May 01 - May 31, 2023
Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCD) is an important source of cause-specific mortality data for a country. Apart from being a public health surveillance tool, a medical death certificate is also a legal document for the family of the deceased. The medical practitioner has to issue a ‘death certificate’ to the family of the deceased. Inaccurate entries in these death certificates lead to incorrect mortality data collection, faulty public health measures and legal hassles.
This web-based course aims to strengthen the capacity of medical practitioners in ensuring accurate and reliable medical certification of cause of death, taking into account the COVID pandemic.
> It can be taken up at one’s own free time and convenience. It provides an opportunity to learn and earn credit points for all doctors who are busy practitioners and are unable to travel or obtain leave to attend CMEs (Continuing Medical Education).
> The total duration of this course is 8 hours. The course is now open. Anyone who starts the course on a given date must complete it within a period of one month.
> It is divided into 4 Modules with each module comprising of one to four units.
> To obtain the Course Certificate, the participant has to complete all the modules and then take the final assessment and obtain 66% (40/60) marks within a month’s time.
Upon successful completion, all participants will be awarded 1 CME credit point as per Karnataka Medical Council guidelines.
Course Schedule:
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No |
Name |
Duration |
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1 |
Module 1: Certification of Cause of Death |
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1.1 |
Unit 1: Introduction to Cause of Death |
50 min |
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1.2 |
Unit 2: Ascertaining the Cause of Death |
100 min |
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1.3 |
Unit 3: Death Certificate – parts, types and filling out |
60 min |
|
1.4 |
Unit 4: Errors in filling out death certificates |
60 min |
|
2 |
Module 2: ICD Coding |
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2.1 |
Unit 1: Introduction to Clinical Coding |
30 min |
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2.2 |
Unit 2: Assigning an ICD code |
60 min |
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2.3 |
Unit 3: Filling in the ICD code on a death certificate |
60 min |
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3 |
Module 3: Mortality statistics in India |
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3.1 |
Unit 1: Mortality statistics in India |
30 min |
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3.2 |
Unit 2: Practical aspects of Certification | 30 min |
| 4 | Module 4: MCCD in the presence of COVID-19* | |
| 4.1 | Unit 1: MCCD in the presence of COVID-19 | 30 min |
*New learning unit
Who Should Attend:
This online course is suitable for all allopathic doctors (of any specialty) and dentists currently registered with any medical/dental council in India and also for medical interns with a provisional medical councial registration.
Organization and Delivery:
The course will be hosted and delivered online by St John’s Medical College and Research Institute. After successful registration, all participants will be provided with a 'username' and 'password'. The course can then be accessed any time from a desktop, laptop or tablet.
Registration:
Registration is to be done online at the web-link given below. Payment for registration is accepted via credit card, debit card or net banking. It is to be paid along with the submission of the registration form and the medical council registration details directly on the website. Registration is now open.
For registration, please CLICK HERE
Course Fee:
For participants from within India:
Rs. 1500/- (Rupees fifteen hundred only) plus 18% GST [Rs. 1000/- + GST for intramural participants]
For participants from outside India:
US $ 35/- (Thirtty five US dollars only all inclusive)
For further enquiry and registration, contact
Course Director
Dr Prem K. Mony, MD
Professor & Head
Division of Epidemiology & Population Health
St. John’s Research Institute
Course Coordinator
Dr Kavya. R, MPH
Assistant Professor
Division of Epidemiology & Population Health
St. John’s Research Institute
E-mail: epibio@sjri.res.in
Ph: (080)49467032