Postgraduate Course: Paediatric Medical Emergencies (GMED11097)
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 |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course aims to ensure that the candidate is able to assess, understand and manage Medical Emergencies in Children, including those caused by disorders of the Respiratory, Neurolgical, Endocrine, Cardiac, Gastrointestinal, Renal and Haematological systems, and in the child with cancer. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Flexible, 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 |
05/08/2013 |
| 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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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| At the completion of the course the candidate should be able to diagnose and manage children Medical Emergencies including respiratory, neurological, endocrine, metabolic, cardiac, gastrointestinal, renal, haematological and oncological emergencies, and have an understanding of the pathophysically involved. |
Assessment Information
| Formal summative written assessment will constitute 40% of the grade. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities and will constitute 60% of the overall course mark and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learnign throughout the programme. |
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 |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Sick child, Medical Management, Paediatric Emergency |
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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