Learn about a paediatrician's core responsibilities as well as paediatrics subspecialities in this free online course. Do you enjoy caring for babies, children or teens? If you do, then a career as a paediatrician might be right for you. In this course, we will guide you through the steps to becoming a paediatrician. You will learn about the roles and responsibilities of a paediatrician and paediatric surgeon in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of illnesses in children while maintaining the paediatric ethics and laws.
| Course Category | Childcare, Education |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Define a ‘paediatrician’ and their subspecialties • State the core responsibilities of a paediatrician and a paediatric surgeon • Discuss the necessity of a balanced diet for the growth and development of children • Identify the various symptoms of nutritional deficiencies and malnutrition in children • Distinguish the different diseases that affect a newborn baby and the treatment and care recommended • Explain the causes of different haematological problems in children and investigational procedures • Recognise the symptoms of different neurological disorders and stroke in children • Relate the different gastrointestinal problems in babies with their causes and treatment • Describe the key feature of immunodeficiencies and cancer in children • Summarise the ethics and the laws which a good paediatrician must obey and respect |
| Course Code | 4745 |
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