There is a growing demand for stroke services and specialised stroke care in Aotearoa New Zealand, as the population ages.
The Postgraduate Diploma in Stroke Care is for those who want to gain advanced and specialised knowledge and skills in stroke clinical practice.
This evidence-based programme is aligned with contemporary clinical guidelines and practices. It incorporates emerging challenges and solutions to prepare students for the future of stroke care.
It is highly relevant and interprofessional, with content coherently integrated across medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech language therapy, optometry, clinical exercise physiology, and psychology.
It has real-world impact by equipping students to provide specialised stroke care for the benefit of the thousands of people who experience stroke in Aotearoa New Zealand every year.
The Postgraduate Diploma in Stroke Care delivers specialised training in all aspects of stroke treatment from pre-hospital care through to rehabilitation, return to the community, and research.
As the first interprofessional stroke-specific tertiary qualification in Aotearoa New Zealand, this programme is for healthcare professionals engaged in the care of people and whānau with stroke, such as nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech language therapists, clinical exercise physiologists, counsellors, dietitians, medical doctors, optometrists, paramedics, pharmacists, psychologists, and social workers.
Throughout this programme, you will learn how to apply and communicate the principles, evidence and practices that constitute evidence-based stroke care at every stage of the patient journey.
If you want to learn how to work as a culturally safe, reflective practitioner within an interprofessional team and contribute to improvements in the quality and safety of stroke care, this programme is for you!