Postgraduate Course: Health innovation and development (GMED11015)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course aims to promote an understanding of the potential role of scientific health innovations in facilitating sustainable development and tackling risk factors and non communicable disease management |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Students will be responsible for their computer equipment and internet access. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course the candidate should appreciate
* Past innovations and their effect on identifying risk and managing disease
* Successes and failures of practical application of scientific findings in the field
* The framework of opportunity for innovations in developing countries
* The social mechanisms of uptake of innovations
* Assessing the practical, financial feasibility and sustainability of practical application of scientific developments
! Funding of projects for converting scientific findings into applications
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.internationalhealthncd.mvm.ed.ac.uk/ |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
This course will be taught entirely by distance learning, using the virtual learning environment WebCT as the delivery platform. Course materials are protected by secure username and password access that will be made available to registered users. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
The course will be delivered online in WebCT |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Liz Grant
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Course secretary | Dr Liz Grant
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