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 Postgraduate Course: Problem solving and non-technical skills in anaesthesia (VESC11124)
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 | Being a successful anaesthetist is about more than drugs. In this course, students will examine some theoretical aspects of problem solving and the core non-technical skills (such as situation awareness and team working) important in theatre teams. |  
| Course description | -	To demonstrate an understanding of approaches to problem solving -	To recognise appropriate non-technical skills behaviours in themselves and others
 -	To outline benefits and limitations of checklists used in theatre situations
 -	To discuss errors and approach to error prevention
 -	To describe principles of clinical audit
 
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |  | Co-requisites |  |  
| Prohibited Combinations |  | Other requirements | None |  
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1) | Quota:  None |  | Course Start | Full Year |  | Course Start Date | 21/09/2020 |  Timetable | Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | Total Hours:
100
(
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 ) |  
| Assessment (Further Info) | Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 % |  
 
| 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 demonstrate an understanding of approaches to problem solvingTo recognise appropriate non-technical skills behaviours in themselves and othersTo outline benefits and limitations of checklists used in theatre situationsTo discuss errors and approach to error preventionTo describe principles of clinical audit |  
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | Not entered |  
| Keywords | Anaesthesia,ventilation,ventilator |  
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Mr Stephen Greenhalgh Tel:
 Email: sgreenh2@exseed.ed.ac.uk
 | Course secretary | Mr Stephen Mitchell Tel: (0131 6)51 7112
 Email: stephen.mitchell@ed.ac.uk
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