Course Catalogue

The aim of the module is to equip students working within the field of acute medicine with the knowledge and skills to manage the care of patients. Students will explore a wide range of common presenting acute medical conditions, pertinent therapeutic and diagnostic interventions and defensible decision making through case based problem solving.

This module is designed to support the student who may wish to work within acute medicine.  This module will  be facilitated through keynote lectures and problem-based workshops on a range acute medical case histories. Students will work collaboratively with their peers to develop their knowledge of acute medical presentations and the pertinent diagnostic investigations associated with each case. Students will develop their decision making skills to safely manage patients with acute medical conditions. 

The module will cover:

• Appropriate assessment of the patient with an acute medical presentation
• Common acute medical presentations
• Diagnostic investigations pertinent to acute medical presentations
• Developing clinical reasoning skills for defensible decision making in acute medicine
• Analysis of policies and guidance relating to acute medicine

The assessment will be a professional conversation