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.
This is a 5-week distance learning course worth 10 credits. Students are expected to spend 20 hours per week on this course. Students will be given a brief overview of the course and will then be provided with relevant materials and resources. Specific tasks and online exercises relating to each weeks topic will be set. A final submitted assessment will be required for the course.
This is an elective course and may not be available every academic year. This will be subject to student numbers and availability of academic staff. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | no |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
| Course Start Date |
18/09/2017 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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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.
Online learning sessions will include small formative assessments where the student will receive instant feedback on their contribution, enabling effective monitoring of progress.
Assessment will consist of a combination of summative written assessment and online assessment incorporating a variety of activities.
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. |
| Feedback |
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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.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
During the course students will have to demonstrate the ability to work both independently and collaboratively with others. Their knowledge and understanding of the topic will improve but they will also learn generic approaches/skills. As the course is distance learning, it will contribute to their IT, writing and communication skills which can be applied to both clinical and academic environments. Finally, they will be expected to be able to bring together and draw from the information provided through the course during their assignment writing. Competences such as structuring of work and accurate referencing should also improve. |
| Special Arrangements |
none |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Christopher Mckenzie
Tel: 0131 242 6130
Email: Christopher.McKenzie@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Ruth Macdonald
Tel: (0131) 242 3135
Email: Ruth.MacDonald@ed.ac.uk |
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