Postgraduate Course: The Spine (GMED12030)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 5 |
| Home subject area | General Courses (Medicine) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Surgical management of diseases of the spine |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | none |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Review the pathophysiology of musculoskeletal disorders affecting the spine
2. knowledge of anatomy of the spine
3. Critically appraise the procedures employed in diagnosis and management of spine disorders including operative and non-operative methods
4. knowledge of the assessment of a patient after failed spinal surgery
5. Apply a constant and integrated approach to critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas, information and issues. |
Assessment Information
Discussion Boards (25%)
Exam (75%) |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof James Garden
Tel: 0131 242 3614
Email: O.J.Garden@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Karin Hall
Tel: 0131 527 3496
Email: k.hall@rcsed.ac.uk |
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