Postgraduate Course: Family Medicine 2 (GLHE11024)
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 second of four essential Family Medicine courses building the skill base for Family Medicine practitioners working in rural poorly-resourced regions.
This course will walk students through the absolute clinical essentials for diagnosing, and managing the following conditions and issues within a resource poor primary care setting - surgical problems including neck swelling, ulcers, acute abdomen presentations hematemesis, ENT problems, and orthopaedics in family medicine settings in rural poverty; medical problems including chest pain, hypertension, fever, cardiovascular, gastro-intestinal and respiratory problems.
The course will enable students to build a knowledge base and will prepare them to handle and manage a range of medical emergencies. Students will be able to approach clinical presentations in a systematic, problem-orientated way recognising less common problems and will become knowledgeable about how to access further help in managing patients effectively and efficiently through actively seeking resources and actioning appropriate and timely referrals when essential. |
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. Identify and manage cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal cases appropriately
2. Identify and manage haematological conditions appropriately
3. Triage serious & non-serious surgical problems
4. Manage major and minor trauma
5. Develop a systematic approach to undifferentiated presentations (unconscious patients, chest pain, abdominal pain, dyspnoea etc.)
6. Counsel and support patients with chronic disease
7. Ensure follow-up and continuity of care
8. Perform common medical diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
9. Access medical literature to inform practice |
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) 70%
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Week 1-2 Surgical problems including neck and head problems. Ulcers
Week 3-4 Acute abdomen and Hematemesis
Week 5-6 Common ENT problems
Week 7-8 Common orthopaedic problems
Week 9 -10 Cardiovascular issues, dyspnoea
Week 11-12 Palpitations and Syncope
Week 13-14 Hypertension
Week 15-16 Fever
Week 17-18 Nausea and vomiting and dyspepsia
Week 19 Altered bowel habits
Week 20 Summarising learning |
| 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. 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 clinical case critique as part of their final assessment.
A sound knowledge of surgical and medical illnesses presenting at primary care level (including Cardiovascular, hypertension, fever, surgical problems) and best practice in diagnosis, management and establishing continuity of care practice.
Problem solving abilities and reflective approaches.
Ability to resolve more and refer less in practice.
Good professional attitude and a high standard of professional behaviour. |
| 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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