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Advanced Health Professional: Expert

  • Type higher education course (job-enabling)
  • Duration 2 Semester
  • Locations Linz
Cover image of the AHP university course, showing a meeting situation of an elderly lady with a person from the healthcare sector who is taking notes. Fotocredit: Adobe Stock

Course Details

The aim of the Advanced Health Professional university course is to enable experienced healthcare professionals to overtake a role with in-depth skills within the healthcare system. The focus is on case- and patient-centered care in complex situations, involving relatives and caregivers.

In addition to professional and methodological competencies, students also acquire social and communicative skills. The academic qualification focuses on evidence-based, sustainable practice and quality assurance measures. During the accompanying professional internship, students get the opportunity to apply and consolidate the acquired knowledge under professional guidance.

An elderly man discusses information with a medical professional using a tablet. Fotocredit: Adobe Stock
An elderly man discusses information with a medical professional using a tablet.

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Focus

  • Professional role
  • Needs and priorities
  • Diversity and ethics
  • Networking
  • Empowerment
  • Communication and cooperation
  • Marketing
  • Consultation
  • Screening, assessment, diagnostics, interventions
  • Measuring results, quality and data management
  • Education
  • National and international health policy
  • Legal foundations
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Digitalised healthcare
  • Case work and case management
  • Concept development
  • Project management
  • Science and Research

Impressions

Medical team with tablet stands in a circle and discusses together. Fotocredit: Adobe Stock (enlarged view in the gallery)Video call with a medical professional via smartphone. Fotocredit: Adobe Stock (enlarged view in the gallery)A doctor and patient shake hands during a medical consultation. Fotocredit: Adobe Stock (enlarged view in the gallery)