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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Biomedical Sciences : Biomedical Sciences

Postgraduate Course: HIV Infected and other Immune-Compromised Patients (BIME11122)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis 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.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations 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:
  1. Immune deficiency
  2. Infection in the immune-compromised patient
  3. Counselling
  4. Specific therapies in non-HIV immune-compromised patients
  5. Specific therapies in HIV-positive patients
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsImmune-Compromised Patients, HIV
Contacts
Course organiserDr Till Bachmann
Tel: 0131 242 9438
Email:
Course secretary
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