Postgraduate Course: Ophthalmology 1 (COPH12001)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Professional management of everyday elective and emergency ophthalmic pathology both medical and surgical. |
| Course description |
Students who complete this course successfully will be able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of:
Skills relating to the professional management of everyday elective and emergency ophthalmic pathology both medical and surgical, in preparation for a consultancy post; patient history taking, examination, investigation and diagnosis-making skills to manage patients independently; Principles of Good Medical Practice as laid out by the UK General Medical Council; principles of evidence based medicine; quality improvement and patient care; patient safety; Basic epidemiology, statistics, clinical research techniques and principles of clinical audit and their application to ophthalmology; information handling; use of computers and information technology in medicine; health economics; The role of the ophthalmologist as leader and member of a multi-professional clinical team, including communication skills; health promotion and disease prevention (HPDP); attitudes, ethics and responsibilities (AER).
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
| Students who complete this course successfully will be able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of: Skills relating to the professional management of everyday elective and emergency ophthalmic pathology both medical and surgical, in preparation for a consultancy post; patient history taking, examination, investigation and diagnosis-making skills to manage patients independently; Principles of Good Medical Practice as laid out by the UK General Medical Council; principles of evidence based medicine; quality improvement and patient care; patient safety; Basic epidemiology, statistics, clinical research techniques and principles of clinical audit and their application to ophthalmology; information handling; use of computers and information technology in medicine; health economics; The role of the ophthalmologist as leader and member of a multi-professional clinical team, including communication skills; health promotion and disease prevention (HPDP); attitudes, ethics and responsibilities (AER).
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Heather Ellis
Tel: (0131)536 2033
Email: Heather.Ellis@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Giovanna Hodges
Tel: (0131 6)50 4085
Email: g.hodges@ed.ac.uk |
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