Australasian Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion

News from the Australasian Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion

Graduate Diploma and Master of Science in Cardiovascular Perfusion.

The Australasian Board Of Cardiovascular Perfusion and the Swinburne University of Technology have created two new post graduate courses in perfusion, a Graduate Diploma of Science Cardiovascular Perfusion and a Master of Science Cardiovascular Perfusion.

These courses replace the current Diploma of Perfusion course offered by the ABCP.  

The new University based courses are very different from the old Diploma course offered by the ABCP.

 The biggest changes are;

  1. The new course is run by Swinburne  University of Technology
  2. Enrolments in the course will be handled by the University
  3. It will be an ON-LINE course. Students will be able to complete the course and obtain their study materials over the internet.
  4. Unlike other distance courses offered it will not require students to attend the Hawthorn campus. i.e. students will be able to complete the course wherever they are geographically located.
  5. Therefore this course will be open to Perfusion students from anywhere in the world
  6. The faculty teaching the course will be drawn from the best Perfusion educators wherever they may be. 
  7. The course will be a fee paying course.
  8. In the past the ABP offered only one course the University will offer two
    (i) the Graduate Diploma of Science Cardiovascular Perfusion and
    (ii) the Master of Science Cardiovascular Perfusion.

Once Australian and New Zealand Candidates have completed the Masters Degree and completed 200 clinical cases they will have achieved the criteria to sit the ABCP accreditation exams, holders of the Graduate Diploma will not be eligible to sit the accreditation exams even if they have met the clinical experience criteria.

The starting date for the new course is March 2006.

 Further details about the new course will be posted on the website when they are available.

Follow the link to find out about the Graduate Diploma of Science in Cardiovascular Perfusion

Diploma Course  

Follow the link to find out about the Master of Science in Cardiovascular in Perfusion

Masters Course

FAQ.

Q. What will happen to the current course?
The current ABCP course will cease to be offered once the new course begins. All new students will be directed to enrol in the new Masters course.


Q. What will happen to students enrolled in the current course?
A sunset date will be set for the current course once the new Swinburne course begins. After the sunset date the course as it currently stands will not be supported. The sunset date for the course may be two years after the new course is offered. i.e. all support for the current course will cease in July 2008.

Q. Will current holders of the ABCP Diploma of Perfusion be eligible for the new course?
Yes, the ABCP is currently negotiating with the University to allow current ABCP graduates to enrol in the new course. Exemptions for current ABCP Diploma holders will be granted on a case by case basis.

Q. I hold  ABCP Diploma of Perfusion but not an undergraduate degree will I be eligible for the new course?
Yes, the University to allow current ABCP diploma holders  to enrol in the new course. Candidates who hold no prior degree will not be given any exemptions and will therefore need to complete the entire course

Q. On successful completion of the Masters course will I be eligible to sit the ABCP certification exams?
Only if you have satisfied the prerequisites.
The two prerequisites to sit for the ABCP certification exams are;
(1) Successful completion of  the Masters course. and
(2) Successful completion of 200 clinical cases

If candidates have only completed the Masters course they will not be eligible for accreditation by the ABCP.

Q. On successful completion of the Graduate Diploma  course will I be eligible to sit the ABCP certification exams?
No, even if candidates have completed 200 clinical cases they will not be eligible to sit for the ABCP accreditation exams unless they have successfully completed the Masters course.

Q. Can the ABCP help me get a placement to achieve my 200 clinical cases?
No, this is not a function of the ABCP. Candidates will need to find their own clinical positions

If you have any questions or comments about the proposed course please direct them to the Secretary of the Board.