Iron Academy Courses

The diagnosis and management of iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is an important public health problem worldwide. In Australia studies have shown that 8% of pre-school children have anaemia with iron deficiency the most common cause, 67% of pregnant women are iron deficient, and 30% of elective surgery patients have suboptimal iron stores or anaemia.

The Iron Academy has developed a series of courses to enable you to understand the causes and implications of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia, its diagnosis and appropriate treatment.

Major learning areas covered include:

• identification of the cause of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia
• laboratory investigations to assist with the diagnosis
• available treatments and the risks and benefits of each
• monitoring and assessment of response to treatment.

It is recommended that you complete IA-101 (IDA: Fundamentals of Iron Deficiency) first as this knowledge will support successful completion of the case studies. These courses are designed for healthcare professionals including general practitioners (GPs), nurses and midwives, laboratory and scientific staff, trainees and students caring for patients with iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia.

Course material is based on clinical guidelines, evidence-based material and/or expert consensus opinion developed in collaboration with leading experts.

Estimated time to complete each course module is one and a half hours.