Foundations in Contemporary Emergency Care Practice

Learning Beyond Registration
Continuing Professional Development Short Courses for Health Professionals

60 credits at level 6

In order to provide high quality patient centred care within the emergency care setting, health care practitioners required additional education and training. This course has been designed to support practitioners to develop the essential skills and knowledge to manage patients effectively within the emergency care setting.

Practitioners will be encouraged to challenge their core knowledge and skills in order to deliver high quality holistic patient care in this dynamic and ever changing speciality.

Key aspects

An analysis and evaluation of the knowledge and skills underpinning the holistic care of patients presenting in emergency care settings
Develop an in-depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology in relation to patients presenting in emergency care with common conditions that require emergency treatment
Develop skills and knowledge in practical skills relating to their area of work
An opportunity to practice skills under supervision in own area of work and in relation to own area of expertise
Provide evidence of learning in the forms of practice based supervision, portfolio development and critical analysis of own practice relating to a care episode in their area of work

Entry Requirements

Health Professional qualification and 12 months post-registration work experience. LBR funding is available for this module and the 60 credits can be used towards the top-up degree for health professionals, BSc (Hons) Professional Practice. Contact lbr@lincoln.ac.uk for further details.

Module Duration

Part-time, 26 taught weeks from October 2011 (1 day per week).

Delivered at the University, Lincoln County Hospital and by distance learning methods.

Contact Dates

09/10/2012
16/10/2012
23/10/2012
30/10/2012
06/11/2012
13/11/2012
20/11/2012
27/11/2012
04/12/2012
11/12/2012
05/03/2013
12/03/2013
19/03/2013
26/03/2013
09/04/2013
16/04/2013
23/04/2013
30/04/2013
07/05/2013
14/05/2013
21/05/2013