Advanced Assessment and Management of Illness and Injury

SHE level 11
SCQF credit points 30
ECTS credit points 15
Module code MMB126657
Module Leader
School School of Health and Life Sciences
Subject Physiotherapy
Trimester A (September start), B (January start)

Summary of content

Within the context of planned and unplanned care delivery, the advanced assessment and management of patients has become a requirement for Advanced Practitioners. Consequently, this module aims to enable practitioners, to develop the requisite knowledge and advanced clinical and leadership skills to assess, diagnose, manage and where necessary, appropriately refer-on patients.

This module covers key themes which include the political, legal and ethical issues that underpin professional development advanced clinical assessment, clinical decision making and management.

Module details

Module structure

Activity Total hours
Lectures 0
Tutorials 30
Practicals 22
Seminars 12
Independent Learning 206
Assessment 30
Placement 0

Assessment methods

Component Duration Weighting Threshold Description
Course Work001 50 45 2000 words
Course Work002 0.5 50 45 Clinical Viva