Postgraduate Course: Critical Care & Emergency Surgery (GMED12039)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Clinical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Online Distance Learning	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	Assessment and management of critically ill surgical patient
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	Semester 1
Course Start Date	18/09/2017
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Online Activities 55, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 38 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Discussion Boards (40%), Exam (60%)
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
Assessment and management of common gastrointestinal surgical emergencies to complement the management of intra-abdominal vascular conditions. The management of the critically ill; relevant pathology investigations and operative surgery. Apply a constant and integrated approach to critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas, information and issues.