Postgraduate Course: Family Medicine 3 (GLHE11025)
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 third of four essential Family Medicine courses focused on building the skill base for Family Medicine practitioners working in rural poorly resourced regions.
This course will refresh students in the skills and essentials in the management of women's and children's health in a resource poor primary care setting; alongside building knowledge and core competencies in adult renal, metabolic problems and haematology.
The course will build a knowledge and skill base for effective identification and management of common paediatric problems in a systematic, problem orientated way.
Students will also cover common presenting illnesses in family medicine including diabetes, bleeding disorders and anaemia.
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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 common presenting problems for women's health
2. Manage problems related to obesity and weight loss
3. Identify and manage diabetes
4. Assess and examine children and be able to describe the patterns of normal growth and development
5. Manage common paediatric problems and emergencies and be able to recognise the less common
6. Manage chronic disabilities in children
7. Use and interpret investigations appropriately
8. Discern which problems can be effectively managed in a district hospital setting
9. Refer to specialist care as appropriate
10. Counsel and support patients with chronic disease
11. Ensure follow-up and continuity of care for women and children |
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% |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Week 1-2 Haematuria and LUTS
Week 3-4 Obesity and weight loss
Week 5-6 Diabetes
Week 7-8 Bleeding disorders
Week 9 -10 Menstrual irregularities
Week 11-12 Breast care and associated issues
Week 13-14 Infertility issues
Week 15-16 Paediatric issues
Week 17-18 Paediatric issues
Week 19 Paediatric issues
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. 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.
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| 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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