The Remote Area Health Corps’ (RAHC) eLearning platform is designed to increase awareness about various aspects of working within remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
The courses are free and available to anyone interested in remote and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders health. Health Professionals (HPs) considering a placement with RAHC or any involvement in remote health are especially encouraged to pursue them.
Each of the modules are designed to meet the criteria of Continuous Professional Development programs with several colleges and professional bodies.
Currently, there are 36 eLearning modules available, including:
- Introduction to Indigenous Health
- Communication and Education
- Chronic Conditions Management
- Mental Health
- Paediatrics
- Maternity
- Major Incident Management
- Managing Medical Emergencies
- Trachoma
- Ear Health
- Oral Health
- Primary Eye Care Checks
- Eye Health and Diabetes
- Managing Scabies and Crusted Scabies
- Sexual Health in a Primary Health Care Setting
- Interactive Ochre (closed-course - RAHC Health Professionals only)
- Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect in the NT
- Mandatory Reporting of Domestic and Family Violence
- Machado Joseph Disease (MJD) Foundation
- Introduction to Remote Driving
- Trachoma Grading
- Introduction to Remote Scope of Practice
- COVID-19 in Australian and Remote Indigenous Communities
- Wound Care and Suturing in Remote Indigenous Communities
- Staying Safe Around Dogs in Remote Communities
- RAWR Clinical Orientation
- Resilience and Self-Care Out Bush
- Introduction to Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) & Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD)
- Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia – Michael's Story
- Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia – Women & Girls
- Introduction to Remote Nursing Scope of Practice
- Administering Bicillin
- Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) & Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) for Community-Based Workers
- About Giving Vaccines Upskill – first-time participants
- About Giving Vaccine Upskill – returning participants
- Syphilis in Remote Australian Communities.
To access the site, you will need to create a RAHC eLearning account.