Postgraduate Course: Cardiorespiratory Science (SURG11010)
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 | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course covers aspects of cardiovascular and respiratory biology relevant to surgery. |
| Course description |
Through self-directed learning, online content will deliver key concepts relating to the cardiovascular system and the respiratory system, with particular relevance to vascular surgery. Students will be required to work through weekly online activities, including discussion boards, non-assessed helpdesks and formative MCQ quizzes.
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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 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
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
75 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Examination (75%) «br /»
Summative assessment: MCQ exam «br /»
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Coursework (25%) «br /»
Formative assessment: Online MCQs (10%) «br /»
Summative assessment: Discussion boards (15%) «br /»
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University Common Marking Scheme (PG) will be applied |
| Feedback |
Assessment is undertaken throughout the course with each element structured to provide opportunities for formative feedback at key points: asynchronous tutor feedback on weekly discussion boards; immediate formative feedback on MCQs |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the management of conditions caused predominantly by autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction
- Explain the pathophysiology of shock and appraise the management of patients presenting with haemorrhagic shock
- Identify and define common presentations of peripheral arterial disease and evaluate options for its surgical management
- Evaluate neurovascular examination in patients with limb fractures, and use applied cardiovascular and respiratory physiology principles in the management of blunt chest trauma
- Determine the relevance of respiratory disease as a complication in surgical patients (pre- and postoperatively) and appraise the management of patients with respiratory failure
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Within the work to be undertaken this course will provide participants with the opportunity to develop or further develop key graduate attributes:
In-depth knowledge of specialist discipline
Develop new understanding by exercising critical judgement and challenging knowledge
Be a self-directed learner
Solve problems effectively taking ethical, professional and environmental issues into account
Use information responsibly in a range of contexts
Collaborate with others, capitalising on their different thinking, experience and skills
Communicate (oral, written, online) effectively,
respectful of social and cultural diversity
Application of numeracy
Application of IT |
| Keywords | Cardiovascular; Respiratory; Vascular Surgery |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Stephen Wigmore
Tel: (0131) 242 3679
Email: S.Wigmore@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Christopher Hooper
Tel: (0131 6)51 4929
Email: christopher.hooper@ed.ac.uk |
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