Postgraduate Course: Comprehensive Treatment Planning for Children and Adolescents (DENT12031)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The aim of this course is to teach the student how to reach a diagnosis and formulate a treatment plan, taking into account the findings of their history and examination of the child or adolescent, and expert opinion of specialist colleagues from other disciplines. |
| Course description |
In this course students learn how to bring together all the teaching from other courses to adopt a holistic approach to treatment planning for paediatric patients.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
25 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Formative: Workplace-based assessments«br /»
Discussion during seminars«br /»
End of term exams«br /»
Summative: Written: 50%«br /»
Case presentations: 25%«br /»
Unseen cases: 25%«br /»
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply the knowledge gained from previously covered clinically-related seminars
- Take a comprehensive history
- Complete an examination and request special tests as required
- Appreciate the need for multidisciplinary input
- Formulate a comprehensive treatment plan
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Antoniella Busuttil Naudi
Tel: (0131) 536 3981
Email: A.Busuttil-Naudi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Anna Atluri
Tel: (0131) 536 3979
Email: Anna.Atluri@ed.ac.uk |
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