Postgraduate Course: Travel medicine and infectious diseases (EMND11008)
Course Outline
School |
School of Biomedical Sciences |
College |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
Home subject area |
Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
http://www.enid.mvm.ed.ac.uk/
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
Course description |
Course description:
This course aims to introduce the challenges of travel medicine in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of travel-related infectious diseases.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases (MIBM10046)
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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 |
Students will be required to have regular access to a networked computer, and will be responsible for providing their own computing equipment and consumables. |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites |
None |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2011/12 Flexible, Available to all students (SV1)
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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 |
Additional information |
This course will be delivered online through WebCT |
No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Intended learning outcomes:
At the completion of this course the candidate should have a sound understanding of the epidemiology and surveillance of travel-related diseases including:
? Vaccine-preventable diseases
? Management of the returning traveller (challenges in diagnosis and treatment)
? Environmental hazards of travel
? Practical clinical issues for travellers (precautions, chemical prophylaxis common infections & emergency treatment)
? Tropical medicine and tropical skin diseases
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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
This course will be taught entirely by distance learning, using the virtual learning environment of WebCT as the delivery platform. Course materials are protected by a secure username and password. These access details are made available to registered users only.
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Additional Information
Academic description |
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
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Study Abroad |
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Study Pattern |
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Keywords |
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Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Kim Picozzi
Tel: (0131 6)50 6257
Email: Kim.Picozzi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Caroline Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3255
Email: c.d.morris@ed.ac.uk |
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1 September 2011 6:04 am
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