Postgraduate Course: Paediatric (GMED12025)
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 12 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 5 |
| Home subject area | General Courses (Medicine) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Surgical management of musculoskeletal disorder in the infant & child |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
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: No |
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:
50
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Online Activities 25,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
20 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
75 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Critically appraise the procedures employed in the diagnosis and management of common orthopaedic conditions of childhood
2. Recognise musculoskeletal conditions encountered in childhood, understand their effects on development and their management.
3. Exercise a high level of autonomy and initiative in professional activities at a level of independent orthopaedic practice.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of paediatric trauma and the indications for urgent assessment and diagnosis by specialist colleagues |
Assessment Information
Discussion Boards (25%)
Exam (75%) |
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 | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof James Garden
Tel: 0131 242 3614
Email: O.J.Garden@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Jones
Tel: 0131 527 3496
Email: s.jones@rcsed.ac.uk |
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