Strongarch Academic Services
Education – Research – Consultancy
Applying traditional academic values to:
– Continuing professional education for health practitioners, biomedical engineers and scientists
– Independent systematic and numeric analysis, reports and advice for institutions, business, the community and media
– Research to expand knowledge
Strongarch Education
Continuing Professional Education Certificate Courses On-Line
Stongarch Certificate Courses Are:
– Made with the the conviction that professional practice should be based on current scientific understanding
– Designed for busy health professionals, biomedical engineers and scientists who wish to revise or update knowledge of relevant basic scientific principles
– Constructed incorporating adult learning principles of autonomy, relevance and feedback
– Engaging, informative and relevant, and lead to a sensible updated overview of content
– Informed by a network of experienced academics and clinicians
Tissue Structure and Function – Histology & Cell Biology
- The fine structure of tissues at relevant molecular and cellular levels
- Mechanisms of cell and tissue function
- Provides a basis for understanding the physical properties and functionalities of tissues
- Supports understanding of disease processes
Fundamental Disease Processes – General Pathology
- The response of cells and tissues to injury
Including: Inflammation, wound healing and repair - The specific immune response
Including antibody and cell mediated immunity - The basis for vascular disease
Including thrombosis, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, ischaemia, infarction - Neoplasia and carcinogenesis
Including benign and malignant tumours and tumour-like conditions - Clear explanation for medical terms describing disease
Such as: ulceration, sessile, papillary, hyperplasia, hypertrophy, atrophy, necrosis - Clear explanation of important pathology tests
Such as: FACS, MCV, INR, direct and indirect immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry
Systemic Diseases – Systemic Pathology
- Diseases of body systems
Including diseases of the heart, lungs, skin, bones, joints, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract and endocrine system - Clear explanation of pathology tests relevant to diagnosis of conditions considered
Diseases of the Orofacial Tissues – Oral Pathology
- Common dental infections
Including dental caries, periapical infections, radicular cysts, periodontitis, and pericoronitis - Less common dental conditions
Including dental developmental defects, and odontogenic cysts - Diseases of oro-facial soft and hard tissues
Including bone disorders, mucosal disorders, non-odontogenic cysts and developmental disorders
Other Subject Areas
– Although Strongarch courses are mostly on tissue structure and disease processes, courses in separate pre-clinical and clinical areas will be developed in time
– Areas that are planned to develop are: Physiology; Pharmacology; Materials Science; Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
The Structure of Certificate Courses
Certificate Courses Contain:
1) Detailed Written Notes
– Notes are referenced
– Best read after the streamed lecture
2) High Quality Pre-Recorded Lectures
– Approximately 1 hour long per lecture
– May be repeated as often as wished during enrollment period
3) On-Line Self-Assessment
– 6 multiple choice questions
– Questions drawn randomly from a question bank
– Correct answers with explanations are given on completion
– May be repeated multiple times any time during enrolment, even after the certificate of completion is sent
4) Certificate of Completion
– Emailed first time 4 or more answers are correct
PLEASE NOTE: Each Course Can Be Accessed By No More Than 2 Devices, Including the Device Through Which Enrolment is Made
Discounts for Low and Low to Middle Income Nations
Quality continuing professional education should be available irrespective of location. We recognize that National income impacts capacity to pay.
The World Health Organization (WHO, 2019) classifies national income into three groups, Low, Low to Middle and High Income nations.
Enrollees in WHO Low Income Nations may apply for a discount of 80% (paying 20% of the usual fee).
Enrollees in WHO Low to Middle Income Nations may apply for a discount of 60% (paying 40% of the usual fee).
Discounts apply automatically once location is confirmed by a SMS text code during enrolment
Student Discounts
Can be arranged only through the student’s educational institution.
Students should ask their institution to approach Strongarch.
Free Educational Material
- Some background educational material is free of charge
- This is in part to support interested students
- Graduated professionals may find some content of interest.
Guest Lectures and Face to Face Teaching
- Guest lectures and face to face teaching can be arranged on request, dependent on availability
- Strongarch is available to develop and deliver courses