners and Receptionists) Certificate in
medical terminology.
Examinations
are held three times a year and a minimum pass
mark of 75% must be achieved.
Training
Period
Training
hours are normally undertaken between 9am and
4pm (with one hour for lunch) or from 6pm- 9pm for the evening
course, but these can be
varied by request.
Course
Content
The
key parts of the course are as follows :-
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Origins
and structures of medical terms
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Prefixes,
roots and suffixes and composition of
medical words
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Terminology
of body structures, systems, diseases and
conditions
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Surgical
and medical procedures and investigations
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Terminology
of pathology and x-ray investigations and
procedures
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Classification
of drugs and prescription abbreviations in
common use
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Titles,
professional qualifications, professional
bodies and their abbreviations
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