Postgraduate Course: Surgical Emergencies & Trauma/ Anaesthesia & Sedation (GMED11050)
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 |
Course website |
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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
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Online Activities 4,
Formative Assessment Hours 3,
Summative Assessment Hours 6,
Revision Session Hours 1,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
186 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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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
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Additional Information
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
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Study Abroad |
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Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Thomas Beattie
Tel:
Email: Tom.Beattie@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lisa Horsburgh
Tel: 0131 536 0803
Email: Lisa.Horsburgh@ed.ac.uk |
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