MDCS42130

This module aims to provide the practitioner with knowledge and skills to be able to reflect on his / her clinical practice, critically appraise relevant literature and undertake quality improvements. Students will be introduced to recent developments in digital health and consider the future role of primary care in modern healthcare systems. It is envisaged the module will provide a foundation for the student's own future scholarly activity.

Knowledge / understanding, students will acquire:
• A thorough knowledge and understanding of the importance of evidence-based medicine in a primary care setting;
• An understanding of the level of clinical evidence supporting clinical guidelines

Applying knowledge and understanding
• Students will learn to apply this knowledge and understanding to improve their implementation of evidence based clinical practice.

Making judgements
• Demonstrate a critical engagement with literature in primary care contexts. Students will improve their literature and evidence assessment capabilities.

Communications and working skills
• Students will engage in effective intra and inter professional working with healthcare colleagues in a research setting.
• Students will also gain skills in the application of digital technologies that are involved in healthcare delivery
• Emphasis will also be placed on communication skills reinforcing the primary goal of the School to produce competent, caring practitioners with an ability to convey complex messages to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Learning skills
• Throughout the course, students will engage in group and autonomous learning exercises, designed to reinforce an evidence-based approach to the management of primary care conditions.

Graduate attributes and outcomes:
• Enhanced critical thinking, analysis and problem-solving.
• Ability to review his / her own practice and improve patient care through clinical audit and quality improvement initiatives.