Postgraduate Course: Medical Emergencies 3: Infectious Disease and Immunisation (GMED11048)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences |
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 |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course aims to ensure that the candidate is able to diagnose and manage children with infectious diseases, and be aware of any implications for public health. The course covers the principles of immunisation, and the current immunisation schedule for the UK. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| At the completion of the course the candidate should be able to diagnose and manage children with infectious diseases. The practitioner should know the principles of immunisation, and the current UK immunisation schedule. |
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
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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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