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Postgraduate Course: HIV Infected and other Immune-Compromised Patients (BIME11122)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course aims to provide the ability to understand the causes and risk factors leading to immune deficiency, ability to recognise infection in the immune-compromised patient, ability to provide relevant counselling to patients, carers and relatives, ability to institute and manage specific therapies in non-HIV immune-compromised patients, ability to institute and manage specific therapies in HIV-infected patients.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Printing own course materials
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  50
Course Start Flexible
Course Start Date 21/02/2022
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 60% of the student's grade. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities will constitute 40% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme.
Assessment will be based on various online activities including written submissions (web forms), discussion fora and reflective review. Extensive use of selective release (requiring the student to complete one task before being permitted to proceed to the next) technologies will be made to facilitate interactive and dynamic online assignments.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Describe the predominant immune defect and infection risk in each of the principal groups of immunocompromised patients.
  2. Describe and evaluate presentation and diagnosis of infection in the different groups of immunocompromised patients, including potential complications of treatment.
  3. Demonstrate understanding of the principles of clinical management of infection in the different groups of immunocompromised patient, including potential complications of treatment.
  4. Develop and demonstrate knowledge of specific therapies in non-HIV immune-compromised patients.
  5. Develop awareness of particular mental health issues for immune-compromised patients.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsImmune-Compromised Patients,HIV
Contacts
Course organiserDr Richard Sloan
Tel: (0131) 242 6281
Email: Richard.Sloan@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Sarah Fraser
Tel: (0131 6)50 3289
Email: s.fraser@ed.ac.uk
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