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Asthma: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Management (online)
Course
Online
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Methodology
Online
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Duration
10 Weeks
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
This module has been designed to enable healthcare practitioners to meet the current challenges of modern asthma care and management.
It offers a logical and systematic journey from the understanding of associated anatomy, pathophysiology and mechanisms of asthma through to present and contemporary perspectives of management. An international focus will be adopted in reviewing current policy relating to patient management and self management practices in addition to close scrutiny of national and local policies impacting on the students’ current arena of practice.
About this course
On completion of this module you will be able to:
Recognise key aspects of professional knowledge and competence in asthma management, that promotes logical decision making in normal, complex and unpredictable contexts
Evidence the ability to deploy accurately established techniques of analysis and treatment within the realms of Asthma management
Reflect on and critically evaluate your own professional role in understanding and facilitating self management of the person with asthma
Be able to provide evidence of previous study at Level 5 or above in a related subject area including but not limited to health and social care, social work, health promotion or youth work
Be a health care professional with access to an environment where you will be able to apply your skills to achieve the individual module learning outcomes. This does not specifically need to be employment and could include voluntary work
Offset module credits towards BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies (Top-Up)
If you are a registered nurse but do not have a degree qualification, once you’ve completed this module you could offset the 20 credits through recognised prior learning (RPL) towards our online BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies (Top-Up) degree. This would reduce the number of modules you would need to study and the total cost of the course.
Alternatively, if you are a health and social care practitioner you may wish to offset the 20 credits by progressing to the online BSc (Hons) Integrative Health and Social Care (Top-Up) degree.
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Subjects
- Anatomy
- Clinical management
- Epidemiology
- Incidence
- Prevalence
- Aetiology
- Natural history
- Genetics
- Atopy
- Pathophysiology
Course programme
Topics covered may include:
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Epidemiology, incidence and prevalence
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Aetiology, natural history, genetics and atopy
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Anatomy and pathophysiology
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Signs and symptons/clinical manifestations
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Assessment of the patient
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Differential diagnosis/co morbidities
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Management of the condition
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Acute/chronic asthmas
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Current treatment options/pharmacology, therapies
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Policy and Guidelines
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Monitoring review and audit
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Rehabilitation
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Multidisciplinary working
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Holistic impact on patient family and carers – biopsychosocial aspects
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Psychology of breathlessness
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Patient knowledge skills and attitude – facilitating self management
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Consent, choice and concordance
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Public health
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Health economics
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Professional, ethical and legal issues
Additional information
Asthma: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Management (online)