Postgraduate Course: Hospital Acquired Infections (EMND11032)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical 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 | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The aim of this course is to introduce the diagnosis, management and control of nosocomial infections. Content will address the increasing occurrence of antimicrobial resistance including the epidemiology of MRSA. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Students will be required to have regular access to a networked computer, and will be responsible for providing their own computing equipment etc |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the common pathogens associated with nosocomial infections.
- Understand the basis of hospital infections.
- Understand the role of the health professional in the surveillance and management of these infections.
- Understand the role of hygiene and treatment regimes in controlling antimicrobial resistance.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.enid.mvm.ed.ac.uk/ |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
This course will be delivered online through Learn |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Kim Picozzi
Tel: (0131 6)50 6257
Email: Kim.Picozzi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Fiona Brodie
Tel: (0131 6)51 5997
Email: Fiona.Brodie@ed.ac.uk |
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