Program Overview

University of Cape Town Program Details

The University of Cape Town offers a range of programs through its Faculty of Health Sciences. The faculty is composed of several departments and units, including academic departments, administrative departments, operational units, and the Bioethics Centre.

Faculty of Health Sciences Departments

• Academic Departments:
  • Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine
  • Family, Community and Emergency Care
  • Health Sciences Education
  • Paediatrics & Child Health
  • Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
  • Human Biology
  • Integrative Biomedical Sciences
  • Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  • Pathology
  • Psychiatry & Mental Health
  • Public Health
  • Radiation Medicine
  • Surgery
• Administrative Departments
• Operational Units
• Bioethics Centre

Courses Offered

The university offers a variety of courses, including:

• Adolescent Health: Taking Evidence to Implementation
• Advanced Anatomy, Physiology & Pathophysiology
• Advanced Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echocardiography
• Advanced HIV and Adherence Counselling
• Advanced Training in Complete Current Procedural Terminology for South Africa
• Advanced Training in ICD-10 Coding
• Aeromedical Evacuation and Transport
• African Genomics Short Course
• Airway & Thoracic Skills
• Applied Community Counselling
• Argue Better! Ethical Reasoning for Health Professionals
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics & Policy in Africa
• Basic Anatomy and Physiology for Clinical Coding and Case Management
• Basic Clinical Auditing
• Basic Counselling Skills
• Basic Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echocardiography
• Basic HIV Counselling
• Basic Legal & Ethical Principles in Forensic Laboratory Mortuary Practice
• Basic Training in Complete Current Procedural Terminology for South Africa
• Basic Training in ICD-10 Coding
• Basics of MRI
• Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Workshop
• Case Management Workshop
• Certificate Course in Palliative Nursing
• Community Based Inclusive Development Practice
• Comprehensive HIV Testing
• Debriefing for Simulation Education
• Disabilities, Gender-Based Violence and Inclusive Health Care
• Disability Studies in Education
• Disaster Medicine
• DNA Extraction from Hard Tissue Samples
• Endurance Running Training Essentials & Program Design
• Essentials of Nursing Children with a Tracheostomy
• Essentials of Nursing Children with a Cancer or Blood Disorder
• Essentials of Nursing Critically Sick Children
• Essentials of Nursing Sick Children
• Essentials of Nursing Sick Newborns
• Essentials of a Paediatric Clinical Assessment
• Essentials of Paediatric Burns Care
• Essential Steps in Managing Obstetric Emergencies
• Excellence in Deceased Donation and End-of-Life Care Course
• Forensic Photography
• Fundamentals of Behaviour Change
• Fundamentals of Emergency Care
• Global Surgery Foundations
• Hospital Coding and Billing
• Intermediate Training in Complete Current Procedural Terminology for South Africa
• Intermediate Training in ICD-10 Coding
• Introductory Course in Laboratory Animal Science
• Introduction to Death Scene Investigations & Fingerprinting
• Introduction to Diagnoses Related Groups
• Introduction to Global Surgery
• Introduction to Health Care for Adolescents
• Introduction to Palliative Care
• Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
• Introduction to Sports Nutrition
• Introduction to using NVivo for Qualitative Data Analysis & Management
• Management of Skin Disorders in Primary Care
• Masters Preparedness Course
• Medical Practitioner Billing - Reference Price List
• Palliative Care Training for the Oncologist in Africa
• Periodisation of Football Conditioning & Fitness Testing
• PhD Preparedness Course
• Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMBs)
• Professionalizing Disability Inclusive Practice
• Providing Healthcare for Children with Long Term and Disabling Conditions
• Psychological First Aid
• Simulation Launchpad
• Science Communication and Power Relations in Global Health
• Swimming Training Essentials and Program Design
• The Essentials of Cycling Physiology and Coaching
• The Role of Movement in Childhood Development and Health
• Trans-Oesophageal Echocardiography
• Trauma-informed Practice
• Trauma Informed Research Methodologies
• Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access Course
• Understanding End Stage Renal Disease
• Understanding Forensic Odontology
• Understanding Simulation-based Education
• Universal Design for Learning (UDL): A framework for Inclusive Teaching Practice

Basic Training in ICD-10 Coding Course Details

Course Overview

The Basic Training in ICD-10 Coding course is aimed at Clinical Coders and Case Managers, as well as those seeking a career in Clinical Coding or Case Management.

Entry Requirements

The minimum requirement for entry into this course is a Grade 12 Certificate.

Course Content

The course covers the following topics:

• International and South African background to ICD-10
• Legal requirements regarding ICD-10
• Benefits and Uses of ICD-10
• Structure and Principles of ICD-10
• Volumes 1, 2 & 3
• 3, 4, and 5 Character Coding
• Variable Axis Classification
• Basic rules and conventions
• Dagger and asterisk coding
• Sequelae coding
• Coding of injuries / poisoning and external causes
• MDR TB coding
• Coding of infections
• Accuracy in coding
• Selection of primary and secondary diagnosis
• Basic practical applications (coding of single conditions and application of dual coding rule)
• SA Morbidity Coding Standards Document

Course Format

The course is available in two formats:

• Live Lectures via MS Teams: This format requires attendance at scheduled lectures.
• Distance Learning / E-Learning: This format allows for self-study and completion of the course at the participant's own pace.

Assessment and Certification

A digital certificate of completion will be issued to participants upon successful completion of the course.

Course Fee and Payment

The course fee is R 7,910. Payment terms vary depending on the course format selected. For live lectures, payment is due in full two weeks before the training commences. For distance learning, payment is due in full at least 48 hours before the start date. No payment plans are available.

Course Schedule

Course dates for 2026 are:

• 27 to 28 January
• 17 to 18 March
• 15 to 16 April
• 10 to 11 June

Group bookings of a minimum of 12 participants can be arranged on request.