Postgraduate Course: Family Medicine 2 (GLHE11024)
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 second of four essential Family Medicine courses building the skill base for Family Medicine practitioners working in rural poorly-resourced regions.
This course will focus on non-communicable disease (NCD). These are conditions that are increasing in prevalence, particularly in low and middle income countries. There is now greater emphasis on the role of primary care (and Family Medicine as a component of this) in tackling increasing burden of NCD.
The course teaches the clinical knowledge required for diagnosing, and managing the following conditions with particular emphasis on resource poor primary care setting - hypertension, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, chronic respiratory conditions and chronic neurological conditions. Students will be able to recognise and manage common problems as well as managing complex muliti morbidity and polypharmacy. They will be taught when they need to access the wider resources available to them and when to appropriately refer to specialist care.
Throughout the course activities there will be an emphasis on the role of Family Medicine in dealing with the burden of these illnesses on both a local and international level. This will include consideration of the management of local primary care services within national health systems.
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| Course description |
Week 1 Introduction to non-communicable disease and the role of Family medicine
Week 2 Hypertension
Week 3 Cardiovascular disease: chest pain and dyspnoea
Week 4 Cardiovascular disease: palpitations and syncope
Week 5 Stroke
Week 6 Diabetes
Week 7 Obesity
Week 8 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Week 9 Asthma
Week 10 Chronic neurological conditions
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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) |
NCD case study incorporating specific principles of family medicine and evidence-based medicine (2,000 words) 70%
Summary of learning from discussion contributions with reflection on influence on practice (500 words) 30% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Have a critical awareness of the global and local significance of the NCD burden and strategies for prevention, and management for hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and chronic neurological disease
- Be able to appropriately assess, diagnose and manage patients presenting with non-communicable diseases and describe mechanisms to institute patient pathways into care.
- Identify chronic multi-morbidity and recognise the importance of the healthcare team in managing multi-morbidity
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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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