Postgraduate Course: HIV Infected and other Immune-Compromised Patients (BIME11122)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course aims to provide the ability to understand the causes and risk factors leading to immune deficiency, ability to recognise infection in the immune-compromised patient, ability to provide relevant counselling to patients, carers and relatives, ability to institute and manage specific therapies in non-HIV immune-compromised patients, ability to institute and manage specific therapies in HIV-infected patients. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Printing own course materials |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Immune deficiency
- Infection in the immune-compromised patient
- Counselling
- Specific therapies in non-HIV immune-compromised patients
- Specific therapies in HIV-positive patients
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Immune-Compromised Patients, HIV |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Till Bachmann
Tel: 0131 242 9438
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