Postgraduate Course: Family Medicine 1 (GLHE11023)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health 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 | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course is the first of four Family Medicine courses building the skill base for Family Medicine practitioners working in a variety of clinical settings in countries across the world.
The course covers the medical specialities that are commonly encountered in primary care. The clinical content is supplemented by academic information on the Principles or Family Medicine with emphasis on the unique approach to the patient including elements of patient-centred and holistic care. The course builds a competency level in managing common medical problems approaching them in a systematic, problem-orientated way. Students will be able to recognise and manage common problems whilst being aware of when they need to access the wider resources available to them and when to appropriately refer to specialist care.
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| Course description |
Week 1 Headache
Week 2 Neck swellings
Week 3 Common ENT problems
Week 4 Opthalmology
Week 5 Gastroenterology I (nausea, vomiting and dyspepsia)
Week 6 Gastroenterology II (GI bleeding and acute abdomen)
Week 7 Dermatology
Week 8 Orthopaedics
Week 9 Haematology (anaemia and bleeding disorders)
Week 10 Infectious disease
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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 2016/17, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| 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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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Case study on an agreed clinical domain incorporating principles of family medicine (2,000 words) 70%
Summary of learning from discussion contributions with reflection on influence on practice (500 words) 30%
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Have a critical awareness of and be able to synthesise information about common problems and presenting symptoms in primary care relating to headache, ENT, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, dermatology, orthopaedics, haematology and common infectious diseases.
- Be able to formulate clear clinical advice and apply the principles of health promotion, early diagnosis, local management and appropriate referral in a primary health care context.
- Access, organise and manage evidence behind clinical decision making.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Family medicine |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Robin Ramsay
Tel:
Email: robin.ramsay@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Michelle Hart
Tel: (0131 6)50 6525
Email: michelle.hart@ed.ac.uk |
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