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Postgraduate Course: Surgical Emergencies & Trauma/ Anaesthesia & Sedation (GMED11050)

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 Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description This course aims to ensure that the candidate is able to assess, understand and manage surgical emergencies and children with traumatic injuries.
This course also aims to ensure that the candidate is understands the principles and practice of anaesthesia, and ventilation. This programme should ensure that practitioners are able to use procedural sedation, and local/regional anaesthesia safely
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Flexible, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 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
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the completion of the course the student should be able to diagnose, assess and manage paediatric surgical emergencies, and traumatic injuries. The student should have an understanding the relevant anatomy and pathophysiology involved.
Assessment Information
Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of the student's grade. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities will constitute 40% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
Keywords Not entered
Contacts
Course organiser Dr Thomas Beattie
Tel:
Email: Tom.Beattie@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Mrs Tanya Lamont
Tel: 0131 536 0803
Email: Tanya.Lamont@ed.ac.uk
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