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Postgraduate Course: Health innovation and development (GMED11015)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course aims to promote an understanding of the potential role of scientific health innovations in facilitating sustainable development and tackling risk factors and non communicable disease management
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Students will be responsible for their computer equipment and internet access.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course the candidate should appreciate
* Past innovations and their effect on identifying risk and managing disease
* Successes and failures of practical application of scientific findings in the field
* The framework of opportunity for innovations in developing countries
* The social mechanisms of uptake of innovations
* Assessing the practical, financial feasibility and sustainability of practical application of scientific developments
! Funding of projects for converting scientific findings into applications
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.internationalhealthncd.mvm.ed.ac.uk/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements This course will be taught entirely by distance learning, using the virtual learning environment WebCT as the delivery platform. Course materials are protected by secure username and password access that will be made available to registered users.
Additional Class Delivery Information The course will be delivered online in WebCT
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Liz Grant
Tel:
Email: Liz.Grant@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryDr Liz Grant
Tel:
Email: Liz.Grant@ed.ac.uk
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