Core Principles of Paediatrics in Primary Care and the Acute Sector
Introduction
This module is designed to give you advanced knowledge and skills in assessing and treating children and young people and their parents/carers in the primary and acute sectors.
Who the course is aimed at
Who the course is aimed at The course is predominantly aimed at Advanced Practitioners, Urgent Care Practitioners, Out of Hours Practitioners, Paramedics, Practice Nurses, GP's, GP trainees and Pharmacists, who are likely to have exposure to caring for children and young people within their role.
Benefits of taking the course to the individual, the organisation and the patient.
The module is designed to provide participants with the confidence to safely manage those children and young people who present to primary care and the acute sector. Gaining the confidence to recognise what is normal, what is not normal but safe to manage without referral and what is abnormal and must be referred. This will hopefully decrease inappropriate referrals to secondary care and ensure that those referrals which are made, are to the appropriate service.
Benefits of taking the course to the individual, the organisation and the patient
The module is designed to provide participants with the confidence to safely manage those children and young people who present to primary care and the acute sector. Gaining the confidence to recognise what is normal, what is not normal but which is safe to manage without referral and what is abnormal and must be referred, will decrease inappropriate referrals to secondary care and ensure that those referrals which are made, are to the appropriate service.
What you learn
You will be enabled to develop the expertise for diagnostic management and decision making when caring for children and young people.
General areas covered
Assessing children, altered physiological conditions, stages of development, safeguarding and prescribing medicines for children.
Skills gained for the workplace
Reflection skills will be enhanced by studying on this course as will your ability to work within the multi-disciplinary team.
For further information please contact the module leader Amy Dallison - a.dallison@shu.ac.uk
Fees and Funding for 2024/25
| Indicative price for stand-alone module |
Home student: £1,720 EU / International students: £1,720 - this is part-time study and therefore cannot provide sponsorship for Tier 4. |
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| How to apply |
To apply for a self-funded place, please complete and return the application form below: To apply for a Workforce Development / Workforce Transformation funding WDF/WTF funded place, please complete and return the relevant application form below: Further information and Workforce Development Funding / CPD Funding online application form |
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Entry requirements
• Relevant professional qualification
• Relevant work experience
• Relevant workplace opportunities and organisational support(The above must be evidenced in the applicants application form)
International students must have reliable internet access and supply IELTS scores of 6.5 minimum.
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Attendance
Delivery Method:
This module is delivered via distance learning
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Provisional timetable
This module is planned to commence delivery - January 2025 to June 2025.
This module is delivered via distance learning. Attendance at the university is not required but engagement with online activity is expected. -
Assessment
The module assessment is made up of one assessment task. The assessment task for this module is a written assignment based on a case study from practice. Successful completion of this module will earn you 30 level 7 credits.
- Case Study
- Written Assignment
Successful completion of this module will earn you 30 level 7 credits
Further details
For further information please contact the module leader Amy Dallison - a.dallison@shu.ac.uk