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Postgraduate Course: Paediatric Medical Emergencies (GMED11097)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course aims to ensure that the candidate is able to assess, understand and manage Medical Emergencies in Children, including those caused by disorders of the Respiratory, Neurolgical, Endocrine, Cardiac, Gastrointestinal, Renal and Haematological systems, and in the child with cancer.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Flexible
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Online Activities 4, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 6, Revision Session Hours 1, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 186 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Formal summative written assessment will constitute 40% of the grade. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities and will constitute 60% of the overall course mark and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learnign throughout the programme.
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No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of the course the candidate should be able to diagnose and manage children Medical Emergencies including respiratory, neurological, endocrine, metabolic, cardiac, gastrointestinal, renal, haematological and oncological emergencies, and have an understanding of the pathophysically involved.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsSick child, Medical Management, Paediatric Emergency
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Course organiserDr Thomas Beattie
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Course secretaryMiss Lisa Horsburgh
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