Postgraduate Course: Family Medicine in a Global Context (GMED11086)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical 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 | General Courses (Medicine) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will provide an outline of the WHO strategy &«Now More than Ever &« and its implications for Primary Care and General Practice . It will explore the social determinants of health and health equity since the Alma Ata Declaration on Primary Health Care of 1978 and the role of Family Medicine within primary health care as a strategy for re-orientating health systems, and refocusing the direction of health care. It will examine movements such as the People's Health Movement with its Charter for Health, and analyse lessons learned from Family Medicine integration in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The Course will examine the new and emerging best practices in family medicine approaches in rural, peri-urban and urban settings in low, middle and high income countries |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Online Activities 20,
Formative Assessment Hours 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 20,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course the candidate will:
* Understand the role of the Alma Ata Declaration in shaping health care and be able to trace the shifting boundaries of primary health care over these last 30 years.
* Be able to evaluate different models of community participation in addressing urban -rural disparities and ways of developing new health staff and community partnerships of care.
* Develop a comprehensive knowledge of the value of a Family Medicine type approach in tackling non communicable diseases
* Be conversant with the Social Determinants of Health report and its impact on readjusting primary health care within a global framework.
* Understand the modalities of a range of new Family Medicine training programmes in Asia and Africa
* Critically evaluate case studies of family medicine, policy, implementation strategy, and delivery.
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Assessment Information
60 % written assignment
40% peer and tutor review, verbal presentation and joint project work
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Special Arrangements
| None |
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 | General Practice, Alma Ata, Primary Health Care, WHO, Now more than Ever Strategy |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Liz Grant
Tel:
Email: Liz.Grant@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Jan Bunyan
Tel: (0131) 242 6356
Email: jan.bunyan@ed.ac.uk |
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