Postgraduate Course: Clinical Decision Making, Therapeutics, Avoiding and Managing Complications (COPH12004)

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	Clinical decision making, therapeutics and managing and avoiding complications in ophthalmology.
Course description	On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of independent clinical diagnosis decision making; formulate a relevant differential ophthalmological diagnosis and choose an appropriate management strategy; recognise and manage local and systemic complications of treatment; Understand assessment of progress of disease and select appropriate cases for surgery; Demonstrate ability to avoid and manage postoperative complications; Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of: prescribing and administering appropriate local and systemic therapy; achieving appropriate local anaesthesia and recognising possible complications; administering periocular and intraocular drugs; Make appropriate referrals to medical and non-medical colleagues.

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

Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of independent clinical diagnosis decision making; formulate a relevant differential ophthalmological diagnosis and choose an appropriate management strategy; recognise and manage local and systemic complications of treatment; Understand assessment of progress of disease and select appropriate cases for surgery; Demonstrate ability to avoid and manage postoperative complications; Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of: prescribing and administering appropriate local and systemic therapy; achieving appropriate local anaesthesia and recognising possible complications; administering periocular and intraocular drugs; Make appropriate referrals to medical and non-medical colleagues.