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Continuing Education & Part-time Studies Guide Winter/Spring 2015 continuingeducation@georgiancollege.ca 72 postsecondary credit courses OL Advanced Medical Transcription This course is designed for transcriptionists wishing to perfect their skills in medical transcription and terminology. The main purpose of the course is to develop and refine transcription skills to a competitive level by using the learning activities included in the textbook. OfAD 1015 | 42 hrs $397.50 date loc JAN. 13 – APR. 21 ONLINE MAY 12 – AUG. 18 ONLINE OL Beginning Medical Transcription This is a beginning medical transcription course designed to provide students with a working knowledge of transcription of medical reports. Transcription is taking the spoken word and turning it into a written document. Case studies are provided so that the student will gain knowledge in the transcribing of various medical reports. Medical reports will be transcribed from 10 individual case studies, each of which concerns an inpatient with a specific medical problem. There are between four and eight reports within each case study. Students will be involved in the care of the patient from the date of admission through the date of discharge. OfAD 1014 | 42 hrs $397.50 date loc JAN. 13 – APR. 21 ONLINE MAY 12 – AUG. 18 ONLINE OL Dental Terminology Develop sound knowledge of dental terms, with an emphasis on anatomy, disease terms, and instrumentation. Terminology specific to infection control, pain management, tooth restorations, prosthodontics, endodontics, periodontics, pedodontics, and malocclusion is included. OfAD 1018 | 42 hrs $397.50 date loc JAN. 13 – APR. 21 ONLINE MAY 12 – AUG. 18 ONLINE OL Essentials in Health Records Management Designed to study the record keeping practices in the hospital and physician's office. Emphasis is placed on hospital and medical staff organization, patient record content, procedures in filing, numbering and retention of patient records, qualitative analysis, release of information, forms control and design, indexes and registers, reimbursements, regulatory and accrediting agencies, and alternate health care delivery systems. OfAD 1017 | 42 hrs $397.50 date loc JAN. 13 – APR. 21 ONLINE MAY 12 – AUG. 18 ONLINE OFFICE ADMINISTRATION COuRSES OL Functions in the Medical Office Medical office procedures will cover administrative and clerical functions including patient reception, scheduling appointments appropriate to patient needs, telephone procedures, medical records management and charting of progress notes, verbal and non-verbal communications with patients, computerization and the medical office, financial records, personal conduct, medical ethics and law. The Canada Health Act will be introduced as well as OHIP and the principles of OHIP medical billing. OfAD 1016 | 42 hrs $397.50 date loc JAN. 13 – APR. 21 ONLINE MAY 12 – AUG. 18 ONLINE Introduction to Medical Office Administration This introductory course consists of learning medical terminology necessary to equip the student with the required vocabulary to prepare a variety of dictated medical correspondence to mailable standards. Ethical and cultural issues relating to the medical environment are discussed and students do literary and internet research to prepare presentations related to cultural issues. EqUIVALENcY: Medical Terminology (OfAD 1011) page 73 OL OfAD 1006 | 42 hrs $325.50 loc date day time OS JAN. 7 – APR. 15 WED 6 – 9 P.M. BA JAN. 14 – APR. 15 WED 7 – 10 P.M. OL Introduction to Legal Office Procedures This course is designed to develop basic knowledge of the legal secretary/assistant's clerical and practical duties required in a law office. Content includes reception/client relations, effective communications and basic legal documentation used in all areas of law. Students will also enhance their vocabulary of common legal terminology used within a law office, government agency, court systems, social services and current affairs through practice, study guide and quizzes. OfAD 1010 | 45 hrs $420.75 date loc JAN. 13 – APR. 21 ONLINE MAY 12 – AUG. 18 ONLINE OL Medical keyboarding This is NOT a learn to type course. This course is designed to familiarize the user with beginning medical keyboarding, advanced keyboarding, medical language, grammatical and office skills. It includes case histories, a variety of medical reports, technical terminology and timed writings. These exercises will help the learner increase their knowledge of terms they will encounter on the job, and will improve their keyboarding speed and accuracy. A very brief introduction to Medical Transcription is included. This course is a prerequisite for the Beginning Medical Transcription course. OfAD 1012 | 42 hrs $397.50 date loc JAN. 13 – APR. 21 ONLINE MAY 12 – AUG. 18 ONLINE Medical Office Procedures This course familiarizes the student with the procedures of a medical office environment and provides the student with a working knowledge of records, filing, appointments and health claims using A & L Medical Systems. OfAD 2005 | 42 hrs $325.50 loc date day time BA MAY 13 – AUG. 12 WED 7 – 10 P.M.