Postgraduate Course: Ophthalmology 1 (COPH12001)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh Medical School	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	Professional management of everyday elective and emergency ophthalmic pathology both medical and surgical.
Course description	Students who complete this course successfully will be able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of: Skills relating to the professional management of everyday elective and emergency ophthalmic pathology both medical and surgical, in preparation for a consultancy post; patient history taking, examination, investigation and diagnosis-making skills to manage patients independently; Principles of Good Medical Practice as laid out by the UK General Medical Council; principles of evidence based medicine; quality improvement and patient care; patient safety; Basic epidemiology, statistics, clinical research techniques and principles of clinical audit and their application to ophthalmology; information handling; use of computers and information technology in medicine; health economics; The role of the ophthalmologist as leader and member of a multi-professional clinical team, including communication skills; health promotion and disease prevention (HPDP); attitudes, ethics and responsibilities (AER).

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this course successfully will be able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of: Skills relating to the professional management of everyday elective and emergency ophthalmic pathology both medical and surgical, in preparation for a consultancy post; patient history taking, examination, investigation and diagnosis-making skills to manage patients independently; Principles of Good Medical Practice as laid out by the UK General Medical Council; principles of evidence based medicine; quality improvement and patient care; patient safety; Basic epidemiology, statistics, clinical research techniques and principles of clinical audit and their application to ophthalmology; information handling; use of computers and information technology in medicine; health economics; The role of the ophthalmologist as leader and member of a multi-professional clinical team, including communication skills; health promotion and disease prevention (HPDP); attitudes, ethics and responsibilities (AER).