Assessment & Management of the Acute Respiratory Patient in the Community Setting (including issues related to admission avoidance)

Module Code: HEA3076

Venue: Respiratory Education UK, Aintree
Cost: £ 580

Introduction

This module aims to provide healthcare workers with the knowledge and skills to assess, triage and give first line treatment of acutely ill respiratory patients in the community. It will enable students to develop approaches to assessment, planning and delivery of individualised programmes of care, underpinned by current evidence base

Module Format

This module is run a blended learning basis supported by a comprehensive course pack and four structured study days over 20 weeks, which will include tutorials, online and classroom-based workshops and discussions, ensuring that theory and practice are integrated

Aims

This module will enable healthcare professionals to

Analyse and critically evaluate the essential components of respiratory assessment in the acutely ill patient in the community
Critically analyse the pathophysiological changes in common respiratory diseases
Critically evaluate current multi-disciplinary approaches to organisation and delivery of care and services for patients who are exacerbating but can be cared for in the home
Critically evaluate current research and literature relating to the management of acute episodes at home
Critically appraise the legal/professional, ethical and moral issues in context of the treatment and care of acute patients in the community setting, that mitigate for or against home management

Course Content

The content of the module includes

Applied physiology of the respiratory systems
Overview of common respiratory disorders and how the pathophysiological changes that occur impact upon symptomatology
Patient assessment, including the principles of respiratory and general assessment, history taking, physical examination
Explore the key factors of assessment and application to differential diagnosis
The pathway to decline in chronic disease
Interpretation of key investigations in the acute patients including, peak flows, pulse oximetry, capillary blood gases and base line observations
Triage and immediate treatment including oxygen therapy and emergency medication and monitoring
When to admit to hospital
Review of local, national and international guidelines that consider the management of patients safely at home
Clinical scenarios to consider management issues such as acute asthma, exacerbations of COPD and palliative emergencies
Management of exacerbations of COPD, hospital at home and admission avoidance
Multi disciplinary teams
Exploration of political and financial influences at both national and local level to manage patients at home
Ethical, social and legal/professional issues of home management
Limitations to practice including accountability

Assessment

4,000 word assessment

Student support

Comprehensive course materials are provided to students. Tutorial time supports students, with specialist staff always available by either phone, e-mail and on-line. REUK can also advise on funding possibilities and financial support from a number of sources, we encourage students to get in touch

This module can be studied as an independent unit of study or as a module towards the BSc (Hons) Respiratory Practice

Venue

This module is held at our Liverpool office

Credits: 20

Optional

Assessment & Management of the Acute Respiratory Patient in the Community Setting (including issues related to admission avoidance)

Introduction

Module Format

This module is run a blended learning basis supported by a comprehensive course pack and four structured study days over 20 weeks, which will include tutorials, online and classroom-based workshops and discussions, ensuring that theory and practice are integrated

Aims

This module will enable healthcare professionals to

Analyse and critically evaluate the essential components of respiratory assessment in the acutely ill patient in the community

Critically analyse the pathophysiological changes in common respiratory diseases

Critically evaluate current multi-disciplinary approaches to organisation and delivery of care and services for patients who are exacerbating but can be cared for in the home

Critically evaluate current research and literature relating to the management of acute episodes at home

Critically appraise the legal/professional, ethical and moral issues in context of the treatment and care of acute patients in the community setting, that mitigate for or against home management

Course Content

The content of the module includes

Applied physiology of the respiratory systems

Overview of common respiratory disorders and how the pathophysiological changes that occur impact upon symptomatology

Patient assessment, including the principles of respiratory and general assessment, history taking, physical examination

Explore the key factors of assessment and application to differential diagnosis

The pathway to decline in chronic disease

Interpretation of key investigations in the acute patients including, peak flows, pulse oximetry, capillary blood gases and base line observations

Triage and immediate treatment including oxygen therapy and emergency medication and monitoring

When to admit to hospital

Review of local, national and international guidelines that consider the management of patients safely at home

Clinical scenarios to consider management issues such as acute asthma, exacerbations of COPD and palliative emergencies

Management of exacerbations of COPD, hospital at home and admission avoidance

Multi disciplinary teams

Exploration of political and financial influences at both national and local level to manage patients at home

Ethical, social and legal/professional issues of home management

Limitations to practice including accountability

Assessment

4,000 word assessment

Student support

Comprehensive course materials are provided to students. Tutorial time supports students, with specialist staff always available by either phone, e-mail and on-line. REUK can also advise on funding possibilities and financial support from a number of sources, we encourage students to get in touch

This module can be studied as an independent unit of study or as a module towards the BSc (Hons) Respiratory Practice

Venue

This module is held at our Liverpool office