| Module |
Credits |
Compulsory/optional |
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Applied Clinical Assessment & Investigation in Cardiology and Stroke
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| The module content will focus on the evidence base and practical application of the assessment and investigation of stroke / cardiology related conditions in order to provide a comprehensive care management strategy to patients.
Students will have the opportunity to be recorded practicing history taking and examination using advanced patient simulators and surrogate patients with feedback and evaluation by expert assessors promoting reflective practice.
Students will also be enabled to understand and apply a range of appropriate diagnostic tests, therapeutic interventions and investigations relevant to stroke / cardiology. There will be an emphasis at all times on safe practice.
Students will be familiarised with the use and interpretation of a range of diagnostic and therapeutic technical equipment (e.g. ECG, cardiac ultrasound, coronary angiography, nuclear imaging, CT and MRI cardiac and neuroimaging). |
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Decision Making & Management in Cardiology and Stroke
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| The module content will focus on the development of high level, appropriate clinical decision –making skills and effective, timely management of stroke / cardiology related conditions in order to provide a comprehensive care management strategy to patients.
Students will have the opportunity to practice their clinical decision-making skills, which may include the use of advanced patient simulators and surrogate patients.
Students will also be enabled to understand and apply a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (pharmacological and non-pharmacological) relevant to stroke / cardiology
Students will be familiarised with the use of a range of technical equipment (e.g. cardiac ultrasound, radiological imaging, pacing devices, defibrillators). |
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Specialist Masterclasses in Cardiology
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| The module content will follow national and international recommendations and guidelines for the treatment of coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, heart failure, syncope, hypertension, mitral and aortic valve disease, and coronary revascularization
Students will have the opportunity to attend seminars, tutorials and blended learning activities |
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Specialist Masterclasses in Stroke
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| The module content will follow the Stroke Specific Educational Framework in its focus upon prevention, first contact, treatment & rehab and long-term support and review.
Students will have the opportunity to attend seminars, tutorials and blended learning activities |
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Work Based Study:Professional Issues Related to Healthcare Practice
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15 Credits |
Optional |
| Choosing an appropriate practice-relevant issue to study.
Management of a report (time management).
Structuring a report.
Critical appraisal techniques.
Skills required for the utilisation of relevant and current theories and frameworks.
Skills to develop a comprehensive, coherent, analytical report. |
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Expert Witness
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15 Credits |
Optional |
| This module will prepare students to become expert witnesses within their professional fields. The module provides opportunities to participate in related activities within a court setting and will be taught by appropriately qualified personnel from within the field of law. Students will be supported through their learning using experiential techniques within a court room setting |
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Work Based Learning in Health and Medical Practice
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| The provision of healthcare in contemporary practice demands that health care professionals engage in continuing professional development and lifelong learning. These needs have been identified within the political agenda for health care, not only to meet professional body requirements but also to meet the agenda for continuous quality improvement within the NHS. This module will enable students to engage in continuing professional development that is of particular interest to them. It will also facilitate an understanding of current best practice and strategies for continued enhancement of this aspect of practice within their organisation. |
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Evidence Based Practice - Distance Learning
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| Students will construct a research question and search strategy, conduct systematic searches of on-line databases, internet and other sources of information; appraise the evidence base of health and social care practice and interventions through the use of a range of tools; apply and critically explore, through discussion and debate, the contextual factors which influence application of evidence to practice. |
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Leadership in Practice
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| This course will enable the student to understand the multi-faceted nature of leadership. It will encourage the practitioner to recognise their approach to leadership, how leadership is undertaken within their work setting and the multiple factors that shape prevailing leadership styles and the impact of this on colleagues, team working and for clients. Within the course, particular attention will be given to the practitioner as leader within contemporary organisations. This course will equip the practitioner to recognise and develop their leadership potential so that they can develop new insights new ways of working and promote change and sustained development within their work setting. |
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Health and Medical Education in the Workplace
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| Students will develop their understanding of the nature and process of learning through examination of some of the major theories of learning and related concepts. They will draw upon this understanding to analyse experiences in a workplace context, examining the interrelationship between forms of learning and individual and contextual factors in a given setting. Key concepts and theories examined will include competence-based education and training, experiential learning, informal learning, action learning, cognitive apprenticeship, constructivism, situated learning.
Students will develop their understanding of how learning may be supported through a variety of approaches and in a range of contexts. Supporting professional and work-related learning through approaches such as training, tutoring, coaching, mentoring and work shadowing will be examined, and appropriate methods for evaluating these approaches considered. Professional and work-related learning at different levels and in a range of contexts will be explored, including peer learning, workplace training, team leadership, performance management. |
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Service Improvement Project
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| This module is designed to build on learning opportunities through a service improvement initiative and promote a practice development in a chosen field. Students will be required to discuss the rationale for the choice of service improvement underpinned by available evidence-based literature, negotiate with managers on specific target outcomes that can be evaluated and contribute to service provision and include critical analysis for the implications of setting up a new initiative. |
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Healthcare Disciplines Project
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| The module is designed to enable students to engage in independent study and apply further skills to undertake a comprehensive investigation which will be of value to the student's area of work. The project will be an analysis of an issue related to their professional discipline which will require the student to explore critically the relevant literature and conduct a systematic investigation into a practice or professional issue developing new insights and perspectives related to the topic of choice. Students may use a current or prospective approach. |
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Medical Emergencies and Human Error- Managing Risk, Improving Services
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| The module is designed to extend and enhance practitioner s knowledge and skills relating to the assessment and management of a range of patients presenting with a medical emergency. The module will enable the development of an advanced understanding of the philosophies and theories which underpin the risk management process and its application to a medical emergency situation. Students will also develop an awareness of the impact of risk management on services and on organisational learning. The module will be delivered through lectures, group work, seminars and simulation activities where students will be encouraged to explore the process of risk management in relation to the medical emergency situation and consider its impact on the delivery of emergency care within the wider organisation |
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Health and Medical Simulation - Design and Delivery
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| The module content will focus on the evidence base and practical delivery of simulation as an educational and training tool in order to enhance patient safety and improve services.
Students will have the opportunity to design, deliver and evaluate simulated sessions based on scenarios written according to the learning needs of participants, and across a range of situations which will involve neonatal, paediatric and adult subjects.
Students will also be enabled to understand the real world planning and resourcing of simulation facilities.
Students will be familiarised with a range of simulation modalities; and models including some input on programming. Students will also develop a range of skills including the facilitation of interpersonal and team working, briefing and de-briefing, and assessment of competencies. |
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Clinical Practice in Action
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| The module is designed to introduce medical practitioners from overseas to the UK context of health care. The module will allow this exposure during observational clinical placements and will provide support in the development of student s skills in reflective practice in order to enhance learning from the placements. Students will be encouraged through the use of a learning log to explore key factors in the decision making process in the management of patients. The module will also explore the principles team and inter professional working and their application in effective medical practice. The module will be delivered through lectures, group work, seminars and will include six days of observational medical placement in a local healthcare setting |
