Postgraduate Course: Fundamentals in Paediatric Emergency Medicine 1 (GMED11087)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | General Courses (Medicine) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This programme should ensure that practitioners are able to recognise, assess and manage the ill or injured child. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | European Paediatric Life Support course, or equivalent, approx £350 |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| At the end of this course the candidate should be able to recognise the sick child and assess the severity of illness or injury. The student should be able to demonstrate an understanding of skills in essential life support for the emergency management of the sick child. |
Assessment Information
| 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 |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Sick Child, Medical management, Paediatric Emergency |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Thomas Beattie
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Course secretary | Miss Lisa Horsburgh
Tel: 0131 536 0803
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