The following information is presented here to provide historical details of the Intermed program from its establishment in 1994 up to the closure of the Graduate Certificate and Diploma in International Health and Development in 2020.

Core Course including Online Foundational Subject and two-week intensive

The Intermed program was initially developed around 5 streams

  1. Aspects of medical mission.

  2. Health care service delivery, especially for primary health care.

  3. Issues in public health.

  4. Issues in clinical care, especially infectious diseases and nutrition.

  5. Electives.

The online Foundations subject covers the biblical basis of development, community development and a number of foundational topics such as global overviews of health, illness and culture, patterns of illness, demography, principles of primary health care, Indigenous health, travel health, introduction to epidemiology and non-communicable diseases.

The two-week intensive covers public health and clinical care (although some foundational material best delivered face to face is also included) is conducted through lectures, seminars, practical classes and group work.

Practical sessions included in the two-week intensive

For all participants:

  • Developing a basic health program

  • Basic plaster techniques

  • Applied contraception

  • Behaviour change communication (health promotion) workshop

For nurses and other health professionals:

  • Simple consulting skills

  • Examination of the child

Learning Outcomes for the Graduate Diploma in International Health and Development

Knowledge

  • Demonstrate an integrated knowledge of the key issues (including those relating to marginalised groups such as women and children), contributing factors, principles and practices involved in community health and development in less resourced and more disadvantaged contexts

  • Demonstrate a well-developed understanding of the roles of and challenges facing NGOs in health and development activities in less resourced and more disadvantaged contexts

  • Demonstrate a well-developed understanding of the personal and lifestyle issues associated with intercultural life and work

  • Explain the relationship between community development, public health and clinical care in less resourced and more disadvantaged contexts.

Skills

  • Formulate a theology and philosophy of community health and development approaches in less resourced and more disadvantaged contexts.

  • Reflect critically upon significant personal and professional experiences and challenges related to the delivery of health and development programs in less resourced and more disadvantaged contexts.

  • Communicate and solve problems in an appropriate fashion when working cross-culturally in a team in less resourced and more disadvantaged contexts.

  • Assess, manage and control health problems related to infectious diseases, nutrition and chronic non-communicable diseases in less resourced and more disadvantaged contexts

  • Assess critically the various program approaches used by NGOs in responding to specific health and development issues in less resourced and more disadvantaged contexts

Application of knowledge and skills

  • Provide culturally sensitive health care and/or education to individuals and groups in less resourced and more disadvantaged contexts.

  • Develop, implement, monitor and evaluate best practice community health and development programs in less resourced and more disadvantaged contexts.

Optional 3rd week

An optional 3rd week followed immediately after the completion of the two-week summer intensive. This week provided an opportunity to gain additional practical skills in the areas of obstetrics, dentistry, community development, musculoskeletal health and simple clinical skills.

The specific objectives for the various components covered during the optional 3rd week were:

For obstetrics

  • describe the indications and steps for manual removal of the placenta

  • detail how to manage postpartum haemorrhage

  • describe the steps in the resuscitation of the newborn.

For dentistry

  • deliver the necessary education for a community on preventive care through personal oral hygiene

  • describe correctly the steps in undertaking a simple extraction

  • recognize the indications for referral for basic emergency dentistry and restorative dentistry.

For community development

  • understand the process of peace-building through the stages of denial, revenge, forgiveness and reconciliation, at both the individual level and the community level

  • describe the importance of peace-building for community health and development.

For musculo-skeletal medicine

  • recognise the important anatomical landmarks for musculoskeletal medicine

  • recognise and manage of a range of simple musculoskeletal conditions

For additional clinical skills

  • update basic life support skills (including iv cannulation)

  • undertake ear toilet and management of chronic otitis media

  • remove a foreign body from the eye

  • demonstrate and teach relaxation skills.

For doctors and laboratory scientists:

  • make and interpret blood films including malaria diagnosis

  • recognise the more common faecal parasites on microscopy

  • know how to do a Gram stain, ZN stain and urine microscopy

For nurses and other health professionals:

  • demonstrate basic suturing skills

  • demonstrate the incision and drainage of an abscess

  • demonstrate how to do a simple split skin graft

  • demonstrate how to conduct an examination of the adult

Course Staff and Lecturers

Emeritus Professor Anthony Radford was the Course Coordinator from 1994 until 2008 when Dr Douglas Shaw, who has qualifications and experience in international public health and development, took on that role. Anthony remained active in the program as Course Advisor. Both Anthony and Doug delivered a number of lectures, particularly on topics related to public health.

The lecturers for the program were drawn from a wide variety of backgrounds. Almost all have had overseas experience, many having conducted international health consultancies with groups such as WHO, UNICEF, the World Bank, AusAID, World Vision and TEAR Australia. All were well qualified and many held senior appointments at one or more of the three universities in Adelaide.

The table below provides details on the lecturers who were involved in the summer schools between about 2016 and 2019 and who have given permission for their details to be included here. Please note that the qualifications and positions held may no longer be current.

LECTURER

POSITION(S)

LECTURES

BENSON,  Dr JILL
AM MBBS, DCH, FACPsychMed

Director, Health in Human Diversity Unit, Discipline of General Practice, University of Adelaide. Senior Medical Officer, Migrant Health Service, Adelaide. Kakarra Wilurrara Health Alliance. WHO Vanuatu

Refugee health
Indigenous health

BEN-TOVIM, Prof. DAVID
MBBS, PhD, MRCP, FRANZCP 

Clinical Epidemiology and Process Redesign, Flinders University

Recognition and management common mental health problems

BOON, KATE
RN RM

Royal Flying Doctor Service

Clinical Skills: Life support skills

BRADLEY, Dr HELEN
RN RM PhD

Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of South Australia

Primary Health Care

CALDER, MARGARET
BA, DipT, MURP (Master of Urban & Regional Planning)

Consultant in Global Education

Views of development

CROMPTON, Assoc Prof JOHN
MBBS, FRANZCO, FRACS

Consultant Ophthalmologist and Clinical Assoc Prof., Discipline of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital

Recognition and management of common eye conditions

ELDER, SHELLEY
RN RM

Midwife

Support for practical obstetrics at the Women and Children's Hospital

FORSYTH, Prof KEVIN
MBChB, MD, PhD, FRACP, FRCPA

Associate Dean and Professor, Paediatrics and Child Health, Consultant Paediatrician, Flinders University. President International Pediatric Academic Leaders Association

Acute and chronic respiratory illness in children
Principles in examination of the child

FUNG, Dr LESLIE
BDS, MDS (Prosthodontics)

Lecturer, Dental School, University of Adelaide

Common dental problems - where there is no dentist. Practical dentistry for the non-dentist

GRESHAM, BRETT
BCivEng, MlntDev
Senior Manager, Scope Global Water and sanitation

GRILLS, Dr Nathan
MBBS, MSc, DPH, DPHIL, FAFPHM

Public Health Physician and Post-Doc Fellow, Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne. Director, Community Global Health Network.

Community based responses to people with disability
NGO and FBO Seminar
MDG and chronic disease seminar

GRILLS, Dr CLAIRE
MBBS FACD

Dermatologist, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne

Leprosy

HOUSTON, LESLEY
BTh, B Ad Voc Ed, Med, M.Min.St, D Min candidate

TESOL & ESL Coordinator, Academic Support Officer, Tabor

Adult education: principles and practices

KINNEAR, Dr STEVE
MBBS, DipObsRACOG, FANZCA

Specialist Anaesthetist  in Private Practice and Visiting Anaesthetist, Flinders Medical Centre

Simple anaesthetic techniques

KIRUBAKARAN, Dr CHELLAM MBBS DCH MD (Paed) FRACP Consultant Paediatrician Acute and chronic respiratory illness in children.
Principles in examination of the child

KIRUBAKARAN, Dr SNEHA
BMBS, BComp, BAppSc(Hons),GradDip(ClinEd)

General Practitioner, Flinders University Clinical Practice Coordinator and Intermed Practicum Coordinator

Simple consulting skills for nurses and other allied health professionals
Suturing and
Incision and drainage of abscess/ split skin graft

MALONE, GEOFF
Grad Cert Nursing

Plaster Technician (retired)

Plastering techniques

MARSHMAN, DR GIL
MBBS,FACD

Dermatologist, Flinders Medical Centre

Common skin conditions

MAYER, Prof. PETER
PhD

Associate Professor, School of History and Politics, University of Adelaide

Politics of health and development

OWERS, REV DON
BTh(Hons), DMin, MMan

Principal, Tabor

Welcome and How to give a presentation

RADFORD, Prof. ANTHONY
SM(Harvard), FRACP, FRACGP, FRCP(Edin), FFCM, FAFPHM, DTM&H

Professor Emeritus,
Flinders University of South Australia and
Intermed Course Advisor

Clinical and public health presentations

RADFORD,  ROBIN
MA, Dip Social Studies

Intermed Facilitator

Cross Cultural Living & Expectations facilitator

RIDDLE, DR PETER
MBBS FRACS

General Surgeon and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Senior Lecturer, Department of Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre

Handicap and Disability

SCHOEMAKER, Dr DAVID
FRACS

Consultant Surgeon, Noarlunga Health Services

Common surgical issues, including wound and burn management

SHAW, SALLY
RN RM DipPHCEd&Dev

Creative Arts Facilitator

Cross Cultural Living & Expectations

SHAW, Dr DOUGLAS MBBS(Hons), BA, MA, MTH, FRACGP, FAFPHM

Public Health Physician and
Intermed Course Coordinator

Public health presentations

STEEL, Mrs JUDY
AO, BN, DipAppSci, JP

Australian Founder, Uganda Australia Christian Outreach

Health care in Uganda

TURNBULL, DAVID
BA, DipEd, BTh, MA(World Religions), CertIV in TAA

Senior Lecturer in Intercultural Studies, Tabor
Deputy Chair, State Leadership Team, Missions Interlink

Biblical perspectives on poverty and community development
Seminar on Biblical perspectives of health and development

WADDELL, Dr RUSSELL
MBBS, BSc, FAChSHM

Sexual Health Physician

STD 1 and
STD 2 including clinical aspects HIV

WANGUHU, DR KEN
MBChB, DA, DipObs, DipPEC, FRACGP, GradCert Med Ed.

Regional Medical Educator, Senior Lecturer, Flinders University, Parallel Rural Curriculum Program, Rural Censor RACGP

Continuing Medical Education

WAUCHOPE, Dr BRUCE
MBBS, FRACGP, DTM&H, DipObsRACOG

General Practitioner, Practice Principal

PUO
Arboviruses
Tuberculosis

WHEATLEY, DR BRIAN
OAM MBBS, FRCOG, FRANZCOG

Consultant, Obstetrics and Gnaecology (retired), Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Adelaide

Normal pregnancy and common complications of pregnancy.
Normal delivery and common complications of delivery.
Practical obstetrics at the Women and Children's Hospital

WIGHT, Dr ROB
MBBS, FRACGP, DPH, MSc & Ex Physiol

General Practitioner, previous work in PNG, Indonesia, Burma & Bangladesh

Primary Health Care
Highland Scenario

YIP, Dr Teem-Wing
BA, BMBS, MPH, FACRRM

Public Health Medical Officer/Co-ordinator & Adjunct Associate Lecturer, Flinders University Northern Territory Clinical School

Indigenous health
Chronic non-communicable disease in developing contexts

Health promotion
Global overview of HIV
Clinical contraception

YOUNG, PROF. GRAEME
MBBS, MD, FRACP, FTSE, AGAF

Professor of Global GI Health, Flinders University

Clinical and Public health aspects of diarrhoeal illness

 

 



 






















































 


















































 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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