Module Code: HEA3091

Venue: Respiratory Education UK, Aintree
Cost: £ 595

Introduction

This BSc module aims to provide healthcare workers with the knowledge and skills required to care and manage for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) from diagnosis, through the disease trajectory, to end of life care.  In addition, it aims to enable the student to investigate various approaches to organising and delivering COPD Services through exploration of existing modules and appraisal of the literature, underpinning different methods of care delivery in both primary and secondary care and their interface

Module Format

This module is run on a blended learning basis supported by a comprehensive course pack and four structured study days over 30 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 the impact of social, economic and environmental factors upon the development of COPD and critically appraise this in relation to provision of care

• Critically analyse the pathophysiological changes associated with COPD

• Interpret patient history and clinical data in order to comprehensively assess patients with COPD (including ruling out of differential diagnosis), plan and implement patient care appropriately

• Critically appraise the legal, ethical and moral issues in context of the treatment and care of individuals with COPD

• Critically analyse through reflection current multi-disciplinary approaches to organisation and delivery of care and services for patients with COPD, their carers and families

• Critically evaluate current research and literature relating to COPD and its management

Course Content

• Patient-centred primary and secondary care approaches to providing evidence based care to COPD patients in the context of today's healthcare environment

• Disease processes applied to normal functioning of the respiratory system

• Causes and prevalence of COPD

• Diagnosis and assessment of patients including interpretation of spirometry, screening and assessment for oxygen therapy

• Organisation and delivery of care and services

• Psychosocial impact of the disease including end of life and ethical issues

• Management strategies including pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies

• Significance and management of acute exacerbations in both primary and secondary care and preventative strategies

• Ethical, legal and moral issues related to the provision of COPD care and management

Assessment

5,000 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 either the BSc (Hons) Respiratory Practice or the University Advanced Certificate in Respiratory Practice awards

Successful completion results in 30 academic credits at BSc level

Venue

This module is held at our Liverpool office

Credits: 30

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