Postgraduate Course: Advanced eTriage and Refinement of Referral Criteria (OPTH11012)
Course Outline
School | Deanery of Clinical 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 | Advanced understanding of ophthalmic triage processes and decision making. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Course Start Date |
16/01/2023 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Online Activities 61,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
33 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Discussion Boards 25%, Written Exam 50%, Reflective e-Learning Portfolio 25% |
Feedback |
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No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Students who complete this course successfully will be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding and detailed knowledge of:
1) Developing a management plan for the treatment of macular, glaucomatous and acute eye disease.
- 2) Use of therapeutic agents for the treatment of eye disease.
- 3) Leading the triage process and refining referral criteria.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | Optometry, Optometrist, Ophthalmology, Eye Disease, Triage |
Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Baljean Dhillon
Tel: (0131 6)50 9240
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Course secretary | Miss Sarah Jones
Tel: (0131) 651 4932
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