Postgraduate Course: Ethics in anaesthesia and euthanasia (VESC11121)
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 | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Both in clinical and research practice, we are undertaking more complex and costly procedures. This course will include aspects of ethics in anaesthesia, for example in research, in husbandry (e.g. castration or docking in farm animals) and then lead on to the ultimate analgesic- euthanasia. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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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 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
| Course Start Date |
21/09/2020 |
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) |
Assessment will be 100% coursework.
Assessment 1:
40% Reflective journal posts OR similar written course (approx. 1000 words)
Assessment 2:
60% Essay (approx. 2000 words)
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| Feedback |
Summative feedback will be provided on assessments.
Formative feedback to students via discussion boards.
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- discuss ethical issues associated with clinical practice, with particular reference to veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia
- demonstrate an awareness of the legal and ethical framework around clinical practice, experimental practice and publications.
- present an ethical argument in a welfare related situation with appropriate justifications
- demonstrate an understanding of approaches to ethical problem solving and discuss ethics and the applications of ethical thinking to clinical practice.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Anaesthesia,ethics,welfare,suffering,euthanasia,analgesia |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Richard Eddie Clutton
Tel: (0131 6)50 6220
Email: e.clutton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Stephen Mitchell
Tel: (0131 6)51 7112
Email: stephen.mitchell@ed.ac.uk |
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