Postgraduate Course: Management Issues in Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PECM11007)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh Medical School |
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 programme is designed to ensure that practitioners are able to understand the principles and practice of Public Health, and of the organisational aspects of delivering Paediatric Emergency Medicine. |
| Course description |
This course explores 5 areas relevant to management in the widest sense:
Departmental organisation & management
Risk management
Surge demand
Change management
Data management
Students will be allocated to groups to work through topics. The group will agree a final document and the work submitted will be assessed as a group.
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Feedback |
Each submission will be marked by a tutor and feedback provided. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the theoretical framework underpinning current practice in managing a hospital department (knowledge and understanding
- Analyse the literature to enable developments in knowledge to be implemented in the clinical setting (apply knowledge)
- Understand the theoretical concepts underlying management in the widest sense to enable effective use of resources (making judgement)
- Present cogent arguments for a chosen line of management based on analysis of the available evidence (communication skills)
- Identify learning needs and how to address these, to facilitate their own personal professional development (learning skills)
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Reading List
| Students will be expected to determine the knowledge required and explore the university library and other sources of information. Where relevant, guidance will be given. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
This course will be taught entirely by distance learning using the virtual learning environment Learn Ultra as the delivery platform. |
| Keywords | Paediatric Emergency,Medical Management |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Laura Smith
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Lisa Horsburgh
Tel: (0131) 312 1643
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