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ADV703 Occupation as the Focus of Contemporary Practice
This module explores occupation in contemporary occupational therapy practice. This includes current and emerging theory and research on occupation, occupational performance and models of practice. The module develops students ability to reflect on, challenge and articulate application to practice.
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ADV709 Injection Therapy for Health Professionals (Corticosteroid)
Participants on this module must be registered with a suitable health professions council or Nursing and Midwifery council. A suitably qualified supervisor within practice should be identified prior to attendance on the module. Participants must demonstrate a suitable level of expertise prior to attendance on the module, this will usually be through interview.
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ADV710 Pathomechanics and Rehabilitation of Gait and Balance
This module focuses on the diagnostic and therapeutic interventions of health professionals managing patients with gait and balance problems. Gait and balance are explored alongside theoretical and practical approaches to rehabilitation in a wide variety of conditions.
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ADV712 Supported Independent Study
This module is specifically designed to enable students to develop their own professional practice by undertaking and reflecting on learning and experience gained through a period of supported independent study related to agreed learning objectives.
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ADV715Z Project Design for Research
Students will explore methodology and methods relevant to the development of a research project and by the end of the module will formulate a research proposal. The module will explore defining and refining a research question, selecting and appraising methodology, ethical considerations, selecting and appraising data collection and analysis techniques.
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ADV716Z Research Dissertation
Over the course of this module students will complete their dissertation as part of their Advanced Professional Practice Masters programme under supervision from the module team and a named dissertation supervisor.
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ADV729 Critical Care Management - Airway, Breathing and Circulation
This module will provide students with the underpinning knowledge and skills necessary to deliver airway, breathing and circulatory (ABCs) pre-hospital critical care management within a variety of settings. It will incorporate critical understanding and application of physical assessment, physiology, pathophysiology and general examination.
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ADV730 Critical Care Management - Neurological, Environmental and Special Patient Groups
This module will provide students with the underpinning knowledge and skills necessary to deliver neurological, environmental emergency and special patient group pre-hospital critical care management within a variety of settings. It will incorporate critical understanding and application of physical assessment, physiology, pathophysiology and general examination.
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ADV731 Pre-hospital Critical Care Passport Competencies 1
This module is a 0 credit module which confirms the completion of the Skills and Competencies passport required for a PGCERT award within the MSc Pre-Hospital Critical Care/ Retrieval and Transfer pathway.
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ADV732 Advanced Clinical Reasoning for the Critical Care Patient
This module will build upon prior knowledge and experience to develop advanced clinical reasoning skills in critical care management. Students will explore at depth the theoretical underpinning knowledge needed to justify a range of clinical decisions, including the inter-arrest / post cardiac arrest scenario. Critical reflection on their own area of practice is a key element of this module.
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ADV733 Retrieval and Transfer of a Critical Care Patient Within Special Situations
This module will provide students with the advanced knowledge and skills necessary to undertake and lead critical care retrieval and transfers. It will also critically analyse the special situations that may require alternative or additional application of understanding and abilities.
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ADV734 Pre-hospital Critical Care Passport Competencies 2
This module is a 0 credit module which confirms the completion of the Skills and Competencies passport required for a PgDip award within the MSc Pre-Hospital Critical Care/ Retrieval and Transfer pathway.
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ADV735 Advancing the Management of Long Term Conditions
This module focuses on critically applying knowledge and understanding to support service development for people with long term conditions' that is person centred; promoting self-management and collaborative working.
This module is based on best practice discussed within national and international policy and guidelines. It will explore in depth the impact of long term conditions on the individual, their family and carers.
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ADV739 Rehabilitation: Cognition, Perception and Behaviour
This module will draw on the fields of neuropsychology, neuroscience and rehabilitation to explore cognitive and perceptual domains such as memory, executive function, attention and language. An inter-disciplinary team will highlight the functional and psychosocial impact of dysfunction to these domains and provide a critical review of current clinical interventions.
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ADV749 Dietetic Practice: Supported Study
This module is specifically designed to enable students to develop their own professional practice by undertaking and reflecting on learning and experience gained through a period of supported independent study related to agreed learning objectives.
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ADV750 Occupational Therapy Practice: Supported Study
This module is specifically designed to enable Occupational Therapists to develop their own occupational therapy professional practice by undertaking and reflecting on learning and experience gained through a period of supported independent study related to agreed learning objectives.
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ADV751 Physiotherapy Practice: Supported Study
This module is specifically designed to enable Physiotherapists to develop their own professional practice by undertaking and reflecting on learning and experience gained through a period of supported independent study related to agreed learning objectives.
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ADV752 Social Work Practice: Supported Study
This module is specifically designed to enable Social Workers to develop their own professional practice by undertaking and reflecting on learning and experience gained through a period of supported independent study related to agreed learning objectives.
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ADV756 Advanced Critical Reflection, Risk and Decision-Making
Participants will be facilitated to utilise the potential of critical reflection as a tool to further their knowledge and skills in order to improve their understanding of the complexity of risk, practice and decision making processes. This course enables the raising of professional issues, procedures and standards to the level of (critical) reflection, practice wisdom and research.
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ADV757 Advanced Practice in Safeguarding Adults
The module will critically examine the broad range of policy and legal frameworks that underpin practice in Safeguarding Adults. It will consider the application of legislation which supports professional practice. The Care Act 2014 and law pertaining to equality and human rights will provide a common foundation for this module.
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ADV758 Supporting the Needs of the Frail Older Person
Students will develop a critical understanding of the principal theories and concepts that influence the management of frailty and complex care needs in the older person. They will develop advanced assessment, evaluation and management skills and apply these in a person centred framework to their practice, using evidence based theories around frailty, co-morbidity, polypharmacy and the ageing process.
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ADV759 International Perspectives and Practice Requirements for Health and Social Care Practitioners
This module will enhance students¿ knowledge of their profession within a global context. It will provide the opportunity for health and social care practitioners to explore current research and development related to a range of countries. This learning will be incorporated into a professional development plan towards considering career development within these contexts.
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ADV760 Participation for Children and Young People
This module will provide an opportunity to explore the concept of participation in relation to working with children and young people. Allied Health Practitioners, will review current working practices, nationally and internationally to enhance the participation focus of goals with children and improve service provision.
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ADV761 Assessment and Management of Foot and Lower Limb Musculoskeletal Conditions
Students will analyse methods of assessment to determine clinical impressions. They will apply critical reasoning to the management of musculoskeletal foot and lower limb conditions and explore community multidisciplinary working, emerging practice and traditional methods in the context of combining therapeutic approaches and modalities to achieve desired clinical outcomes in variety of patient groups.
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ADV764 Leading Professionals, Managing Aspirations for Self and Others
This module will equip learners with the knowledge and skills needed to actively understand and inform personal development and individual leadership qualities. The module focus will use the professional arena to explore how engagement in personal leadership development can help self and others to reach their full potential, both individually and for organisational advancement.
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ADV766 Innovation in an Ever Changing Marketplace - Entrepreneurship for Health and Social Care Professionals
This is a distance learning module. Through a series of webinars and e-learning students will explore the concepts of marketing, entrepreneurship and innovation relating to independent practice, social enterprise, charitable organisations and the NHS. Students will examine and gain an understanding of law and policy related to their field of interest.
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ADV767 Advanced Clinical Reasoning in Musculoskeletal Conditions
This module will enable qualified physiotherapists and other health care professionals with relevant musculoskeletal experience to extend their current practice within the field of musculoskeletal physiotherapy, by engendering a higher level of critical thinking and clinical reasoning within the context of evidence based practice.