Postgraduate Course: Clinical Investigation of Headache Disorders (PAMA11048)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This module provides an understanding of why further investigation to exclude the possibility of serious pathology can be merited. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
| Course Start Date |
03/08/2015 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Online Activities 25,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 5,
Summative Assessment Hours 30,
Revision Session Hours 40,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Key principles that will underpin assessment activities are based upon current theory and practise. The principle of constructive alignment will underpin all assessments. This will ensure the assessment tasks are aligned with the specific course objectives, the content of the course and the teaching methods employed.
Online learning resources covering all the key background information will be provided for the student to work through at their own pace. Initial online learning sessions will include small formative assessments where the student will receive instant feedback on their contribution, enabling effective monitoring of progress. The student will begin to develop writing skills through formative assessments during online tutorial tutorial sessions.
The summative component consists of the following:
20% short answer questions;
20% online discussion
30% data analysis of a relevant journal article
30% critical essay
This will encourage critical analysis of the course material and subject, and will allow the application of knowledge gained during the module in order to contextualise the material learned.
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| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
| The student will be expected to understand: How and when to order and how to interpret initial headache testing such as lumbar puncture, neuroimaging, angiography, blood work and other laboratory testing; the breadth of, and significance of, magnetic resonance scanning findings in secondary headache disorders, including magnetic resonance angiography, magnetic resonance venography and other techniques; the significance of neuroimaging findings in patients with primary headache disorders.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
None |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Christopher Mckenzie
Tel: 0131 242 3134
Email: Christopher.McKenzie@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Nina Cryne
Tel: (0131) 242 6399
Email: Nina.Cryne@ed.ac.uk |
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