Postgraduate Course: Diagnostics and Technologies in Clinical Practice (COPH12005)

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	Diagnostics and technologies in clinical practice for ophthalmologists.
Course description	Students who complete this course successfully will be able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of: Diagnostics and technologies, interpretation and application in clinical practice, relating to detailed anterior segment retinal and optic nerve analysis and imaging; ocular angiography; ultrasonography; radiology and other neuro-imaging; ocular and neuro-physiology; biochemistry; haematology; pathology; microbiology; biometry; visual fields (automated, manual); appropriate systemic investigations, e.g., immunology and imaging.

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: Diagnostics and technologies, interpretation and application in clinical practice, relating to detailed anterior segment retinal and optic nerve analysis and imaging; ocular angiography; ultrasonography; radiology and other neuro-imaging; ocular and neuro-physiology; biochemistry; haematology; pathology; microbiology; biometry; visual fields (automated, manual); appropriate systemic investigations, e.g., immunology and imaging.