Postgraduate Course: Anaesthetic Equipment (VESC11086)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will provide students with knowledge of typical anaesthetic equipment available to facilitate anaesthesia and monitoring and how to use that equipment safely and effectively. |
| Course description |
Knowledge and understanding of anaesthetic machine and elated equipment function.
Knowledge and understanding of monitoring equipment function and limitations.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2020/21, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
| Course Start Date |
03/08/2020 |
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) |
Formal summative written assessment will constitute 50% of the student's grade. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities will constitute 50% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- To be able to use appropriate terminology correctly
- To be able to draw and/or describe the parts of the anaesthetic machine, their function and common problems
- To be able to explain how anaesthetic monitoring equipment works and how to use it
- To be able to compare different types of equipment and select as appropriate
- To be able to troubleshoot equipment related problems
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Anaesthesia,monitoring,equipment |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Rachael Gregson
Tel: (0131 4)40 0326
Email: Rachael.Gregson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Stephen Mitchell
Tel: (0131 6)51 7112
Email: stephen.mitchell@ed.ac.uk |
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