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Page Heading: Advanced clinical practice in orthopaedic medicine

Unit 1: 19-21 June 2008
Unit 2: 5-6 September 2008

Venue: SHEFFIELD

For information on the MSc in Orthopaedic Medicine click here

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Module Structure

Code:

SOM3

Title:

Advanced Clinical Practice in Orthopaedic Medicine

Level:

4

Credit points:

20

Pre-requisite:

Must be a Member of the Society of Orthopaedic Medicine (or have fully satisfied the assessment requirements of an affiliated association)

Teaching hours:

24

Teaching/Learning Strategies

Lecture, Demonstration, Group work, Tutorials, Presentation

Total study hours:

180

Module Leader:

Dr Elaine Atkins

   

Rationale and aims

This module intends to review and develop the manual skills of medical practitioners and chartered physiotherapists (or those with an equivalent overseas qualification) as applied in clinical practice in orthopaedic medicine. It is targeted at those students who have completed the Society of Orthopaedic Medicine Membership course (or the course of an affiliated association) and who wish to develop their skills in and review the evidence base of in orthopaedic medicine, based on their continuing clinical experience.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the module students will be able to: -

  1. Critically evaluate their clinical orthopaedic medicine practice indicating ‘value added’ through the integration of the approach into their professional practice
  2. Extrapolate and inter-relate a comprehensive knowledge base into advanced practice of orthopaedic medicine
  3. Demonstrate advancement in their mastery of handling skills in the performance of orthopaedic medicine techniques
  4. Critically discuss and debate current theory underpinning orthopaedic medicine practice and contribute to the development of the taught techniques through a creative and innovative approach to practice
  5. Take the lead in promoting the practice of orthopaedic medicine, and in further developing the evidence base of practice

Outline of content

  • The concept of advanced practice
  • Evaluation and development of regional techniques used in orthopaedic medicine
  • Introduction and evaluation of advanced techniques used in orthopaedic medicine
  • Evaluation and identification of lacunae within the specialism
  • Methods of critical review
  • Developing the evidence base of orthopaedic medicine
  • Presentation of case reports

Registration Form [PDF]

For further information contact: Julia Kermode, Executive Director, Society of Orthopaedic Medicine, PO Box 223, Patchway, Bristol BS32 4XD

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