Postgraduate Course: Examination of the Child and Adolescent (DENT12027)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The aim of this course is to teach the student how to take a comprehensive history and conduct a thorough examination leading to a diagnosis. |
| Course description |
Through didactic teaching and clinical attendance, students learn the basic principles of history taking, examination and investigation which will then lead them to formulate a diagnosis for a patient. This is built upon in the clinical setting teaching where the student is expected to learn how to build on the basic principles to be able to deal with more complex cases.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Formative: Workplace-based assessments
Discussion during seminars
End of Term Exams
Summative: End of course exam 100% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Take a systematic history from a child and their guardian
- Conduct a thorough extra- and intra-oral examination in a manner which is appropriate to the age and stage of development of the child
- Discuss the Ionising radiation regulations
- Choose the most appropriate radiographic technique for each individual patient
- Understand the data protection regulations associated with clinical imaging, radiography and storage and access of patient records
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Radiology,history-taking,clinical imaging |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Antoniella Busuttil Naudi
Tel: 0131 536 3981
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Jacqueline Mcgurk
Tel: 0131 536 3979
Email: |
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