Postgraduate Course: Family Medicine Approach to Non-Communicable Disease (GLHE11077)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health 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 | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will focus on the family medicine approach to NCDs in clinical practice. The course will integrate teaching on NCDs with principles and practice of family medicine, evidence-based medicine, quality improvement and aspects of professionalism taught in the first year of the programme. |
| Course description |
This course will introduce and integrate the assessment and management of non-communicable disease into the Family Medicine approach.
This will be broader than the clinical approach alone as it will incorporate the principles of family medicine including comprehensive and continuous person centred care, including aspects of disease prevention and health promotion.
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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 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
| Course Start Date |
19/09/2022 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2,
Online Activities 70,
Formative Assessment Hours 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 10,
Revision Session Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
92 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
NCD case study incorporating specific principles of family medicine and evidence-based medicine (50%)
Summary and reflection on learning and influence on practice (50%)
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| Feedback |
Students will be given formative feedback throughout the course on discussion boards. Feedback on summative assessments will be topic-specific but also cover generic skills, such as academic writing, critical thinking, which will be useful for future courses. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the family medicine approach to NCDs
- Apply specialist knowledge and skills of the family medicine approach to demonstrate originality and creativity in clinical practice
- Critically review, consolidate and extend knowledge, skills and practice in the management of NCDs
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Reading List
| MCWHINNEY, I. R., & FREEMAN, T. (2009). Textbook of family medicine. Oxford, Oxford University Press. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | primary care,family medicine,community medicine |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Robin Ramsay
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Michelle Hart
Tel: (0131 6)50 6525
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