Postgraduate Course: Fundamentals in Paediatric Emergency Medicine 3 (GMED11089)
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 aims to ensure that practitioners have a sound anatomical and physiological basis for treatment of acute illness and injury in children, with particular focus on the recognition, assessment and management of pain. The programme aims to promote an understanding of the principles of child protection, and the legal aspects of caring for the sick or injured child. |
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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 |
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond |
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 |
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Learning Outcomes
| At completion of this course the candidate should understand the anatomy, physiology, pathological and pharmcalogical processes that are important for the acutely ill or injured child in pain. The student should have an understanding of the principles of child protection, and the legal aspects of caring for the sick or injured child.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Sick Child, Medical management, Paediatric Emergency, Pain, Child protection |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Thomas Beattie
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Lisa Horsburgh
Tel: 0131 536 0803
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