Postgraduate Course: HIV Infected and other Immune-Compromised Patients (BIME11122)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course aims to provide the ability to understand the causes and risk factors leading to immune deficiency, ability to recognise infection in the immune-compromised patient, ability to provide relevant counselling to patients, carers and relatives, ability to institute and manage specific therapies in non-HIV immune-compromised patients, ability to institute and manage specific therapies in HIV-infected patients. |
| 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 | Printing own course materials |
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 |
Flexible |
| Course Start Date |
16/04/2018 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
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.
Assessment will be based on various online activities including written submissions (web forms), discussion fora and reflective review. Extensive use of selective release (requiring the student to complete one task before being permitted to proceed to the next) technologies will be made to facilitate interactive and dynamic online assignments.
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the predominant immune defect and infection risk in each of the principal groups of immunocompromised patients.
- Describe and evaluate presentation and diagnosis of infection in the different groups of immunocompromised patients, including potential complications of treatment.
- Demonstrate understanding of the principles of clinical management of infection in the different groups of immunocompromised patient, including potential complications of treatment.
- Develop and demonstrate knowledge of specific therapies in non-HIV immune-compromised patients.
- Develop awareness of particular mental health issues for immune-compromised patients.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Immune-Compromised Patients,HIV |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Till Bachmann
Tel: 0131 242 9438
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Fraser
Tel: (0131 6)50 3289
Email: |
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