Postgraduate Course: Family Medicine 1 (GLHE11023)
Course Outline
| School | School of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Global Health |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is the first of four essential Family Medicine courses building the skill base for Family Medicine practitioners working in rural poorly resourced regions.
The course covers the clinical essentials for diagnosing and managing the following conditions within a resource poor primary care setting - basic medical, maternal and child health problems, neurology, stroke and mental health care.
The course will build a competency level in managing common acute and chronic medical problems approaching them in a systematic, problem-orientated way. Students will gain knowledge in providing basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric care services and in planning antenatal, postnatal and obstetric services at a community level, as well as managing common gynaecological problems, and providing family planning services. Students will learn how to manage screening and immunisation, and gain skills in child development issues. Students will be able to recognise less common problems and will know learn how to access further help in managing their patients through actively seeking resources and actioning appropriate and timely referrals when essential.
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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: 2014/15 Flexible, 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 |
04/08/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 40,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 40,
Online Activities 40,
Formative Assessment Hours 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
36 )
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| Additional Notes |
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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 student will be able to:
1. Manage medical and neurological emergencies and routine and chronic health problems
2. Manage maternal and child health problems (inpatient and outpatient)
3. Give appropriate health promotion advice
4. Counsel and support patients with chronic disease
5. Ensure follow-up and continuity of care
6. Use investigations sparingly and appropriately
7. Interpret results of investigations accurately
8. Perform common medical diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
9. Access medical literature to inform practice
10. Refer to specialists as appropriate.
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Assessment Information
The course will be delivered through a series of 20 packaged lectures with accompanying workplans. The course will be examined through MCQ and OSCE 30%
Examinable Case reviews including presentations and reports (online discussion) 40%
Case study 30%
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Week 1-2 Neurological issues - headaches and seizures
Week 3-4 Stokes and movement disorders
Week 5-6 Mental health presenting problems
Week 7-8 Maternal Health - Antenatal care
Week 9 -10 Maternal health - Post natal care
Week 11-12 Maternal Health - Social care of the pregnant women and mother
Week 13-14 New born care
Week 15-16 Immunisation
Week 17-18 Child development
Week 19 Child and family nutrition
Week 20 Summarising learning
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
The course will be divided into sessions of two and one week blocks. Each session will contain written materials and presentations, accompanied by guided reading in the form of links to journal articles with problem-based learning questions. Two of the sessions will be devoted to assignment preparation, which will be actively facilitated by the course tutors.
Discussion of the content and reading materials will be posted to an online forum, along with students' answers to the PBL questions.
Students will be expected to produce a 2000 word case critique by the end of week 20. |
| Keywords | Family medicine |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Liz Grant
Tel:
Email: Liz.Grant@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Joanne Ntawuyamara-Marshall
Tel:
Email: Jo.Ntawuyamara-Marshall@ed.ac.uk |
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