Postgraduate Course: Crisis Disaster Management (GMED11052)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health |
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 |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Design a disaster management protocol for an explosion occurring in a city setting, using an existing Emergency Department. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Flexible, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The student will have designed a workable disaster management protocol for an explosion occurring in a city setting, using an existing Emergency Department. Detailing how projected numbers will be processed. Detailing the staffing and communications issues. Detailing the limitations of resources and how these would be addressed. The protocol and resource allocation must be supported by evidence from the literature. |
Assessment Information
Supervised reflective assignments, which includes a written element that is appropriate for the elective subject.
The University of Edinburgh's postgraduate common marking scheme will be used (assessment of dissertation component).
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Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
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Course secretary |
Mrs Tanya Lamont
Tel:
Email: Tanya.Lamont@ed.ac.uk |
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