Postgraduate Course: Headache disorders: diagnosis, classification and clinical features (PAMA11073)

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 course describes the challenges to, and some solutions for, diagnosing headache in primary care. Obtaining a correct diagnosis is key to managing headaches successfully, being an essential step towards the selection of appropriate therapies and long-term success in management. However, an incorrect diagnosis frequently leads to the selection of inappropriate therapies, patients being refractory to treatment and eventual loss to follow up. Unfortunately, the latter situation often predominates, and disabled patients remain undiagnosed and under-treated in primary care. Headaches may present in different ways, and can be classified as to whether they associated with physical function, other head and face illnesses and drug or metabolic disturbances. Headaches may also be benign or sinister (worrisome) in presentation.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	no

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Flexible
Course Start Date	03/08/2015
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
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. Online learning sessions will include small formative assessments where the student will receive instant feedback on their contribution, enabling effective monitoring of progress. . The summative component consists of the following: 20% short answer questions 30% online discussion 50% analysis of case studies on the area of diagnosis 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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Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS2)		Quota: None
Course Start	Flexible
Course Start Date	03/08/2015
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 88 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
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. Online learning sessions will include small formative assessments where the student will receive instant feedback on their contribution, enabling effective monitoring of progress. . The summative component consists of the following: 20% short answer questions 30% online discussion 50% analysis of case studies on the area of diagnosis 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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No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
he course concerns itself with the accurate diagnosis of headache disorders. The intended learning outcomes include the following: Headache dsiorders � major groups and subgroups; Diagnostic entities and criteria; Differential diagnoses; Concepts of chronicity; Diagnosing multiple headache disorders; clinical characteristics, diagnostic criteria and treatment of secondary headache. Students will be directed through the virtual learning environment to original research literature. Online discussions will reinforce online material and formative assessments early on in the module and will ensure students are given all the background information required for progressing further through the module.

Reading List
None

Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills	Not entered
Special Arrangements	none
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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