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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Clinical Sciences : Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Postgraduate Course: Critical Care & Emergency Surgery (VCHM12012)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryAssessment and management of critically ill surgical patient.
Course description Assessment and management of common gastrointestinal surgical emergencies to complement the management of intra-abdominal vascular conditions. The management of the critically ill; relevant pathology investigations and operative surgery. Apply a constant and integrated approach to critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas, information and issues.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2023/24, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Course Start Date 18/09/2023
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 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Written Exam 60%, Coursework 40%
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Assess and manage emergency general surgical conditions to complement the management of intra-abdominal vascular disorders.
  2. Manage the critically ill; relevant pathology, investigations and operative surgery.
  3. Apply a constant and integrated approach to critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas, information and issues.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Uzma Tufail-Hanif
Tel: 0131 242 3592
Email: u.thanif@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Jenn Liedtke
Tel: (0131 6)50 3160
Email: Jennifer.Liedtke@ed.ac.uk
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