MEDN30000

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this module you must be able to:

Recognise, manage and treat common illnesses.
Interpret common diagnostic tests.
Review drug charts and prescriptions and identify errors, deviations or omissions therein.
Write safe and legal prescriptions in various formats.
Understand how medicines are administered.
Know how to look up relevant content in the British National Formulary.
Appreciate medication safety issues.
Understand the need to practice medicine in an evidence-based manner.

Indicative Module Content:

Lecture topics include:

Evidence-based medicine; clinical trials, prescribing skills, diagnostic interpretation, review of therapeutics for common illnesses (eg stroke, diabetes, thyroid disease, hypertension, pneumonia, pain, nausea, vomiting, constipation, depression, anxiety, palliative care)

Seminar topics include:

Cancer radiotherapy

CALs in weeks 5-8 focus on prescribing scenarios.

Students complete drug chart assignments while on clinical placement.

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

For patient safety reasons, registration to this module is conditional and at the Governing Board’s discretion. Therefore, registration is subject to the successful completion of Stages 1 – 3, and the following Stage 4 modules;
MDSA30050
PATH30030
PATH30040
PHAR30060
PHAR30070

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Assessment Strategy

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Automated feedback on online prescribing CALs in weeks 5-8 is built into these tutorials. After completing the CALs with supervision and assistance, the students later have the ability to self-assess in their own time, with hints and feedback available. A formative prescribing test (in the exam format) is released in week 9 for students who have completed CALs 1 and 2. Formative MCQ quiz will be made available to students in week 9 to help prepare students for exit MCQ exam. This quiz is marked automatically with grade and correct answers immediately visible. Group/class feedback on drug chart assignments will be made available on Brightspace at the end of this module to highlight common errors/pitfalls in completing these tasks.