Postgraduate Course: Fundamentals in Paediatric Emergency Medicine 1 (GMED11087)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This programme should ensure that practitioners are able to recognise, assess and manage the ill or injured child. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | European Paediatric Life Support course, or equivalent, approx £350 |
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 |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Online Activities 4,
Formative Assessment Hours 3,
Summative Assessment Hours 6,
Revision Session Hours 1,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
186 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of the student's grade. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities will constitute 40% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
| At the end of this course the candidate should be able to recognise the sick child and assess the severity of illness or injury. The student should be able to demonstrate an understanding of skills in essential life support for the emergency management of the sick child.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Sick Child, Medical management, Paediatric Emergency |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Thomas Beattie
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Lisa Horsburgh
Tel: 0131 536 0803
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