Overview
This short course aims to develop the student’s knowledge and skills in relation to the physical health assessment of patients specific to the student’s specialist area of clinical practice. At the end of the course, the student will have advanced their practice in performing a problem-focused, age appropriate health assessment.
Attendance required
Over 1 semester – you will attend university twice a month.
Method of teaching
The module will combine lectures, workshops, seminars, and e-learning and Kura cloud) based on clinical practice that is designed in a way to enhance application of learning to the clinical environment.
On completion, students should be able to
- Perform a comprehensive problem-focused age appropriate health assessment (OSCE/Simulation).
- Demonstrate knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology of the common disorders or diseases associated with their specialist area of practice (OSCE).
- Demonstrate knowledge of pharmacological interventions and an ability to conduct an appropriate medication assessment (OSCE/Simulation).
- Demonstrate ability to competently produce high quality clinical records reflecting critical thinking and decision making (Clinical component).
Assessment
- Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) (100%) - Pass/Fail.
- Clinical component of 37 hours to be signed-off by Medical Practitioner (Pass/Fail).
Course dates
7th, 21st and 22nd January
4th, 5th, 18th and 19th February
4th, 5th, 19th March
21st April
Mock OSCE: 15th and 16th April
Summative OSCE: 22nd and 23rd April
Module Lead
Jason Pritchard
Stand-alone course
- Advanced Physical Health Assessment is a core module on MSc Advanced Clinical Practice and can be counted at a later date.
Prerequisites
Professional qualification in healthcare.
Applicants may be required to submit additional information, such as completing a Practice Assessor Form and a Personal Statement. These forms will be provided by the programme team. For further details, please contact the Programme Administrator: acp@contacts.bham.ac.uk
This microcredential is fully booked and not taking any more applications.
Why choose a Postgraduate Microcredential short course?
- Usually taken from exisiting modules within a Masters, they can be used as standalone credentials with some also counting as academic credits at postgraduate level
- Add a postgraduate level qualification to your CV
- Develop the specialist skills you need for your career goals
- Alumni status with the University of Birmingham
- Learners will have the same access to our student support and campus facilities as our students on full degree programmes.
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