Postgraduate Course: Paediatric Medical Emergencies (GMED11097)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | 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. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| 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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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
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. |
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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.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| 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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